A new mathematical model predicts a knot's stability

In sailing, rock climbing, construction, and any activity requiring the securing of ropes, certain knots are…

Canadian CEOs make 200 times more than average worker: study

The 100 highest-paid CEOs in Canada made 227 times more than the average worker in 2018,…

Renewed fire threat sparks exodus to Australian cities

Beleaguered Australian communities braced for yet more catastrophic bushfire conditions expected on Saturday, as Australia’s navy…

Biggest bloom: 'world's largest' flower spotted in Indonesia

Indonesian conservationists say they’ve spotted the biggest specimen ever of what’s already been billed as one…

Study unveils the nature of young stars near the cometary globule CG 30

Using the High-Resolution Echelle Spectrometer (HIRES), astronomers from Georgia State University (GSU) in Atlanta have investigated…

Britain temperature records tumbled in 2019

Britain recorded its highest ever summer and winter temperatures in 2019, ending one of the hottest…

South Orkney Islands DXpedition will Use VP8PJ

The Perseverance DX Group’s DXpedition to South Orkney, set for February 20 until March 5, will…

Field-resolved infrared spectroscopy of biological systems

Scientists at the Laboratory for Attosecond Physics have developed a unique laser technology for the analysis…

Climate signals detected in global weather

In October this year, weather researchers in Utah measured the lowest temperature ever recorded in the…

Topological semimetals can generate sizable transverse thermoelectric figure of merit

The thermoelectric conversion efficiency of a particular material is determined by the value of its thermoelectric…