ETH Zurich researchers detect a possible fifth force of nature
Precision measurements of calcium atoms revealed an unexpected pattern that cannot be explained by the simplest atomic physics…
Four more belugas flown from Canada to new home in Chicago in rescue mission
CHICAGO (AP) — Four more belugas have arrived at a Chicago aquarium as part of a plan to…
The death of dark energy is a false alarm – the universe is still accelerating
A 2025 study by South Korean researchers caught the attention of the astronomy community when it suggested that…
‘Tinderbox’ Britain bans disposable barbecues, sends nationwide fire alerts as Europe battles blazes
LONDON — The U.K. imposed a temporary ban on the sale of disposable barbecues and sent a nationwide…
Wallops gears up for an increase in launches
SALISBURY, Md. — With a projected surge in launches from Wallops Island, Virginia, in the coming years, companies…
Ferroelectricity Emerges at the Nanoscale
Key Takeaways Researchers discovered that an ultrathin version of titanium oxide displays spontaneous electrical alignment known as ferroelectricity.…
Shadow has a new eagle in Big Bear. Could a match be in the making?
Hours after celebrity bald eagle Jackie’s death was announced Monday, a new beaked face showed up in the…
Life on Earth may have begun twice. A Science Advances study found that bacteria and archaea inherited one ancient genetic code but independently evolved the machinery needed to become free-living cells — leading the researchers to describe it as “one origin of the genetic code, but two origins of life.
Every known cell speaks a version of the same biochemical language. Bacteria and archaea use the same genetic…
See the impact of the record heat and wildfires gripping much of Europe
Firefighters across Europe struggled against multiple blazes Friday as a new wave of record-breaking heat baked a swath…
NASA is flying a modified U-2 spy plane to study how wildfires can create storms
NASA is using a modified version of the U-2 spy plane, created during the Cold War, to study…
The Sun releases energy by fusing hydrogen in its core, but that energy does not travel outward in a straight line — one estimate puts its diffusion through the radiative zone at around 170,000 years
Here is a picture most of us carry: the Sun burns, light shoots off the top of it,…
Man pleads guilty to kicking a protected sea lion at a San Diego beach
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A San Diego man pleaded guilty to a federal charge after he was caught…