science
Scientists find carbon from thawing permafrost is released into the atmosphere...
For years, scientists have pointed to warming permafrost in the Arctic tundra as a source for increased carbon in the atmosphere; as this soil...
The ‘freak wave’ myth
As a nation "girt by sea," Australians live with the joy and risks of the ocean.
We swim, we surf, we sail and we fish....
Artificial gravity breaks free from science fiction
Artificial gravity has long been the stuff of science fiction. Picture the wheel-shaped ships from films like 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Martian,...
Kirigami can spin terahertz rays in real time to peer into...
With a light-spinning device inspired by the Japanese art of paper cutting, University of Michigan researchers have detected microscopic twists in the internal structure...
Researchers detect bromine atoms in springtime Arctic
For the first time, researchers at the University of Michigan have detected bromine atoms in the atmosphere, and in doing so, have confirmed the...
Black hole brings down curtain on jellyfish galaxy’s star turn
The role of an excited black hole in the death of an exotic 'jellyfish' galaxy will be presented today (3 July) by Callum Bellhouse...
Tiny granules can help bring clean and abundant fusion power to...
Beryllium, a hard, silvery metal long used in X-ray machines and spacecraft, is finding a new role in the quest to bring the power...
Researchers identify the origins of metabolism
A Rutgers-led study sheds light on one of the most enduring mysteries of science: How did metabolism—the process by which life powers itself by...
World’s smallest MRI performed on single atoms
Researchers at the Center for Quantum Nanoscience (QNS) within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) at Ewha Womans University have made a major scientific...
Getting more heat out of sunlight
A newly developed material that is so perfectly transparent you can barely see it could unlock many new uses for solar heat. It generates...
Physicist finds loose thread of string theory puzzle
A University of Colorado Boulder physicist is one step closer to solving a string theory puzzle 20 years in the making.
Paul Romatschke, an associate...
