Harvard Scientists Use Tiny Sound Waves To Protect Quantum Information
Illustration of a silicon-vacancy center in a diamond crystal lattice. Credit: Doug Quade The same tiny vibrations that…
Trump officials move to dismantle key protection for US endangered species | Trump administration
More than 1,600 critically imperiled species protected under the US Endangered Species Act (ESA) face losing further federal…
This week in science: T. rex footprints, solar 'superflares,' and benefits of reading – NPR
This week in science: T. rex footprints, solar ‘superflares,’ and benefits of reading NPRHigh school science teacher discovers rare…
New cat species identified for first time in more than a century in Bolivia | Bolivia
A diminutive wild cat that inhabits Bolivia’s cloud forest has been identified as a previously unknown species, marking…
A Zombie White Dwarf Star is Born Again. Hallelujah!
Stars go through a host of changes as they evolve, but most of the time, those changes play…
IonQ | Quantum Algorithms Accelerate Engineering Simulations
New hybrid quantum research breakthrough cuts through supercomputing bottlenecks to save processing time for complex car and jet…
In the 1990s, a cattle drug wiped out millions of vultures. Years later, their disappearance was linked to 500,000 human deaths |
For generations, vultures were part of the everyday landscape across India. They gathered around cattle carcasses, circled above…
On this day in space! Sept. 17, 1789: Astronomer William Herschel discovers Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ moon Mimas
On Sept. 17, 1789, the British astronomer William Herschel discovered Saturn’s “Death Star” moon, Mimas. Of course, “Star…
CEF Energy: EU invests €125.8 million in three cross-border renewable energy projects
The European Commission has today approved grants worth €125.81 million to finance works actions on three Cross-Border Renewable Energy…
SpaceX pushes next Starship launch back to Sept. 28, a 6-day delay for megarocket’s 1st orbital flight
SpaceX has pushed the next launch of its Starship megarocket back by nearly a week. SpaceX had originally…
Disorder is key to tuning a high-temperature superconductor
Cornell physicists have discovered that minimizing disorder, not varying electron count, is the key factor for controlling the…
Only 25 scimitar-horned oryx returned to Chad in 2016 after vanishing from the wild, but the population has now grown to more than 600 | World News
Image(s): Left/Mike Peel /Right/Charles J. Sharp In 2016, just 25 scimitar-horned oryx were flown from Abu Dhabi to…