Laser precision: NASA flights, satellite align over sea ice

The skies were clear, the winds were low, and the lasers aligned. In April, instruments aboard…

NASA sees Post-tropical Cyclone Lorenzo affecting Ireland

NASA’s Terra satellite passed over the eastern North Atlantic Ocean early on Oct. 3 and captured…

New 'fuzzy' dark matter research disrupts conventional thinking

New research conducted at the University of Sussex has simulated dark matter in a new way…

New ideal housewife image being created by social media influencers and bloggers

The new generation of successful female bloggers and influencers on social media are changing the identity…

Researchers find northern forests have lost crucial cold, snowy conditions

As the popular saying goes, “winter is coming,” but is it? Researchers at the University of…

2-D topological physics from shaking a 1-D wire

Limiting quantum particles to move in one, two, or three dimensions has led to the observation…

Combustion behavior of aromatics may provide keys to enhancing heavy oil extraction

The problem of petroleum depletion becomes more and pertinent every day. As deficits arise, non-traditional and…

How the Texas puma saved the Florida panther

Scientists have pieced together the first complete picture of the Florida panther genome—work that could serve…

New Australian pterosaur may have survived the longest

The discovery of a previously unknown species of pterosaur, which may have persisted as late as…

Engineered viruses could fight drug resistance

In the battle against antibiotic resistance, many scientists have been trying to deploy naturally occurring viruses…