Category: 7. Science

A satellite has tracked a tsunami in greater detail than ever before, which could help improve models of these giant waves and allow for better prediction and warning systems.

Launched in 2022 by NASA and the French space agency Centre National…

The scrambling of information lies at the heart of chaotic systems, and scientists commonly use out-of-time-ordered correlators (OTOCs) to measure the rate at which this scrambling occurs. Andrew C. Hunt from Caius College, along with…

In the remote reaches of southeastern Libya, the Sahara Desert holds formations that are both enigmatic and visually captivating. Among the most striking are the concentric rings of Jabal Arkanū, rising sharply…

Atmospheric dust plays an important role in the way Earth absorbs and reflects sunlight, impacting the global climate, cloud formation, and precipitation. Much of this dust comes from the continuous reshaping of Earth’s surface through…

Stanford University researchers say they have developed a nanoscale optical device that could shift the direction of quantum communication.

Unlike today’s quantum computers that operate near absolute zero, this new approach works at room…

On Mars, gritty winds constantly whip up spinning columns of dust. Twice now, NASA’s Perseverance rover has rolled straight through the heart of these “dust devils” while its SuperCam microphone was running. 

Those chance audio captures…

When we think of coral reefs, we picture bright fish, clear water and colourful corals. But reefs have also shaped the planet in deeper ways.

Our new study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows reefs have…

Sunlight, water, and air may soon replace fossil-fuel-driven chemistry in producing hydrogen peroxide, one of the world’s most essential industrial molecules.

Cornell researchers have unveiled a solar-powered method that could transform how…