Dephasingless laser wakefield acceleration of electrons using a flying focus
Tajima, T. & Dawson, J. M. Laser electron accelerator. Phys. Rev. Lett. 43, 267–270 (1979). Article ADS Google…
The joy of Neil: How a cheeky seal on Tasmania’s shores brought happiness to the world
Neil the seal has headed out to sea. The 1,000-kilogram marine mammal has spent the past few weeks…
The Sky Today on Saturday, July 11: Dione passes north of Saturn
Back to Article List Everyone can watch a small moon skim Saturn’s northern pole, while advanced imagers may…
Tropical forests can stop acting as carbon sinks during El Niño, says research
Tropical forests draw down and store large quantities of CO₂ from the atmosphere. The Amazon rainforest in South…
Advancing the search for technosignatures
Schwieterman, E. W. et al. Astrobiology 18, 663–708 (2018). Article ADS Google Scholar Wright, J. T. et al.…
Quantum Mechanics May Not Need Imaginary Numbers After All
Quantum mechanics has long relied on complex numbers to describe the strange behavior of particles, from tunneling to…
Scientists painted black cows with white stripes to test whether zebra markings deter biting flies — and the painted cows drew 50 per cent fewer flies, adding weight to the theory that zebras evolved their colouring not for camouflage or heat, but as a living insect repellent
Researchers in central Japan painted plain black cows with white stripes, stood them in a pasture, and photographed…
A New AI System Can Hear Earthquake Signals Other Methods Miss
The SPITS seismic array site, seen here, is located in Svalbard, Norway. The array’s sensors are buried underground.…
‘Death sentence’: Trump’s EPA to open habitats of endangered species to logging and mining | Trump administration
The Trump administration repealed a crucial part of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) on Friday, finalizing a new…
Campaign for dark sky status launched at event
The push is on for the dark skies above Central Otago to be recognised internationally before one of…
Physicists finally build a quantum material predicted more than a decade ago
Physicists from the University of Jyväskylä and Aalto University in Finland have successfully created a two dimensional topological…
China’s Blade Fence Around Mount Tai: A Danger to Wildlife and Ecosystems | World News
A view from Mount Tai. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons For decades, fencing has been used worldwide to separate…