What happens when neutrinos swap identities inside a supernova?
Meanwhile, on the theory side, things have been in a bit of flux. As we’ve added ever more…
In 1983, Britain reintroduced a butterfly declared extinct just four years earlier; the large blue has since surged 1,866% and now survives at 33 sites
A butterfly once declared extinct in Britain is now at the centre of one of the country’s most…
The Highest Resolution Image of the Sun Ever Taken Revealed Tiny Swirls Scientists Had Never Seen Before
A high-resolution image of the Sun at 416 nanometers taken by the Inouye Solar Telescope. Credit: NSF/NSO/AURA/MPS, CC…
Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years
About 12.5 trillion tons (11.3 trillion metric tons) of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have melted…
Newfound ‘Baby’ Planet Smashes Record for Youngest Known World
Astronomers have confirmed a world that’s less than a million years old as the youngest known planet, using…
Inverted phosphorescent OLEDs with plasmon coupling from quantum dot interlayers for enhanced efficiency
Kang, K., Byeon, I., Kim, Y. G., Choi, J. R. & Kim, D. Nanostructures in organic light-emitting diodes:…
What Kept a Houseboat Town Awake All Night? Singing Fish
A California houseboat community suspected secret government activity, but the real culprit turned out to be far stranger.…
On this day in space! Sept. 16, 1949: A US launch of a V-2 rocket explodes, killing its monkey passenger Albert III
On Sept. 16, 1949, the U.S. launched a V-2 rocket with a monkey named Albert III on board.…
‘Lost in Space’: Celebrity astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on his lavish new encyclopedia of the cosmos (interview)
Superstar astrophysicist, bestselling author, podcaster and ravenous consumer of pop culture Neil deGrasse Tyson has never been shy…
‘Chronic and worsening’ shortage of physics teachers revealed
At the same time, “Retaining, Recruiting, and Retraining Physics Teachers for Scotland’s Future” reports that recruitment to Initial…
3 African wild dogs travelled over 4,000km to find mates – why that’s good news for the endangered species
In 2021, a three-year-old female African wild dog spent a year travelling more than 2,300 kilometres across southern…
Trump EPA’s arguments for letting power plants spew unlimited pollution ‘dead wrong’ | US Environmental Protection Agency
In allowing US power plants to emit any amount of planet-heating pollution they wish to, the Trump administration…