We Know Simple Fluids Can Flow. Turns Out, Some Can Fracture.
Thamires Lima, a research professor in chemical engineering at Drexel University, studies the properties of thick, viscous liquids…
Pacific gray whales facing ‘catastrophic’ die-off as climate crisis hits food supply | Whales
Climate change is driving a gray whale “catastrophic mortality event” in the Pacific Ocean as melting sea ice…
SpaceX launch creates colorful ‘jellyfish’ in the night sky photo of the day for July 10, 2026
A “space jellyfish” cloud lit up the early morning sky following a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch. (Image credit:…
Scientists achieve the impossible by creating matter from empty space
Something has been lurking in empty space, and for the first time, physicists may have caught it leaving…
Trees May Not Slow Climate Change as Much as Scientists Thought
Ecologists and climate researchers have sometimes called it “natural geoengineering.” The idea is elegant in its simplicity: A forest…
Northern Lights Alert: Aurora Possible In 20 States This Weekend
Space weather forecast are for up to a G1-class geomagnetic storm Friday, July 10, through Saturday, July 11,…
Rocket Report: “Panic” over Transporter availability; Isar to launch from Canada
Welcome to Edition 9.02 of the Rocket Report! Our attention in the coming days turns to Asia, where…
Physicist Explains How to “Bend it Like Beckham”
It contributed to soccer legend David Beckham’s record number of goals on direct free kicks, and entered popular…
Startup testing nuclear battery technology in orbit
WASHINGTON — A Florida startup has launched what it says is the first commercial demonstration of a nuclear-powered…
Space capitalism needs more than a bull market
By most measures, commercial space is thriving. Washington produced a flurry of activity over the past year: two…
Magnetic quantum material enables one-way electrical transport
Scientists at Penn State and Saint Louis University have demonstrated that a magnetic quantum material can naturally produce…
AI has detected hidden slow movements beneath California’s San Andreas Fault earlier missed by scientists: Can it cause a massive earthquake?
An aerial view of the San Andreas Fault crossing the Carrizo Plain in California (Getty images) Scientists have…