Deep evolution casts a longer shadow than previously thought, scientists report in a new paper published the week of Aug. 1 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Smithsonian scienti… [+7132 chars]
We have a pretty good idea of what lurks within our solar system. We know there isn't a Mars-sized planet orbiting between Jupiter and Saturn, nor a brown dwarf nemesis heading our way. Anything larg… [+3285 chars]
Imagine stretching a piece of film to reveal a hidden message. Or checking an arm band's color to gauge muscle mass. Or sporting a swimsuit that changes hue as you do laps. Such chameleon-like, color… [+7660 chars]
The first exoplanet has been discovered by Subaru Strategic Program using the infrared spectrograph IRD on the Subaru Telescope (IRD-SSP). This planet, Ross 508b, is a super-Earth with about four tim… [+7888 chars]
Taken from the August 2022 issue of Physics World. Members of the Institute of Physics can enjoy the full issue via the Physics World app. Whether youre sunbathing by the sea on a beach holiday, sip… [+3993 chars]
Title:ADDGALS: Simulated Sky Catalogs for Wide Field Galaxy Surveys Authors: Risa H. Wechsler, Joseph DeRose, Michael T. Busha, et al. First Authors Institution: Department of Physics, Stanford Un… [+7062 chars]
BySandi Miller, MIT Department of PhysicsJuly 31, 2022 This illustration represents the light-induced collapse of the nanoscale charge order in a 2D crystal of tantalum disulfide (star-shapes) and t… [+5541 chars]
Research published in Global and Planetary Change examines the trends and projected frequency, intensity and duration of marine heatwaves (MHWs). A MHW is a 'discrete, prolonged anomalously warm wate… [+2435 chars]
Part of what is suspected to be a SpaceX capsule has crashed into farmland in Australia, according to farmers and an astrophysicist. After being startled by a bang at about 7am on Saturday, two farm… [+2025 chars]
In a study published in the journal Genome Research, investigators in UC San Diego's Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Johns Hopkins University have illuminated the immunoglobulin (a… [+3768 chars]
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Sabina Raducan has the kind of job youd expect the protagonist in a 1990s Michael Bay movie to hold. In The Rock, Nicolas Cages Dr. Stanley Goodspeed is an FBI chemical weapons specialist who helps s… [+8576 chars]
