A peculiar ground-state phase for 2-D superconductors

The application of large enough magnetic fields results in the disruption of superconducting states in materials,…

Study investigates how financial crises reduce life satisfaction

Higher uncertainty in financial markets has a direct impact on people’s life satisfaction. While this statement…

Storing carbon dioxide underground: An effective tool against climate change?

Can carbon dioxide (CO2) stored below the ocean floor be detected when it leaks? And what…

Learning from a circular economy pioneer

Back in the 1990s, 60 percent of waste went to landfill in the Swedish city of…

Last Test Article for NASA’s SLS Rocket Departs Michoud Assembly Facility

The last of four structural test articles for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) was loaded onto…

Hubble Catches a Bounty of Stars and Cosmic Dust

This Hubble Space Telescope image shows the spiral galaxy Messier 98, which is located about 45…

Dragonfly: Drone helicopter to fly on Saturn's moon, Titan

Nasa will fly a $1bn drone helicopter on Saturn’s moon, Titan, in the 2030s. …

When the dinosaurs died, lichens thrived

When an asteroid smacked into the Earth 66 million years ago, it triggered mass extinctions all…

Gene activity database could spare thousands of mice

A comprehensive database of gene activity in mice across ten disease models, which could significantly reduce…

Trillions of stars

This Hubble Picture of the Week shows the spiral galaxy Messier 98, which is located about 45 million light-years away…