Earth’s Crust Is Tearing Open in Africa, and It Could Form a New Ocean
Scientists have found that the crust beneath East Africa’s Turkana Rift is thinning to a critical point, signaling…
Volcano Eruption Predictions Will Never Be The Same After New Signal Discovery
Predicting volcanic eruptions before they occur is valuable for obvious reasons. The earlier scientists detect signs of an…
Newly discovered ripples in spacetime put Einstein’s general relativity to the test
When black holes collide, the crash generates ripples in the fabric of spacetime—gravitational waves. These distortions travel far…
Judge blocks deportation of anti-Israel Columbia U student
A US immigration judge has rejected the Trump administration’s efforts to deport Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia University student…
Justice Prevails: Block on Deportation of Pro-Palestinian Student
An immigration judge has put a stop to the Trump administration’s attempt to deport Mohsen Mahdawi, a…
In a first, US scientists turn exciton superfluids into supersolids
In a first, scientists at Columbia University in New York and the University of Texas in Austin turned…
Physicists Outline Technique to Scale Neutral-Atom Quantum Systems Beyond 100,000 Qubits
Insider Brief Researchers at Columbia University report a metasurface-based optical tweezer platform that provides a realistic path to…
As India overtakes Japan in economic size, prosperity lags far behind
The achievement unleashed a wave of national pride in New Delhi and among business leaders, but behind the…
New Tiny chip creates ‘rainbow laser’ for faster data speeds
The race for faster and more efficient data systems is reaching a critical point. With artificial intelligence driving…
Who was Sam Terblanche? Columbia University junior’s tragic death prompts dad to dedicate his life to healthcare reform
A South African father has dedicated his life to healthcare reform after his son, Sam Terblanche, a student…
Weak Jobs Growth Leads to Millions of US Workers Left Out
The “low-hire, low-fire” US labor market is leaving millions on the outside looking in. It’s not just recent…
‘Less energy, less equipment, and fewer steps’
Researchers have developed another way to deal with plastic waste, and the one-step process turns it into fuel.…