The currently most widely accepted theory about the Moon’s origins is the “giant-impact” theory. It proposes that the Moon was created by Earth colliding with…
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Gravity is a fundamental interaction that causes anything with mass or energy to attract one other. The Gravitational Constant The gravitational constant G determines the intensity…
False-color view of total ozone over the Arctic pole during the beginning of 2020. The purple and blue colors are where there is the least…
An artist’s impression of the early solar system. Credit: Tobias Stierli / Flaeck / PlanetS The solar system’s chaotic early stages An international team of…
Optical microscope image of the acoustic resonator viewed from above (two larger disks, the inner of which is the piezoelectric transducer) and of the antenna…
Many people, especially the elderly, suffer from abnormal sleep. In particular, the deep sleep phases become shorter and shallower with age. Deep sleep is important…
The rapid development of fauna 540 million years ago has permanently changed the Earth — deep into its lower mantle. A team led by ETH…
Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii. Located near Naples, Italy, Vesuvius last had a violent eruption in 1944, towards the end of the Second World War. It…
Researchers at ETH Zurich have demonstrated in the lab how well a mineral common at the boundary between the Earth’s core and mantle conducts heat.…
Metasurface of split-ring resonators, partially overlaid with 3D colormaps showing the simulated electric-field distribution. High-momentum magnetoplasmons lead to the break-down of polaritons (blue spheres with…
A Wigner crystal of electrons (red) inside a semiconductor material (blue/grey). Credit: ETH Zurich Researchers at ETH Zurich have succeeded in observing a crystal that…
Plastic is practical, cheap and incredibly popular. Every year, more than 350 million metric tons are produced worldwide. These plastics contain a huge variety of…
The pilot condenser atop an ETH Zurich building. Credit: ETH Zurich / Iwan Hächler Fresh water is scarce in many parts of the world and…
These polymers, seen here under UV light, are composed of the exact same components. The only difference is their chain length. Credit: Suiying Ye /…
Genetics affects tendon stiffness and athletic performance. Credit: ETH Zurich / Viktor Koen Researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich deciphered the cellular…
In its response to pathogens and vaccines, our immune system relies on dendritic cells. These white blood cells patrol the body’s tissues, collect components of…
Rapid glacier melt: A roaring meltwater stream connects the Morteratsch and Pers Glaciers (r.), Engadine, Switzerland. A few years ago, the glaciers were connected. Credit:…
Neptune and Uranus are the outermost two planets of our solar system and two gas giants. Credit: NASA Uranus and Neptune both have a completely…
The unstable atom 92Nb, which has long since disappeared, provides information about the beginnings of our solar system. Credit: Makiko K. Haba Using the extinct…
A digital twin of the Earth is to simulate the Earth system comprehensively and at high resolution and serve, for example, as a basis for…