September 2024

Researchers have developed an optical atomic clock that uses a frequency comb to directly excite a two-photon transition in rubidium-87 atoms. When …

The William Herschel Telescope in La Palma, Spain. Credit: PAUS team A new catalog providing information on millions of distant galaxies, which …

Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels Income and wealth inequality in the U.S. remain near all-time highs. Analysts say this disparity is a …

Detector-level results. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07824-z Quantum entanglement is a fascinating feature of quantum physics—the theory of the very small. If …

If you are going to look for intelligent life beyond Earth, there are few better candidates than the TRAPPIST-1 star system. It …

Credit: Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology Biological systems are renowned for their ability to create strong yet resilient structures. A …

Fast electron isochoric heating mechanisms in a solid foil and experimental layout. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51084-4 In a few picoseconds …

Painting of the dicynodont made by the San in the early 1800s. Credit: Julien Benoit, CC-BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) A mysterious tusked animal …

Credit: University of Manchester Scientists have discovered that ocean waves may become far more extreme and complex than previously imagined. The new …

Saturn is well known for its ring system and many recognise that the planets Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune also have rings. Did …