Dozens of binaries from Milky Way’s globular clusters could be detectable by LISA
The historic first detection of gravitational waves from colliding black holes far outside our galaxy opened a new window to understanding the universe. A...
X-rays from tabletop lasers allows scientists to peer through the ‘water window’
Studying the fleeting actions of electrons in organic materials will now be much easier, thanks to a new method for generating fast X-rays.
The technique...
Jurassic fossil tail tells of missing link in crocodile family tree
A 180 million-year-old fossil has shed light on how some ancient crocodiles evolved into dolphin-like animals.
The specimen—featuring a large portion of backbone—represents a missing...
Heat and sound wave interactions in solids could run engines, refrigerators
A solid can serve as a medium for heat and sound wave interactions just like a fluid does for thermoacoustic engines and refrigerators -...
Chemists create faster and more efficient way to process information
University of Waterloo chemists have found a much faster and more efficient way to store and process information by expanding the limitations of how...
A giant ‘singing’ cloud in space will help us to understand how star systems...
We know that the birthplaces of stars are large molecular clouds of gas and dust found in space.
But what exactly determines the number and...
NICER mission finds an X-ray pulsar in a record-fast orbit
Scientists analyzing the first data from the Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) mission have found two stars that revolve around each other every...
Record-breaking ocean heat fueled Hurricane Harvey
In the weeks before Hurricane Harvey tore across the Gulf of Mexico and plowed into the Texas coast in August 2017, the Gulf's waters...
Global trade spreads deadly frog disease from Asia
New research has revealed a deadly disease that threatens the survival of the world's frogs originated from East Asia, and global trade was almost...
Scientists uncover brain circuits behind putting up a fight or freezing in place
In a study of mice, National Institutes of Health-funded researchers describe a new circuit involved in fine-tuning the brain's decision either to hide or...
Radar reveals details of mountain collapse after North Korea’s most recent nuclear test
As North Korea's president pledges to "denuclearize" the Korean peninsula, an international team of scientists is publishing the most detailed view yet of the...
