The Guardian view on Europe’s wildfires: politics must catch up with the new reality | Editorial
A new and ominous word has entered the vocabulary of firefighters struggling to cope with the vast wildfire…
World-class Jodrell Bank is under threat and UK risks a physics brain drain | Astronomy
On a chilly day in December 1945, Bernard Lovell, a physicist at the University of Manchester, struck out…
Twisted laser light can tell mirror-image molecules apart
Many molecules come in two forms that are mirror images of one another, much like left and right…
Louisiana family getting kids ready finds a 9-foot alligator waiting by the front door
A Monroe, Louisiana family started Tuesday with an unwelcome surprise after a 9-foot alligator appeared outside their home,…
The existential choice facing UK physics facilities: commercialize or close
Credit: David Goddard/Getty Can commercial funding fill a hole of £42 million (US$56 million) a year in the…
Extreme heat increases the risk of workplace injuries across Canada
Heat warnings have stretched across Canada this summer, from Atlantic Canada and southern British Columbia to the Prairies,…
He was one of the most distinguished American astronomers of his day, but an obsession with Martians became his downfall
Professor David Peck Todd is one of the most remarkable astronomers you’ve never heard of. A distinguished professor…
Scientists create an “electron lighthouse” with laser light
Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a semiconductor device that uses laser light to direct the…
Scientists found that Japanese horseshoe bats living together in crowded colonies solve a noisy sonar problem by gradually shifting their echolocation calls to match each other’s frequency
If many bats are sending out similar sound waves at the same time, their signals can overlap. (National…
Google Maps Canada Meteorite Discovery: Quebec Crater Explained
The google maps canada meteorite discovery is the identification of Uhackatik, a previously unrecognised impact structure in Quebec’s…
A desert town may run out of water. Others could face the same fate.
KEARNY, Ariz. — Mayor Curtis Stacy starts every morning checking two websites that tell him how much he…
Starship in space! See highlights of SpaceX megarocket’s epic Flight 13 test launch (video)
The 13th test flight of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket went pretty well — and provided some amazing visuals, too.…