Study investigates potential risk of Taurid meteor swarm
A new study from Western University posits proof to the possibility that an oncoming swarm of meteors—likened to the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot...
Galaxies as ‘cosmic cauldrons’
Star formation within interstellar clouds of gas and dust, so-called molecular clouds, proceeds very rapidly yet highly inefficiently. Most of the gas is dispersed...
New collider concept would take quantum theories to an extreme
A new idea for smashing beams of elementary particles into one another could reveal how light and matter interact under extreme conditions that may...
The geometry of an electron determined for the first time
Physicists at the University of Basel have shown for the first time how a single electron looks in an artificial atom. A newly developed...
One billion year old fungi found are Earth’s oldest
Scientists have unearthed fossilised fungi dating back up to one billion years, in a discovery that could reshape our understanding of how life on...
Scientists break record for highest-temperature superconductor
University of Chicago scientists are part of an international research team that has discovered superconductivity—the ability to conduct electricity perfectly—at the highest temperatures ever...
Artificial photosynthesis transforms carbon dioxide into liquefiable fuels
Chemists at the University of Illinois have successfully produced fuels using water, carbon dioxide and visible light through artificial photosynthesis. By converting carbon dioxide...
Researchers discover the source of new chlorofluorocarbon emissions
Since 2013, annual emissions of a banned chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) have increased by around 7,000 tonnes from eastern China, according to new research published in Nature today...
Massive Martian ice discovery opens a window into red planet’s history
Newly discovered layers of ice buried a mile beneath Mars' north pole are the remnants of ancient polar ice sheets and could be one...
Researcher connects the dots in fin-to-limb evolution
About 400 million years ago, vertebrates first began to crawl from the primordial seas onto land. Last week, thanks to a cutting-edge mathematical-analysis technique,...
Strain enables new applications of 2D materials
Superconductors' never-ending flow of electrical current could provide new options for energy storage and superefficient electrical transmission and generation, to name just a few...
