Satellite survey shows California’s sinking coastal hotspots
A majority of the world population lives on low lying lands near the sea, some of which are predicted to submerge by the end...
Canadian ice caps disappear, confirming 2017 scientific prediction
The St. Patrick Bay ice caps on the Hazen Plateau of northeastern Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada, have disappeared, according to NASA satellite imagery....
Physicists find misaligned carbon sheets yield unparalleled properties
A material composed of two one-atom-thick layers of carbon has grabbed the attention of physicists worldwide for its intriguing—and potentially exploitable—conductive properties.
Dr. Fan Zhang,...
Shock waves might offer the jolt needed to reach Mars
Applying shockwaves can improve conditions for fluid mixing in supersonic combustion engines, paving the way for flights at speeds five times faster than the...
Surprising number of exoplanets could host life
Earth. A new study shows other stars could have as many as seven Earth-like planets in the absence of a gas giant like Jupiter.
This...
North Atlantic climate far more predictable following major scientific breakthrough
A team of scientists led by UK Met Office has achieved a scientific breakthrough allowing the longer-term prediction of North Atlantic pressure patterns, the...
New imaging system creates pictures by measuring time
A radical new method of imaging that harnesses artificial intelligence to turn time into visions of 3-D space could help cars, mobile devices and...
