When Yellowstone National Park’s Steamboat Geyser — which shoots water higher than any active geyser…
RESEARCH
Spiders in Space: Without Gravity, Light Becomes Key to Orientation
Humans have taken spiders into space more than once to study the importance of gravity…
A Technique to Sift Out the Universe’s First Gravitational Waves
In the moments immediately following the Big Bang, the very first gravitational waves rang out.…
Water on Mars Not as Widespread as Previously Thought
Water on Mars, in the form of brines, may not be as widespread as previously…
Aluminium Alloy Research Could Benefit Manned Space Missions
The MIAMI-2 – Microscopes and Ion Accelerators for Materials Investigations – facility has helped Dr.…
Understanding Astrophysics with Laser-Accelerated Protons
Bringing huge amounts of protons up to speed in the shortest distance in fractions of…
Does the Human Brain Resemble the Universe?
In their paper published in Frontiers of Physics, Franco Vazza (astrophysicist at the University of Bologna)…
Expect More Mega-Droughts
Mega-droughts – droughts that last two decades or longer – are tipped to increase thanks…
New Drone Technology Improves Ability to Forecast Volcanic Eruptions
Specially-adapted drones developed by a UCL-led international team have been gathering data from never-before-explored…
The Role of the Sun in the Spread of Viral Respiratory Diseases
Why do most viral epidemics spread cyclically in autumn and winter in the globe’s temperate…
