“Rock Bottom” – Former Piece of Pacific Ocean Floor Imaged Deep Beneath China
Study offers clues about the fate of tectonic plates that sink deep in Earth’s mantle. In a study that gives new meaning to the term…
Study offers clues about the fate of tectonic plates that sink deep in Earth’s mantle. In a study that gives new meaning to the term…
Calculations show how theoretical ‘axionic strings’ could create odd behavior if produced in exotic materials in the lab. A hypothetical particle that could solve one…
International research team including Göttingen University makes urgent call for more effective wildlife trade legislation. Many diseases, such as COVID-19, have made the jump from…
Environmental conservation expert discusses how his new research will play a key role in promoting a greener future. For decades, scientists have been warning about…
It’s one of the big cosmology debates: the universe is expanding, but how fast exactly? Two available measurements yield different results. Leiden physicist David Harvey…
Birds travel across habitats patches to breed, unlike their forest counterparts. Picture the Amazon. You’re thinking lush rainforests teeming with animals, right? It turns out,…
Young adults across the US took part in loneliness study. A new national survey, looking at how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted young US adults’…
Lunar exploration relies on the extensive expertise that is on hand across ESA. As a new lunar economy emerges, it will create new opportunities involving…
Major measles outbreaks will likely occur during 2021 as an unexpected consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new academic article. The article, published…
In their paper published in Frontiers of Physics, Franco Vazza (astrophysicist at the University of Bologna) and Alberto Feletti (neurosurgeon at the University of Verona)…
Some polymers can resist bacteria; can they be designed to work against viruses? Personal protective equipment, like face masks and gowns, is generally made of…
A simulation shows reducing population density in large cities decreases disease spread. Pandemics are fueled, in part, by dense populations in large cities where networks…
Iceberg A-68A made headlines in July 2017 when the Delaware-sized block of ice broke from the Larsen C Ice Shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula. The…
Update: Vega flight VV17 SEOSAT-Ingenio / TARANIS mission failure 8 minutes after liftoff of Vega mission VV17, following the first ignition of the engine of…
Safe celebrations are possible in a pandemic, but they may require tough decisions. The holidays will look remarkably different this year due to COVID-19. Months…
With her students, aerospace engineer Kerri Cahoy is developing small, affordable “CubeSats” to monitor weather and search for exoplanets. In early February, Kerri Cahoy packed…
What Is the Standard Model of Particle Physics? The Standard Model of Particle Physics is scientists’ current best theory to describe the most basic building…
Less than two weeks after being hit by category 4 Hurricane Eta, several Central American countries braced for the arrival of category 5 Hurricane Iota….