New X-ray Technique Helps Scientists Watch Quantum Materials Respond to Laser Pulses
Insider Brief Argonne researchers developed an X-ray imaging technique to track silicon carbide’s response to ultrafast laser pulses,…
Greenland fishers propose $45 bounty per heart to cull 1,000 sharks that can live 400 years; then the plan was halted after the government questioned its legality |
Greenland shark, Image: Saul Goner, SeaPics Greenland became the centre of an unusual dispute over one of the…
The ghost of Biela’s Comet: It created a storm and disappeared
In 1846, observers watched as Biela’s Comet — the source of the Andromedid meteors — appeared to split…
French astronaut Adenot begins journey back to Earth
French astronaut Sophie Adenot along with the rest of the SpaceX Crew-12 has begun its journey back to…
‘Camera’ captures shockwaves as quantum bit forms inside a crystal
Scientists have recorded what happens inside a crystal in the split second before a quantum bit forms. A…
“Scientists are unsure how many exist or how rare they are.” Drone captures elusive animal the length of a shipping container hunting in Indonesia
A marine biologist in Indonesia captured spectacular footage of an Omura’s whale feasting on krill in the Dampier…
Einstein Probe reveals a hidden phase of neutron star collisions
Short gamma-ray bursts, or short GRBs, are believed to occur when two compact objects, such as neutron stars,…
10 Astonishing Animal Abilities Scientists Never Saw Coming
Animal behavior often seems predictable. Swallows follow the summer, ants build colonies, and most creatures run when they…
Northern lights possible across the US this weekend as 3 CMEs head for Earth
Three solar eruptions are heading toward Earth and could give the northern lights a serious boost across parts…
The nuclear clock has begun ticking
image: A part of the research team. From left: Luca Toscani de Col, Felix Schneider, Fabian Schaden, Ira…
It incredibly floated, was twice the size of Manhattan and travelled a colossal 3,000km, transporting millions of animals on the way
The spectacular eruption of a volcano on land is a display worthy of the big screen (which may…
U.S. Diesel Export Ban Would Hit Latin America Hardest: Goldman
A potential ban on exports of diesel fuel from the United States would affect Latin America the most,…