Strange behavior in focused laser light could change how quantum computers control qubits
Physicists have directly observed the optical Magnus effect for the first time by mapping how a tightly focused…
For more than four decades, George Divoky has worked from Cooper Island’s lone cabin; by 1989, the black guillemot colony he tracked had reached 200 breeding pairs
The island is about 35 kilometres southeast of Point Barrow, now known as Utqiaġvik, and has little infrastructure…
The Roman Space Telescope: The power of science and the bankruptcy of capitalism
Elevenlabs AudioNative Player The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, launched at dawn on Sunday from Kennedy Space Center,…
US border patrol expected to aid Grand Canyon search for missing person | Arizona
A US border patrol technical search team is expected to deploy in the Grand Canyon, as authorities continue…
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope is just one of a few missions named after real-life women
NASA’s next big space telescope is not only meant to unlock some of the mysteries of dark energy.…
CERN smallest collision system smashes oxygen atoms, shows direct jet quenching
In a series of new experiments, scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) have smashed oxygen…
Chilling moment polar bear gazes down at prey among 16 incredible images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards
A breathtaking scene of a polar bear peering into an ice hole is one of the shortlisted images…
Astronomers find a ‘two-week-old’ baby planet hidden inside a stellar nursery
Astronomers find a ‘two-week-old’ baby planet hidden inside a stellar nursery – Futura-Sciences August 31, 2026 2 min…
High winds during El Niño could be deadly for England’s stressed trees, say experts | Trees and forests
High winds associated with El Niño could cause widespread mortality among tree species already weakened by a prolonged…
5 planets will light up the September sky — here’s how to see them
Venus, which has been such a prominent object in the western evening twilight sky since the start of…
Motorless solid-state cooler uses heat to cool itself; could recycle processor heat into cooling — shape-memory alloy films could turn data center exhaust into refrigeration
A team of scientists in Germany and Japan has demonstrated a solid-state cooling system that uses heat to…
Rare wildlife discoveries recorded at Herts nature reserves
New species records and surprising discoveries have been made, some not seen in the county for decades. A…