Particle densities related to the decay of the quantum knot (left), which surprised researchers by untying itself after a few microseconds and eventually turning into…
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Hey everyone. Thank you for welcoming me into you inbox yet again. Last week, I talked about Zuckerberg’s quest to tell us that Facebook has…
New study on early human fire acquisition squelches debate. Fire starting is a skill that many modern humans struggle with in the absence of a…
This sweeping bird’s-eye view of a portion of the Andromeda galaxy (M31) is the sharpest image ever taken of our galactic next-door neighbor. Credit: NASA,…
A joint research team from Google Inc., NASA Ames Research Center, and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has demonstrated that a quantum…
Assistant Professor Justin Kennemur and graduate student Taylor Isais are co-authors on a new study on how to change the fundamental structure of a polymer.…
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/G.Schellenberger et al.; Optical: SDSS A mega-merger of four galaxy clusters in Abell 1758 has been observed by Chandra and other telescopes. Abell…
The microprotein PIGBOS (magenta) shown sitting on the outer membranes of mitochondria (green), where it is poised to make contact with other organelles in the…
Did an extraterrestrial impact trigger the extinction of ice-age animals? University of South Carolina archaeologist finds evidence in South Carolina to support controversial theory. A…
NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA’s Terra satellite captured an image of the Kincaid wildfire located in Northern California’s Sonoma…
Zamna — which uses a blockchain to securely share and verify data between airlines and travel authorities to check passenger identities — has raised a…
PRISMA+ and HIM scientists report the latest findings of the CASPEr research program in Science Advances. A team led by Prof Dmitry Budker has continued…
A new paper from scientists at The University of Manchester has discovered why some volcanic eruptions are more explosive than others. Basaltic eruptions are the…
You’ve probably already heard that HBO’s “Succession” (which recently completed its second season) is amazing. And as three East Coast tech reporters, we were probably…
This is the structure of Rostratin A (foreground) and the fungus ‘exserohilum rostratum’ from which it was isolated (background). Credit: University of Basel, Olivier Baudoin…
A new space race is forming globally, energized by venture capital and the hype around companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin.…
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support, and the money that…
Materials scientists who work with nano-sized components have developed ways of working with their vanishingly small materials. But what if you could get your components…
Electrospun fiber looks like a spiderweb. Credit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services Novel applications of a technology called coaxial electrospinning could improve contraceptive products and…
With 72 unicorns created since 2009 and $8.7 billion in venture funding last year, the UK is Europe’s leading startup hub. Although it remains uncertain…