Severely Underestimated: Study Reveals Hidden Ice Melt in Himalayas
Revealing “invisible” glacier loss underwater Recent research shows that the mass loss of lake-terminating glaciers in the Himalayas has been severely underestimated, due to the…
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Do You Speak Extraterrestrial?
A new research hub examines how to respond to life beyond Earth. What does humanity do when we realize we aren’t alone in the universe? A…
New Discovery Indicates an Alternative Gravity Theory
Disturbances in the dwarf galaxies of one of Earth’s closest galaxy clusters point to a different gravity theory. Dwarf galaxies are small, faint galaxies that…
Dark Matter May Not Exist: These Physicists Favor of a New Theory of Gravity
Using Newton’s laws of physics, we can model the motions of planets in the Solar System quite accurately. However, in the early 1970s, scientists discovered…
Controversial Alternative Gravity Theory Revived by New Spin on Galaxy Rotation
An international group of astronomers, led by a physicist at the University of St Andrews, has revived an alternative gravity theory. Headed by Dr. Indranil…
Ancient Namibian Gemstone Holds Key to Future Quantum Computers
A special form of light made using an ancient Namibian gemstone could be the key to new light-based quantum computers, which could solve long-held scientific…
Scientists Warn of Imminent “Anthropulse” As COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Ease
A leading ecologist from the University of St Andrews calls for coordinated action to investigate the environmental impacts of humanity’s emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic….
Hot Jupiters Orbit 20 Times Closer to Their Host Stars Than Earth Does to the Sun
New research reveals that Jupiter-like planets quickly move to orbits close around their baby stars, helping astronomers better understand how planetary systems like our own…
Astrobiologists Search for Signs of Life on Dying Planets
Using computer models of the climates and biospheres, astrobiologists are researching how signs of life might look on dying planets. If life does exist anywhere…
Physicists Create Fastest Rotating Man-Made Object
Using laser light in a vacuum, physicists were able to spin a microscopic sphere up to 600 million RPM, creating the fastest rotating man-made object….
Scientists Create a Star Trek Style “Tractor Beam”
Researchers from the University of St Andrews and the Institute of Scientific Instruments in the Czech Republic have discovered a technique that allows them to…
Grant May Lead to New Light Technology and Advances in Healthcare
Scientists at the University of St. Andrews were awarded a £5.6m grant to work on photonics in the hope to advance healthcare by improving diagnosis…
Researchers Discover Remains of Possibly Earliest Known Ancestor
While doing geological research in the Namibian desert, scientists believe they uncovered proof of the first animal to have existed on Earth. The sponge-like fossil,…
