Superconductors are the key to lossless current flow. However, the realization of superconducting diodes has only recently become an important topic of fundamental research. An international research… [+3452 chars]
Sitting outside on a summer evening always sounds relaxing until flies and mosquitoes arrive then the swatting begins. Despite their minuscule eyes and a brain roughly 1 million times smaller than yo… [+5687 chars]
On August 17, 2017 , scientists made a discovery that rocked the world of physics: they directly observed two neutron stars slamming into each other. Formed in the collapse of a massive star, when … [+5013 chars]
Infection, localization and vertical transmission of E. coli in the gut symbiotic system of P. stali. a, Normal symbiotic adult female, large in size and green in color. b, Dissected alimentary tract… [+4381 chars]
Blue areas depict the largest and youngest craters including Karratha, the source of the Black Beauty meteorite.Credit: A. Lagain et al./Nature Commun. Machine learning locates meteorite source on M… [+3521 chars]
Get the most fascinating science news stories of the week in your inbox every Friday. Source: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres Plants can release certain chemicals to shield themselves … [+2234 chars]
Tracing the symptomology of predation through macroscopic plaques A culture bioassay (Expanded Microcoleus Mortality Assay, or EMMA) (Fig. 1 and see Materials and Methods) based on the capacity of a… [+24827 chars]
We often think of astronomy as a visual science with beautiful images of the universe. However, astronomers use a wide range of analysis tools beyond images to understand nature at a deeper level. D… [+6363 chars]
Jonathan AmosScience correspondent@BBCAmoson Twitter The American space agency Nasa has rolled out its giant new Moon rocket to prepare it for a maiden flight. Known as the Space Launch System (SLS… [+4798 chars]
The shifting relationships between atmospheric and oceanic climate change, air pollution, and the patterns of tropical cyclone (TC) activity have long been of interest to atmospheric scientists. TCs… [+6587 chars]
The Vulcan Centaur rocket — due to launch in late 2022 — is a new methane-fueled rocket from one of America's most experienced space launch operators, United Launch Alliance (ULA). The Vulcan Centaur… [+5011 chars]
The massive eruption of the Hunga TongaHunga Haapai volcano this January in Tonga, in the south Pacific Ocean, was the volcanic equivalent of a near miss asteroid whizzing by the Earth. The eruption … [+13624 chars]
