Marine life evolved rapidly after the dinosaur killing asteroid impact 66 million years ago
The impact of the asteroid 66 million years ago did not stop life from returning to normal for…
Giant Prototaxites fossil reveals an extinct branch of complex life on Earth
Over 150 years ago, a fossilized organism known as Prototaxites emerged as an enigma regarding what early land…
New unified theory connects two fundamental domains of modern quantum physics
By bringing the long-standing and opposing views of quantum mechanics together to form a single cohesive theory, a…
New map shows Antarctica’s buried landscape in unprecedented detail
Picture Antarctica not as a smooth, frozen plain, but as a rugged world of mountains, valleys, and deep…
Scientists convert cigarette butts into new material for fast, durable energy storage
Billions of cigarette butts end up on sidewalks, beaches, and gutters each year. They are small, easy to…
JWST found a ‘dead’ galaxy that quit making stars billions of years ago
Three billion years after the Big Bang, a massive galaxy already looked like it had run out of…
Einstein–Rosen bridges are not wormholes but quantum links between opposite directions of time
In an effort to bring together the domains of gravity and quantum theory, Albert Einstein and Nathan Rosen…
Silicon vibrations add a new twist to dark matter research and quantum computing
At Texas A&M University, experimental particle physicist Dr. Rupak Mahapatra spends his days chasing some of the faintest…
Antarctica’s ice sheet losses could rebound — if history can repeat itself
Headlines about melting ice sheets usually focus on what is lost and then move on. What comes next…
JWST observations reveal massive helium clouds escaping from exoplanet WASP-107 b
Astronomers from the University of Geneva, working with colleagues in Canada and the United States, have captured the…
67 million-year-old fossil reveals the origin of freshwater fish hearing
A tiny fossil fish from Alberta is forcing scientists to rethink a story that has sat quietly in…
Fusion reactors may be the key to uncovering dark matter particles
Nuclear fusion is often framed as a future source of clean energy. A new theoretical study is looking…