Hofstadter’s butterfly turns 50: a fractal hiding in quantum matter – Physics World
Hofstadter’s butterfly turns 50: a fractal hiding in quantum matter – Physics World Skip to main content Discover…
A new penguin species waddles onto the scene
Scientists have identified a new species of penguin in Antarctica. Called Pygoscelis kerguelensis, it’s the first new Penguin…
Ice Age Spear Points Tell a Fascinating Story of Human Progress
Imagine you’re suddenly transported to the wilderness, hundreds of miles from civilization, with nothing other than what you’re…
Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires | Wildfires
The government quietly scrapped plans to prepare the countryside in England for wildfires, it has been revealed. This…
Eerie Photo Shows How Our Sun Will Die
‘The Fate of Sol’ by Andrew McCarthy. The startling image is a “reminder that even our solar system…
Quantum Renaissance to Convene Global Quantum Leaders in Florence in April 2027
Insider Brief Quantum Renaissance will bring together leaders from research, industry, government and finance at Palazzo Vecchio in…
Snakes, bobcats, mountain lions: the secret animal world beneath the Hollywood sign | Los Angeles
Atop Mount Lee, in the heart of Los Angeles, the wind is quiet. Two red-tailed hawks sail above,…
Meteors, Milky Way, Hunter’s Moon: September astronomical events
The spookiest month is packed with things to see in the dark night skies It’s the start of…
US biologists searching the Mojave Desert found six previously unknown Mojave poppy bee population groups; the new evidence helped determine the tiny specialist bee does not need endangered-species listing
US biologists searching the Mojave Desert have discovered six previously unknown population groups of the Mojave poppy bee,…
Elon Musk Proposes Renaming SpaceX AI Unit To Match Trump’s Preference
SpaceX (SPCX) plans to follow President Donald Trump’s lead on AI. Elon Musk said his company, Space Exploration…
‘Ghost’ of superconductivity survives even after the state vanishes
Superconductivity is supposed to be an all-or-nothing quantum state. Cool a material below a critical temperature, and electrons…
How zines helped my students challenge genetics misconceptions
Each time I update the syllabus for Human Genetics and Genomics, I ask myself the same question: How…