Submerged land bridge may have helped people cross the Mediterranean
A campaign to map and sample the bridge could help reconstruct ancient animal migrations
A campaign to map and sample the bridge could help reconstruct ancient animal migrations
Author: Hannah Richter
How scientists unraveled the cause of the devastating flood in Tibet and Nepal
Global cooperation revealed a landslide, not a glacial collapse, likely initiated the cascade of events
Global cooperation revealed a landslide, not a glacial collapse, likely initiated the cascade of events
To predict tree death, scientists tapped gamma rays to peer underground
Airborne radiation sensors could help forecast and prevent drought-driven tree mortality
Airborne radiation sensors could help forecast and prevent drought-driven tree mortality
Planned satellite megaconstellations could generate runaway space debris
Modeling suggests infamous “Kessler syndrome” would make the swarms unsustainable
Modeling suggests infamous “Kessler syndrome” would make the swarms unsustainable
Uranus and Neptune may not be ‘ice giants’ after all
A growing number of theories propose Uranus and Neptune are rocky worlds
A growing number of theories propose Uranus and Neptune are rocky worlds
In red states, many academic researchers feel fear–and resolve
State-level mandates prompt changes and small acts of resistance at universities
State-level mandates prompt changes and small acts of resistance at universities
Antarctic glacier shows fastest retreat in modern history
Tides and glacial earthquakes caused record ice loss at Hektoria Glacier
Tides and glacial earthquakes caused record ice loss at Hektoria Glacier
Missing wind from Milky Way’s giant black hole finally found
Astronomers may have glimpsed a long-predicted wind of gas blowing out from Sagittarius A*
Astronomers may have glimpsed a long-predicted wind of gas blowing out from Sagittarius A*
A ‘solar bump’ could help data centers recover wasted energy
Solar water heaters could recoup 8% of the electricity needs of AI computer farms
Solar water heaters could recoup 8% of the electricity needs of AI computer farms
The Ig Nobels are science’s most lighthearted event. This year is ‘not typical’
Amid Trump research cuts, visa restrictions, and international conflicts, some winners sit out the celebration of whimsical science
Amid Trump research cuts, visa restrictions, and international conflicts, some winners sit out the celebration of whimsical science