The photoelectric effect is one of the most fundamental light-matter interactions, which is widely used in probing ultrafast dynamics in atoms, molecules and condensed matters. It has been in the res… [+2749 chars]
There are plenty of places in the world to do breeding and farming, thanks to climate regulating technology. But sometimes when youre looking to breed better, more resilient crops, you need an enviro… [+2595 chars]
NGC 2392 is a bipolar double-shell planetary nebula. About 5,000 light-years from Earth, the stunning nebula NGC 2392 formed after the demise of a star like our Sun. In this sonification, the image… [+1316 chars]
The Orion Nebula is a well-known feature in the night sky and is visible in small backyard telescopes. Orion is a busy place. The region is known for active star formation and other phenomena. It’s o… [+7487 chars]
Super Earth exoplanet orbiting a red dwarf star. getty Thirty-three light years. Thats nothing. Sure, its going to be impossible to ever actually visit the two new planets discovered around the sta… [+3127 chars]
<li>Wang, J., Song, M., Chen, B., Wang, L. & Zhu, R. Effects of pH and H2O2 on ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate transformations during UV 254 nm irradiation: Implications to nitrogen removal and ana… [+9038 chars]
For the past 10 years, the Curiosity rover has traveled across the Martian terrain, looking for clues to the planets potentially habitable past. Recently, the car-sized robot drove through a transiti… [+2991 chars]
Detecting weak signals is an important step in testing physics hypotheses and making major advances in cutting-edge and underlying physics research. Yet, the signals are too weak to be measured and t… [+2248 chars]
Over the past few months, our solar system has offered us a number of visual treats. Earlier in June, we had a strawberry supermoon. And in April, four planets aligned Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn… [+6869 chars]
Windows 98 is an alien OS in the year 2022 The Mars Express. Image: European Space Agency Engineers at the European Space Agency (ESA) are getting ready for a Windows 98 upgrade on an orbiter circ… [+2441 chars]
<li>Cioni, R., DOriano, C. & Bertagnini, A. Fingerprinting ash deposits of small scale eruptions by their physical and textural features. J. Volcanol. Geoth. Res.177, 277287 (2008). CAS Artic… [+17204 chars]
A new study led by the University of Southampton has found that stretching of the continents is likely to have caused one of the most abrupt and extreme global warming events in the history of our pl… [+2729 chars]