New analysis narrows down the most probable age of the universe
The Hubble tension is one of the biggest unsolved puzzles in modern cosmology. The Hubble constant, which is…
Scientists stunned to find signs of ancient life in a place no one expected
Dr. Rowan Martindale, a paleoecologist and geobiologist at the University of Texas at Austin, was hiking through the…
11 ways to make your life quieter
In 1958, John Connell wrote a letter to this newspaper. He felt that Britain was getting louder, and…
University Of Manchester Validates Exotic Molecular Behavior Using Quantum Computing
An international team of scientists from IBM, The University of Manchester, Oxford University, ETH Zurich, EPFL and the…
Study on rare earth formation sheds light on future discoveries
Recent research by Chinese scientists explains how deposits of rare earth elements (REE) are formed, proving that the…
Sunol Water Temple educational center remains unopened after 17 years of planning and millions spent – The Mercury News
When the San Francisco Public Utility Commission began to plan for a Sunol Water Temple welcome center, President…
Cambridge scientists capture electrons leaping across solar materials in 18 femtoseconds
A tiny burst of motion inside a molecule may be enough to shove an electron across a solar…
Engineers make magnets behave like graphene
Two dimensional materials have drawn intense interest because their electronic and magnetic properties could power future technologies. Scientists…
A perfectly balanced atom just broke one of nuclear physics’ biggest rules
For many years, nuclear physicists believed that “Islands of Inversion” were found mainly in isotopes packed with extra…
Space rock found in 2017 turns out to be incredibly rare
A small iron meteorite found in Finland has become the most phosphorus-rich iron meteorite ever identified. Its extreme…
Are cannibal killer whales to blame for dorsal fins found on beach?
Two severed dorsal fins that washed up on a remote North Pacific shore have led scientists to ask…
Astronomers Produce the Largest Image Ever Taken of the Heart of the Milky Way
The central region of our Milky Way, sometimes referred to as the “Bulge,” remains something of an enigma…