For experimental physicists, quantum frustration leads to fundamental discovery

A team of physicists, including University of Massachusetts assistant professor Tigran Sedrakyan, recently announced in the…

Study claims Earth was created much faster than we thought

When we walk around in our everyday life, we might not think of the Earth itself…

Physicists make new predictions about the collision of heavy ions at very high relativistic energies

When two heavy ions collide at very high relativistic energies, they penetrate one another, during which…

The life below our feet: Team discovers microbes thriving in groundwater and producing oxygen in the dark

Nearly a third of Earth’s freshwater resources lie in groundwater—much more than in all lakes, rivers…

Loan sharks: New data reveal they are often work colleagues or 'friends'

Malai Gambrill doesn’t sound like your typical loan shark. She was a woman in her early…

Of mice and matriarchs: The female-led societies of the animal kingdom

Queen Elizabeth II’s record-breaking long reign was exceptional in many ways—not least because England has been…

Updated: FCC ULS Unavailable, Filing Deadlines Extended

Updated 06/14/2023 In an email to all VECs, the FCC indicated that a Public Notice was…

Germany says climate measures will narrow but not fully close the country's emissions gap by 2030

German officials said Wednesday that an array of climate measures being introduced by the government will…

Phosphorus in Enceladus’s ‘Soda Ocean’ Adds to Prospects for Life

Using data from the Cassini spacecraft, scientists discovered the presence of phosphates on icy Enceladus. …

Ants have a specialized communication processing center that has not been found in other social insects

Have you ever noticed an ant in your home, only to find that a week later…