A team of physicists at the University of Edinburgh's School of Physics and Astronomy has used mathematical calculations to show that quantum communications across interstellar space should be possib… [+2673 chars]
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Perimeter Institute recently set new constraints on dark photons, which a… [+5045 chars]
While working out of a hotel room in Italy, astronaut Thomas Reiter commanded a four-wheeled robot to pick up rocks from the surface of an active volcano on the Sicilian east coast, and he did so whi… [+3859 chars]
The mystery of how the first quasars in the universe formedsomething that has baffled scientists for nearly 20 yearshas now been solved by a team of astrophysicists whose findings are published in Na… [+3858 chars]
Dinosaurs took over the planet thanks to their surprising ability to endure freezing-cold temperatures, ancient footprints have revealed. The dinosaur tracks, stamped into the sandstone and silts… [+4532 chars]
A team of physicists at the University of Edinburgh's School of Physics and Astronomy has used mathematical calculations to show that quantum communications across interstellar space should be possib… [+2673 chars]
arts The star-studded Milky Way above a US coastline, pink and purple clouds overlooking Argentina and a reflection of the Northern Lights in the still waters of a lake in Canada are some of the mom… [+1506 chars]
University of Chicago physicists have invented a "quantum flute" that, like the Pied Piper, can coerce particles of light to move together in a way that's never been seen before. Described in two st… [+3991 chars]
Strychninea complex monoterpene indole alkaloidwas isolated in 1818 from the seeds of Strychnos nux-vomica (poison nuts)5, which were used in traditional medicine in China and South Asia. Currently, … [+24263 chars]
arts The star-studded Milky Way above a US coastline, pink and purple clouds overlooking Argentina and a reflection of the Northern Lights in the still waters of a lake in Canada are some of the mom… [+1506 chars]
"Hard not to root for the little guy." All Figured Out Scientists at NASA let out a huge sigh of relief yesterday when NASA was able to successfully restore contact with its CAPSTONE satellite afte… [+1912 chars]
A nationwide survey found that 7% of employees and students at Swedish universities had experienced bullying over the past year.Credit: Tom Werner/Getty One in 15 people studying or working at Swedi… [+5298 chars]
