Astronomers find wandering massive black holes in dwarf galaxies
Astronomers seeking to learn about the mechanisms that formed massive black holes in the early history of the Universe have gained important new clues...
Superconductor or not? Exploring the identity crisis of this weird quantum material
Northeastern researchers have used a powerful computer model to probe a puzzling class of copper-based materials that can be turned into superconductors. Their findings...
Sustainable supply of minerals and metals key to a low-carbon energy future
The global low-carbon revolution could be at risk unless new international agreements and governance mechanisms are put in place to ensure a sustainable supply...
Scientists pin down timing of lunar dynamo’s demise
A conventional compass would be of little use on the moon, which today lacks a global magnetic field.
But the moon did produce a magnetic...
First reported occurrence and treatment of spaceflight medical risk 200+ miles above earth
Serena Auñón-Chancellor, M.D., M.P.H., Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine's branch campus in Baton Rouge, is the...
A new mathematical model predicts a knot’s stability
In sailing, rock climbing, construction, and any activity requiring the securing of ropes, certain knots are known to be stronger than others. Any seasoned...
Study confirms climate change impacted Hurricane Florence’s precipitation and size
A study led by Kevin Reed, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) at Stony Brook University, and published...
A quantum breakthrough brings a technique from astronomy to the nano-scale
Researchers at Columbia University and University of California, San Diego, have introduced a novel "multi-messenger" approach to quantum physics that signifies a technological leap...
Researchers build a particle accelerator that fits on a chip
On a hillside above Stanford University, the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory operates a scientific instrument nearly 2 miles long. In this giant accelerator, a...
Early modern humans cooked starchy food in South Africa, 170,000 years ago
"The inhabitants of the Border Cave in the Lebombo Mountains on the Kwazulu-Natal/eSwatini border were cooking starchy plants 170 thousand years ago," says Professor...
GMRT discovers a gigantic ring of hydrogen gas around a distant galaxy
A team of astronomers at the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) in Pune, India have discovered a mysterious ring of hydrogen gas around...
