Can an all-optical photonic time crystal advance unlock the terahertz frequency range?
Yannis Laplace and his team at École Polytechnique’s Lab of Irradiated Solids, and colleagues from the Collège de…
Why Are There So Many Earthquakes Happening? We Asked Seismologists.
This summer has brought no shortage of earthquakes. Earlier this week, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake shook western Colombia, causing…
An optical link ‘internet’ to connect networks in space
In this episode, David Ariosto speaks with John Mackey, CEO, co-founder and director of Mbryonics. They discuss building…
New £8 million project aims to take ultra-stable lasers beyond the laboratory
Technologies that help people navigate, communicate and measure time with extraordinary precision could be transformed…
Scientists uncover a better way to beat ‘the bends’ — using deep-diving pigs
Deep-sea divers take careful measures to avoid “the bends,” a painful condition where gas bubbles form in divers’…
On this day in space! Aug. 13, 2014: Game-changing WorldView-3 Earth-observing satellite launches to orbit
On Aug. 13, 2014, a company called DigitalGlobe launched what was then the sharpest-eyed satellite of all time.…
We’ve hit 37C with millions in a drought – and Brits are still in complete denial
The UK is forecast to reach an unbearable 37C today. The travel warnings have gone out and the…
NASA’s Perseverance rover watches Earth vanish from the surface of Mars
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has captured a remarkable celestial sight: Earth briefly vanishing behind Phobos in the evening…
NZ wants a high-tech future. Its proposed physics curriculum may make that harder
New Zealand is placing big bets on science and technology, with plans to boost high-tech research funding by…
Locals mount dramatic rescue operation after dolphins stranded on Kerry Gaeltacht beach
(Seo alt ónár bhfoireann Gaeltachta. Is féidir an bunleagan as Gaeilge a léamh anseo) VOLUNTEERS CAME TO the…
Scientists Just Found a Hidden Fault Under New Jersey, And It Caused The 2024 Earthquake : ScienceAlert
There’s a lot going on beneath our feet, geologically speaking: layer upon layer of shifting rock, metal, and…
Safe havens protect Australian mammals from invasive predators. Why aren’t they working for other animal groups?
Feral cats and foxes now roam across almost all of Australia. These predators are a major reason why…