UC San Diego Advances Quantum Metamaterials for Ultrafast Optical Computing
National Science Foundation GovernmentUnited States · 1001-5000 FTEs The National Science Foundation, situated in Alexandria, Virginia, is a…
Satellites spy penguin poop on Danger Islands photo of the day for July 30, 2026
Pieces of sea ice drift near Antarctica’s Danger Islands in this image, acquired on Jan. 22, 2023, by…
There is no surface anywhere on Jupiter to land on or crash into, just hydrogen that thickens with depth until it stops behaving like a gas and starts conducting electricity like a metal, so a descending probe would be crushed and absorbed into the planet long before it ever found solid ground
Every image of Jupiter appears to show a surface. There is a clean circular edge, a striped face,…
Pulverised recycled glass helps boost farm productivity with benefits to soil, plants and livestock
A growing number of Australian farmers are spraying or spreading pulverised glass on their paddocks to boost the…
It Took a Century, but Astronomers Imaged Betelgeuse’s Companion
Most of us are familiar with Betelgeuse (also known as alpha Orionis), the bright shoulder star in the…
Heat-transfer fins give phase change materials a boost – Physics World
Heat-transfer fins give phase change materials a boost – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more from…
‘Big cat’ spotted wandering through field in Newlyn
The feline was estimated to be almost the size of a ‘black panther”Big cat’ spotted wandering through field…
‘It took our breath away’ – Mars rover finds strange polygon features in the Red Planet’s rusty dirt
A NASA rover on Mars has captured an incredible image of many-sided geologic features stretching across the surface…
‘Extremely scary findings’ show climate crisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather | Wildfires
The extreme heat and drought stoking huge wildfires in Spain and France were made far more likely by…
Autonomous Moon excavation system targets future base construction
Before permanent lunar bases become possible, someone has to level the ground. Preparing the Moon for a sustained…
Every white-tailed eagle death in Dorset linked to rat poison
The poisonings have raised fresh questions over rodenticide use in the countryside. Since 2019, Natural England has investigated…
JWST May Have Just Found Heavy Water on an Alien World : ScienceAlert
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is one of humanity’s greatest gifts to itself, revealing our cosmic surrounds…