Extremely rare Higgs boson decay process spotted
The Higgs boson reached overnight fame in 2012 when it was finally discovered in a jumble of other particles generated at CERN's Large Hadron...
Experiments with twisted 2-D materials catch electrons behaving collectively
Scientists can have ambitious goals: Curing disease, exploring distant worlds, clean-energy revolutions. In physics and materials research, some of these ambitious goals are to...
The first human settlers on islands caused extinctions
Though some believe prehistoric humans lived in harmony with nature, a new analysis of fossils shows human arrival in the Bahamas caused some birds...
Ancient hominins used fire to make stone tools
Human ancestors not only knew how to use fire, they also developed sophisticated technologies for making tools. Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science...
Researchers solve 100-year-old metallurgy puzzle
To solve a 100-year puzzle in metallurgy about why single crystals show staged hardening while others don't, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists took...
Disproportionate extinction of South American mammals when Americas collided evident today
When the Isthmus of Panama rose from the sea to connect North and South America millions of years ago, mammals could cross the bridge...
New quantum computing algorithm skips past time limits imposed by decoherence
A new algorithm that fast forwards simulations could bring greater use ability to current and near-term quantum computers, opening the way for applications to...
Trillions of extra economic damages predicted in new study of climate change effects
The world is underestimating the economic effects of climate change by trillions of dollars, according to a new study co-authored by scientists from the...
Earth grows fine gems in minutes
Rome wasn't built in a day, but some of Earth's finest gemstones were, according to new research from Rice University.
Aquamarine, emerald, garnet, zircon and...
Evolution in action: A new plant species in the Swiss Alps
A new plant species named Cardamine insueta appeared in the region of Urnerboden in the Swiss alps, after the land has changed from forest...
A new interpretation of quantum mechanics suggests that reality does not depend on the...
Quantum mechanics arose in the 1920s, and since then scientists have disagreed on how best to interpret it. Many interpretations, including the Copenhagen interpretation...
