Mars seems to play a direct role in triggering ice ages on Earth
New simulations suggest Mars helps set a 2.4 million-year rhythm in Earth’s orbit that can steer the timing…
Lense–Thirring precessing magnetar engine drives a superluminous supernova
Gal-Yam, A. in Handbook of Supernovae (eds Alsabti, A. W. & Murdin, P.) 195–237 (Springer, 2017). Moriya, T.…
Trail Camera Captures Rare Image Of Pint-Sized Animal Once Thought To Be Extinct
In the mallee woodlands of New South Wales, Australia, pint-sized marsupials called red-tailed phascogales once thrived. Sadly, over…
Nanophotonic waveguide chip-to-world beam scanning
Hsu, C.-P. et al. A review and perspective on optical phased array for automotive LiDAR. IEEE J. Sel.…
Short-Term Heat Stress and Air Pollution Linked to Increased Suicide Risk
Suicide rates in the U.S. have been steadily rising since the late 1990s, leading to an urgent need…
Can We Really Terraform Mars? New Study Says It’s Way Harder Than Thought
The concept of terraforming Mars has long captured the imagination of scientists, engineers, and space enthusiasts. The idea…
One- and two-dimensional cluster states for topological phase simulation and measurement-based quantum computation
Nielsen, M. A. & Chuang, I. L. Quantum Computation and Quantum Information 10th Anniversary Edition (Cambridge Univ. Press,…
A 16-Foot Great White Shark Weighing Over a Ton Pinged Off the Coast of Vancouver Island
Great white sharks aren’t generally a worry in the heads of island surfers, but it sure is cool…
Astronomers Witness Aftermath of Catastrophic Planetary Collision
An unusual flickering of a young F-type star called Gaia20ehk and an expanding cloud of dust around it…
NASA’s Satellite Images Expose How a Lunar Eclipse Alters Earth’s Surface in Real-Time!
In the study of lunar eclipses, NASA’s research into the varying shades and hues of a total lunar…
The block universe: a theory where every moment already exists
JIM AL-KHALILI:Â My name is Jim Al-Khalili and I’m Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Surrey. My…
Guernsey residents urged to ‘watch out’ for Asian hornet queens after first nest spotted
Islanders in Guernsey are being urged to ‘watch out’ for Asian hornet queens on the island, after the…