Mind the gap: New study examines pay and job rank among academic economists

The pay gap between male and female economists at UK universities has not fallen for 20…

An atom in a cavity extracts highly pure single photons from weak laser light

Quantum physicists can now distil a kind of photon schnapps. When spirits are distilled, the alcohol…

Ocean’s ‘seasonal memory’ affects Arctic climate change

Following four expeditions in the Arctic Ocean and satellite data analysis, a team of Russian climate…

Chemical evidence shows how a dwarf galaxy contributes to growth of the Milky Way

Small stellar systems like dwarf galaxies are thought to be the main building blocks of the…

Now what?

Some day in the future, an asteroid might be detected heading toward our home planet. What…

Astronomers discover 2,000-year-old remnant of a nova

For the first time, a European research team involving the University of Göttingen has discovered the…

Dark matter exists: Observations disprove alternate explanations

As fascinating as it is mysterious, dark matter is one of the greatest enigmas of astrophysics…

Inorganic perovskite absorbers for use in thin-film solar cells

A team at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin has succeeded in producing inorganic perovskite thin films at moderate…

Exploring new ways to control thermal radiation

When scientists are trying to make things better, they will often turn to a standard rule…

Unique synthetic antibodies show promise for improved disease and toxin detection

Scientists have invented a new "synthetic antibody" that could make screening for diseases easier and less…