Physicists built a crystal from a 13-sided ‘einstein’ tile, and it bent light in ways nobody imagined
Physicists have built a crystal out of an “einstein” tile — an elusive shape mathematicians spent years searching…
Snoozing leopard seal leads to cordoned off area at busy Tauranga boat ramp
Tauranga locals hoping to launch from a popular boat ramp this week found a lane occupied by a…
Used for Centuries as Poison, Larkspur, Wolfsbane May Become Medicine After Lab Breakthrough
A larkspur specimen in bloom at Beal Botanical Garden – credit, Paul Henderson, released by MSU Two famously…
Extreme evolution: The animals evolving at super speed to survive
Animals aren’t just adapting in urban environments, though. They’re physiologically changing to survive living with humans. For example,…
Webb opens a Treasure Chest filled with stars
This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month takes us to a fantastical realm within our…
Topology affects the crumpling of growing elastic sheets – Physics World
Topology affects the crumpling of growing elastic sheets – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more from…
Barn owl baby boom welcomed in rural WA following mouse plague
Farmers and wildlife groups have reported an increase in barn owl sightings in Western Australia’s Midwest and Wheatbelt…
Bees have never been documented nesting inside animal bone in the history of paleontology, until researchers found six nests stacked inside one 20,000-year-old tooth socket
Inside a single fossilised tooth socket in a Dominican Republic cave, researchers found not one bee nest but…
Climate change forces family to leave behind ‘beautiful’ life in Tuvalu
Sisters Poeva and Akesa describe life in their home country of Tuvalu as “beautiful”. “We have coconut trees,”…
Sunflower farm to host special solar eclipse evening near Cardiff
Clearwell farm Amelia Jones A sunflower field near a Welsh city will invite visitors to enjoy the partial…
Scientists Tried to Cut a Photon in Half—and Broke the Rules of Physics
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: When you try to clip a photon using a…
Percy the pangolin rescued from poachers’ car and flown to freedom, 5 arrested
A starving Temminck’s pangolin named Percival was rescued from the boot of a car during a sting operation…