Scientists prevent critical collapse of higher-order solitons

Solitons are stable objects balanced by diffraction or dispersion and nonlinearity. A fundamental challenge in this…

Scientists develop solution for preparing macroscopic 2-D MXenes

Recently, Chinese scientists in Institute of Solid State Physics (ISSP), Hefei Institutes of Physical Science reported…

Rare Gabon burial cave reveals clues to African history

The discovery of a 14th century underground burial site deep in Gabon’s tropical forest may shed…

SpaceX's 20th station shipment arrives with candy, science

A SpaceX cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station on Monday, delivering the company’s 20th…

Astronomers identify nearly 3,000 candidate stars of a nearby star-forming galaxy

Using the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) and NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have conducted photometric…

Why organisms shrink in a warming world

Everyone is talking about global warming. A team of paleontologists has recently investigated how prehistoric organisms…

'Primitive' stem cells shown to regenerating blood vessels in the eye

Scientists say they have successfully turned back the biological hands of time, coaxing adult human cells…

Asteroid 2020 DR4 flew past Earth at 0.24 lunar distances

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2020 DR4 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.24 LD /…

Mathematical thinking begins in the early years with dialog and real-world exploration

It’s natural to think that mathematics is primarily about numbers. In school, we first learn how…

Sustainable development goals need a final push with just 10 years to go

Since their adoption by 193 countries in 2015, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals have been…