Science
Scientific discoveries and research
New microscope offers sharper view into momentum space
Electrons are tiny and constantly in motion. How they behave in a crystal lattice determines key material properties: electrical conductivity, magnetism, or nov...
Avalanche risks are rising—researchers say governance must rise with them
The findings of a new paper show governance and preparedness rather than hazard magnitude determine whether avalanches become mass-casualty events. With large i...
Models warn Thwaites Glacier could rival entire Antarctic ice loss by 2067
The future of one of Antarctica's most iconic glaciers could be far more dramatic than scientists previously thought. Using satellite calibrated ice sheet model...
CHEOPS discovery defies planetary formation rules
We're starting to see just how exceptional our own solar system and its history is, as more exoplanets are discovered. A fourth exoplanet discovery in the LHS 1...
Physicists break longstanding high-temperature superconductivity record at ambient pressure
Researchers from the Texas Center for Superconductivity (TcSUH) and the department of physics at the University of Houston have broken the temperature record fo...
North America 'heat dome' left winners and losers: Study
Billions of mussels scorched and baby birds dropping from sweltering nests: North America's 2021 heat wave caused a cascade of ecological damage, some of it cat...
TESS discovers a super-Earth exoplanet orbiting nearby star
Using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have discovered a new super-Earth exoplanet orbiting a star located about 83 light years awa...
Could a recently detected ultra-high-energy neutrino be linked to new physics?
Neutrinos are extremely lightweight and electrically neutral particles that rarely interact with ordinary matter. Due to these rare interactions, neutrinos can...
Notions of 'Christendom' often miss the mark: Medieval Europe's ideas about faith and power were not so simple
During the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 5, 2026, Paula White-Cain, senior adviser to the White House Office of Faith, introduced President Donald Trump as...
ATCA observations probe peculiar pulsar wind nebula Vela X
Astronomers have employed the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) to investigate a peculiar pulsar wind nebula known as Vela X. Results of the new observat...
Bird losses are accelerating across North America, particularly in farming regions where agriculture is most intensive
Since the 1970s, the U.S. has lost billions of birds. We now know that those losses aren't just growing—they are accelerating in places with intensive human act...
Thorny issue plaguing lithium-ion batteries laid bare in new study
Lithium dendrites, i.e. tiny crystalline thorns that grow off of lithium-ion battery anodes during charging, have been a persistent challenge for the world's mo...