The universe is full of strange ‘little red dots’. A new study shines light on their real nature
In 2023, the James Webb Space Telescope revealed something strange: the distant reaches of the universe are filled…
Real-space imaging of moiré-confined excitons in twisted bilayer MoS2
Cao, Y. et al. Unconventional superconductivity in magic-angle graphene superlattices. Nature 556, 43–50 (2018). Article ADS Google Scholar …
A deadly cross over: In South Africa, rabies moves from land animals to seals
Cape Town, South Africa, has recorded 135 incidents of aggressive seal behavior toward humans since September 2021,…
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope takes flight and Starlink endures
Back to Article List Here’s what’s launching from 8/24-8/30: After a decade of development, NASA’s next-generation space telescope…
The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: ‘Bigger shocks are on the way’
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
NASA Sets Coverage for Roman Space Telescope Launch from Florida
Coverage plans are ready for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope prelaunch and launch activities. Roman is NASA’s…
‘Cosmic Glitch’ could explain why gravity acts differently across the Universe
Einstein’s theory of gravity may behave slightly differently across distances of billions of light-years, with gravity appearing about…
Crimson the mountain lion cub, abandoned by mom, has leg amputated
Abandoned by his mother, mountain lion cub Crimson was rescued earlier this year by wildlife officials and transferred…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Spots Phobos Crossing the Sun
Perseverance has caught the silhouette of Phobos, one of the two Martian moons, sweeping across the solar disk…
Most humpback whale populations have rebounded from near-extinction over the past sixty years, but the Arabian Sea population — isolated for an estimated 70,000 years and the only humpbacks that never migrate — has not recovered at all and remains endangered
Most humpback whales have made a comeback. In 2016, after decades of counting, NOAA Fisheries decided that 9…
‘Ghosts of Mars’ at 25: Are we any closer to living on the Red Planet? We asked the experts
In August 2001, filmmaker John Carpenter said “Boo!” and unleashed “Ghosts of Mars” on the world. While not…
NIST Researchers Supersize Quantum Technology to Help Detect Faint Photons
In this illustration, photons hit a strip of superconducting wire, disrupting the electric current and registering an electric…