Probing the dynamics of photoemission

Physicists have used ultrashort laser pulses to probe the dynamics of photoelectron emission in tungsten crystals. …

Where No Plywood Has Gone Before: A Space Agency Will Launch A Tiny, Wooden Satellite

In Europe, engineers are planning to send a plywood-sheathed satellite into orbit to test how well…

Heat spells doom for Aussie marsupials

When animals are hot, they eat less. This potentially fatal phenomenon has been largely overlooked in…

Coelacanths may live nearly a century, five times longer than researchers expected

Once thought to be extinct, lobe-finned coelacanths are enormous fish that live deep in the ocean.…

First months decisive for immune system development

Many diseases caused by a dysregulated immune system, such as allergies, asthma and autoimmunity, can be…

Long-term Himalayan glacier study

The glaciers of Nanga Parbat – one of the highest mountains in the world – have…

Excess nitrogen puts butterflies at risk

Nitrogen from agriculture, vehicle emissions and industry is endangering butterflies in Switzerland. The element is deposited…

Novel chirped pulses defy 'conventional wisdom'

Researchers demonstrate highly chirped pulses created by a using a spectral filter in a Kerr resonator,…

NASA Administrator Statement on China Crewed Launch

NASA Administrator Statement on China Crewed Launch Click here for original story, NASA Administrator…

Have your name forever on the Moon with Spacebit – Wevolver Engineering Challenge!

Have your name forever on the Moon with Spacebit – Wevolver Engineering Challenge! Click…