Antarctica's coastal glaciers are shedding icebergs far more rapidly than nature can replenish the crumbling ice, doubling previous estimates of losses from the world's largest ice sheet over the pas… [+2808 chars]
Many physicists are keen to share their enthusiasm for science with the public, and this often involves participating in events at different venues across a community. In this episode of the Physics … [+914 chars]
Topology and entanglement are two powerful principles for characterizing the structure of complex quantum states. In a new paper in the journal Physical Review X, researchers from the University of P… [+4255 chars]
As dusk deepens the shadow at the forests edge, a tiny beacon lights up the gloom. Soon, the twilight is full of drifting lights, each winking a message in peculiar semaphore: Male seeks female for b… [+1242 chars]
If countries throughout the world are successful in fulfilling the climate targets stated in the Paris Agreement, the disastrous impacts of global warming on the greatest ice sheet in the world may b… [+4744 chars]
The heart of the Etruscan shrew, one of the worlds smallest mammals, beats incredibly fast up to 1,500 times per minute, or 25 times per second. The human heart, in comparison, is sluggish, beating o… [+9855 chars]
An opportunity to watch the Perseid meteor shower and learn from astronomers takes place Saturday, Aug. 13 at Aldergrove Regional Park. Visitors who attend the meteor shower watch will be able to ch… [+1493 chars]
When big spiral galaxies collide, they don’t end up as one really big spiral. Instead, they create a humongous elliptical galaxy. That’s the fate awaiting the Andromeda Galaxy and our Milky Way. They… [+4297 chars]
In the beginning… The first words of the book of Genesis make a declarative statement. God created Heaven and Earth, and thus begins the cosmic story. While not all creation myths have an act of beg… [+4213 chars]
Science & Exploration11/08/2022525 views23 likes We all wish that we could sometimes see into the future. Now, thanks to the very latest data from ESAs star mapping Gaia mission, astronomers can… [+6301 chars]
The arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis (AMS) is one of the most ancient and broadly occurring mutualistic associations between plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). This intimate relationship … [+2481 chars]
