How did dark matter form the universe? This physicist has ideas
At the age of 12, Tracy Slatyer felt sorry for a book. She read a newspaper article about how many […]
Betelgeuse has a small companion star hidden in plain sight
Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse! The red supergiant that marks Orion’s left shoulder may have a tiny, unseen companion. Two independent studies found
How rapid intensification produced two monster hurricanes in one week
Extreme Climate Survey Scientific news is collecting questions from readers about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate. What do
X-rays from nuclear explosions can protect Earth from asteroids
An asteroid heading toward Earth can be deflected without ever touching a spacecraft. The trick is to use X-rays to
Some fleas do not poop for weeks. This keeps their pools clean
Some tadpoles do not poop in the first weeks of their lives. At least, this is the case for Eiffinger’s
A transatlantic flight could turn Saharan dust into a major ocean nutrient
As dust from the Sahara blows thousands of kilometers across the Atlantic Ocean, it becomes progressively more nutritious for marine
Runaway stars can impact the cosmos far away from their galaxies
Dozens of runaway stars were caught escaping from a dense star cluster in a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
Discovery of key machine learning tools wins 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics
As artificial intelligence explodes in popularity, two of its pioneers have received the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics. The award
Climate change fueled the fury of Hurricanes Helene and Milton
Extreme Climate Survey Scientific news is collecting questions from readers about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate. What do
What causes rivers to suddenly change course?
Displacement is in the nature of a river. But when a river breaks from its channel and carves a new