Beyond Einstein: Mystery surrounding photon momentum solved

According to Einstein, light consists of particles (photons) that transfer only quantized energy to the electron…

Amery berg

A massive iceberg breaks off the Amery Ice Shelf in Antarctica, as captured by Copernicus Sentinel-1 …

Relativity Space Closes $140 Million Series C Funding Round Led by Bond and Tribe Capital

Relativity Space​, the company building the world’s first autonomous rocket factory and launch services for satellites,…

Early warning signals heralded fatal collapse of Krakatau volcano

On 22 December 2018, a flank of the Anak Krakatau volcano plunged into the Sunda strait…

'Poisoned arrowhead' used by warring bacteria could lead to new antibiotics

A weapon bacteria use to vanquish their competitors could be copied to create new forms of…

Squid-inspired robots might have environmental, propulsion applications

Inspired by the unique and efficient swimming strategy of cephalopods, scientists developed an aquatic robot that…

Humanity's emissions '100-times greater' than volcanoes

Human activity churns out up to 100 times more planet-warming carbon each year as all the…

New research identifies the strengths and weaknesses of super material

Imagine a velvety, soft material that is extremely light, but also strong enough to stop a…

Scientists quantify global volcanic CO2 venting; estimate total carbon on Earth

Volcanoes, colliding and spreading continental and oceanic plates, and other phenomena re-studied with innovative high-tech tools,…

Apurva Varia – Mission Director Discovering How Hot Is "Sun Hot"

Apurva Varia is the Mission Director for the Parker Solar Probe mission learning what makes the…