Study shows water hundreds of feet below the surface of Lake Michigan is warming
Climate change is reaching all the way down to the depths of one of Earth's largest lakes.
Water hundreds of feet below the surface of...
Faster fusion reactor calculations thanks to machine learning
Fusion reactor technologies are well-positioned to contribute to our future power needs in a safe and sustainable manner. Numerical models can provide researchers with...
Major ‘State of the Planet’ report out in advance of first Nobel Prize Summit
Human actions are threatening the resilience and stability of Earth's biosphere—the wafer-thin veil around Earth where life thrives. This has profound implications for the...
New result from the LHCb experiment challenges leading theory in physics
Imperial physicists are part of a team that has announced 'intriguing' results that potentially cannot be explained by our current laws of nature.
The LHCb...
Want to improve your health? Head to a national park, and absorb the sounds
Wolves howling, birds singing, rain falling—natural sounds inspire us and connect us to nature. New research by a team of scientists shows that natural...
Moiré effect: How to twist material properties
2D materials have triggered a boom in materials research. Now it turns out that exciting effects occur when two such layered materials are stacked...
Cephalopods: Older than previously thought?
The possibly oldest cephalopods in the earth's history stem from the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland (Canada). They were discovered by earth scientists from Heidelberg...
Arctic methane release due to melting ice is likely to happen again
Beneath the cold, dark depths of the Arctic ocean sit vast reserves of methane. These stores rest in a delicate balance, stable as a...
New basalt type discovered beneath the ocean
A new type of rock created during large and exceptionally hot volcanic eruptions has been discovered beneath the Pacific Ocean.
An international team of researchers...
Explosive origins of ‘secondary’ ice—and snow
Where does snow come from? This may seem like a simple question to ponder as half the planet emerges from a season of watching...
Scientist bridges the gap between quantum simulators and quantum computers
A researcher from Skoltech has filled in the gaps connecting quantum simulators with more traditional quantum computers, discovering a new computationally universal model of...
