Mathematical model provides new support for environmental taxes

A new mathematical model provides support for environmental taxation, such as carbon taxes, as an effective…

Bright meteor event over Spain on September 3

This bright meteor overflew Spain at 20:52 UTC (22:52 local time) on September 3, 2019. It…

Earthquake study casts doubt on early warnings but hints at improved forecasting

A recent study has investigated around 100,000 localized seismic events to search for patterns in the…

How 'information gerrymandering' influences voters

Many voters today seem to live in partisan bubbles, where they receive only partial information about…

Ancient animal species: Fossils dating back 550 million years among first animal trails

In a remarkable evolutionary discovery, a team of scientists co-led by a Virginia Tech geoscientist has…

Solutions to urban heat differ between tropical and drier climes

In summer heat, cities may swelter more than nearby suburbs and rural areas. And while the…

Space dragons: Researchers observe energy consumption in quasars

Quasars are the universe’s brightest beacons; shining with magnitudes more luminosity than entire galaxies and the…

How a Soviet space station became a symbol of space cooperation

Many disasters befell the space station Mir, not least the collapse of the state that built…

Einstein’s black holes are not the black holes we see in reality

We’re only just grasping how cosmic black holes and Einstein’s theories relate – and that deepens…

Sci-fi film Aniara's best trick is to make the future feel like now

Aniara’s story of an interplanetary cruiser thrown off-course is one of 2019’s smartest movies because it…