Twelve Apostles rock formations: scientists reveal how they formed in Australia
Show summary Hide summary Towering limestone pillars along Victoria’s rugged coastline are more than a photo-op; they’re chapters…
For The Past 20 Years Antarctica’s Deep Ocean Has Been Heating Up, Scientists Reveal
The results, however, do not come as a surprise. “In general, there’s extensive, accumulated observational evidence that the…
Students build a “cosmic radio” to listen for dark matter
Modern cosmology is often associated with massive observatories, advanced instruments, and large international collaborations backed by significant funding.…
Stuck moose freed from ice by tow truck driver in eastern Saskatchewan
An exhausted moose was pulled out of a frozen waterway in eastern Saskatchewan by a tow truck operator,…
60-Foot ‘Kraken’ Octopus Rivaled Top Ocean Predators
Giant Pacific octopus. Credit: Azchael / Flickr / CC BY-NC 2.0 Ancient oceans were dominated by powerful predators,…
Cherry blossoms are proof of a planet going awry
Earlier this month, a group of climate-change deniers gathered at the Hotel Washington in the U.S. capital to…
Mysterious Green Lights Over Hawaiian Evening Sky Are Baffling Astronomers
The green lights that lit up the skies over Hawaii on the weekend are baffling researchers. Photo: Jake…
Scientists just captured a mysterious quantum “dance” inside superconductors
For the first time, researchers have directly visualized the quantum behavior that drives superconductivity, a state in which…
NASA Connects Little Red Dots with Chandra, Webb
A newly discovered object may be a key to unlocking the true nature of a mysterious class of…
1 woman, 5 pairs of heels and a 3,000-km journey shed light on human trafficking
Last year, Dora Alcover set out from Barcelona, Spain on the journey of a lifetime. Her goal? Walk…
Starbirth shuts down 40,000 light-years from the Milky Way’s core — and astronomers don’t know why
Astronomers have found the boundary of star formation in the Milky Way’s spiral disk — and it’s not…
Scientists capture electrons forming strange patchy patterns inside quantum materials
In quantum materials, electronic order rarely forms in a smooth, uniform way. Instead, it often appears as complex…