ALMA Reveals Long-Lived Hotspots on Betelgeuse’s Bubbling Surface
Scientific Paper A remarkably detailed image obtained with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) reveals the uneven surface…
‘Cosmic Glitch’ could explain why gravity acts differently across the Universe
Einstein’s theory of gravity may behave slightly differently across distances of billions of light-years, with gravity appearing about…
First wild beavers born in Norfolk for more than 500 years
Owing to beavers being nocturnal, sightings were extremely rare. Spowage said the beavers would not be a visitor…
An Early History Of Space Stations: Where’s My Wheel?
Last time we found out the idea of space stations is surprisingly old. By the 1950s, everyone knew…
Most humpback whale populations have rebounded from near-extinction over the past sixty years, but the Arabian Sea population — isolated for an estimated 70,000 years and the only humpbacks that never migrate — has not recovered at all and remains endangered
Most humpback whales have made a comeback. In 2016, after decades of counting, NOAA Fisheries decided that 9…
‘Ghosts of Mars’ at 25: Are we any closer to living on the Red Planet? We asked the experts
In August 2001, filmmaker John Carpenter said “Boo!” and unleashed “Ghosts of Mars” on the world. While not…
Astronomers Think They’ve Found the Best Evidence for Dark Matter Yet
Dark matter, the elusive, invisible stuff that astronomers say constitutes roughly 85% of the universe’s mass, doesn’t interact…
Tourists smash SUV window to free black bear trapped inside their vehicle in Gatlinburg
A group of tourists in Tennessee went to some pretty extreme lengths last week to rescue a black…
Here’s How Scientists Turned Plastic Bottles Into Nutritious Cookies
Topline Researchers at Southern Illinois University have engineered microbes that can break down discarded plastic bottles and crop…
French Sunday and the Italian month off | France
As I write this, I’m enjoying my French Sunday (Polly Hudson, 23 August) with a croissant from the…
Meteorite dust holds records of magnetism that may have helped form the sun | MIT News
Magnetic fields are generated by matter that is electrically charged and moving around. In the very early solar…
NIST Researchers Supersize Quantum Technology to Help Detect Faint Photons
In this illustration, photons hit a strip of superconducting wire, disrupting the electric current and registering an electric…