science
Famous freak wave recreated in laboratory mirrors Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’
A team of researchers based at the Universities of Oxford and Edinburgh have recreated for the first time the famous Draupner freak wave measured...
Greenland ice melting four times faster than in 2003, study finds
Greenland is melting faster than scientists previously thought—and will likely lead to faster sea level rise—thanks to the continued, accelerating warming of the Earth's...
How hot are atoms in the shock wave of an exploding...
A new method to measure the temperature of atoms during the explosive death of a star will help scientists understand the shock wave that...
Scientists warn of climate ‘time bomb’ for world’s groundwater
Future generations face an environmental "time bomb" as the world's groundwater systems take decades to respond to the present day impact of climate change,...
Ancient climate change triggered warming that lasted thousands of years
A rapid rise in temperature on ancient Earth triggered a climate response that may have prolonged the warming for many thousands of years, according...
New nanoparticle targets tumor-infiltrating immune cells, flips switch
Immunotherapy's promise in the fight against cancer drew international attention after two scientists won a Nobel Prize this year for unleashing the ability of...
Researchers capture an image of negative capacitance in action
For the first time ever, an international team of researchers imaged the microscopic state of negative capacitance. This novel result provides researchers with fundamental,...
Enhanced NMR reveals chemical structures in a fraction of the time
MIT researchers have developed a way to dramatically enhance the sensitivity of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), a technique used to study the structure...
Classic double-slit experiment in a new light
An international research team led by physicists from the University of Cologne has implemented a new variant of the basic double-slit experiment using resonant...
Researchers develop smart micro-robots that can adapt to their surroundings
One day, hospital patients might be able to ingest tiny robots that deliver drugs directly to diseased tissue, thanks to research being carried out...
Researchers examine how musicians communicate non-verbally during performance
A team of researchers from McMaster University has discovered a new technique to examine how musicians intuitively coordinate with one another during a performance,...
