Ocean waves grow way beyond known limits, new research finds
Scientists have discovered that ocean waves may become far more extreme and complex than previously imagined.
General Physics
14 hours ago
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Multiple ways to evolve tiny knee bone could have helped humans walk upright
The evolution of bones in primates' knees could have implications for how humans evolved to walk upright, a new study has found.
Evolution
Sep 10, 2024
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AI helps distinguish dark matter from cosmic noise
Dark matter is the invisible force holding the universe together—or so we think. It makes up about 85% of all matter and around 27% of the universe's contents, but since we can't see it directly, we have to study its gravitational ...
Astronomy
Sep 6, 2024
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Using atomic excitations to measure the rotation of spacetime
How would atoms behave near a supermassive object? We know how atoms behave in extremely weak gravity like that at the Earth's surface: They can be excited from a lower energy level to a higher one when an electron absorbs ...
A fundamental magnetic property of the muon measured to unprecedented precision
Scientists have measured the magnetic moment of the muon to unprecedented precision, more than doubling the previous record.
A galactic 'conspiracy' disproven: Dark matter and stars not interacting as previously thought
A longstanding 'conspiracy' in astronomy—that stars and dark matter are interacting in inexplicable ways—has been overturned by an international team of astronomers, in a paper in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical ...
Astronomy
Aug 20, 2024
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Rewilding Scottish Highlands could help the UK hit 30x30 conservation goal
Up to a quarter of Europe could be suitable for rewilding, a new analysis has revealed.
Ecology
Aug 20, 2024
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Tiny new lasers fill a long-standing gap in the rainbow of visible-light colors, opening new applications
It's not easy making green. For years, scientists have fabricated small, high-quality lasers that generate red and blue light. However, the method they typically employ—injecting electric current into semiconductors—hasn't ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 28, 2024
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Study uncovers condensed-matter dark states in a quantum system with two pairs of sublattices
Dark states are quantum states in which a system does not interact with external fields, such as light (i.e., photons) or electromagnetic fields. These states, which generally occur due to interferences between the pathways ...
NASA lines up return date for Boeing Starliner minus humans
A Butch- and Suni-less Boeing Starliner has been given a date to return to Earth by NASA.
Space Exploration
Sep 2, 2024
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