Get ready for more interstellar objects, astronomers say
Gregory Laughlin and Malena Rice weren't exactly surprised a few weeks ago when they learned that a second interstellar object had made its way into our solar system.
Gregory Laughlin and Malena Rice weren't exactly surprised a few weeks ago when they learned that a second interstellar object had made its way into our solar system.
Astronomy
Sep 26, 2019
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A key question for climate scientists in recent years has been whether the Atlantic Ocean's main circulation system is slowing down, a development that could have dramatic consequences for Europe and other parts of the Atlantic ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 16, 2019
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To understand the most ordinary matter in the universe—and the extraordinary things that happen to it—a Yale-led team of astronomers took a deep dive into the cosmic fog.
Astronomy
Aug 13, 2019
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Yale researchers have figured out how to catch and save Schrödinger's famous cat, the symbol of quantum superposition and unpredictability, by anticipating its jumps and acting in real time to save it from proverbial doom. ...
Quantum Physics
Jun 3, 2019
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A Yale-led team of scientists may have found a new factor to help explain the ebb and flow of Earth's magnetic field—and it's something familiar to anyone who has made a vinaigrette for their salad.
Earth Sciences
May 6, 2019
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For more than a century, scientists have squabbled over how the Earth's moon formed. But researchers at Yale and in Japan say they may have the answer.
Space Exploration
Apr 29, 2019
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The crab family just got a bunch of new cousins—including a 95-million-year-old chimera species that will force scientists to rethink the definition of a crab.
Archaeology
Apr 24, 2019
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Imagine being able to hear people whispering in the next room, while the raucous party in your own room is inaudible to the whisperers. Yale researchers have found a way to do just that—make sound flow in one direction—within ...
General Physics
Apr 3, 2019
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By targeting a protein found in the saliva of mosquitoes that transmit Zika virus, Yale investigators reduced Zika infection in mice. The finding demonstrates how researchers might develop a vaccine against Zika and similar ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 11, 2019
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For almost a decade, astronomers have tried to explain why so many pairs of planets outside our solar system have an odd configuration—their orbits seem to have been pushed apart by a powerful unknown mechanism. Yale researchers ...
Astronomy
Mar 4, 2019
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