Between May 2023 and January 2024, a global network of gravitational-wave detectors picked up 128 new cosmic signals, more than doubling the entire catalog built across the previous decade. The ...

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Chemical engineer Paula Hammond, biomedical engineer Anjelica Gonzalez, and physicist Shirley Ann Jackson, describe their ...

Their two furry test subjects were dropped from a height of 3.3 feet (1 meter) onto a soft cushion. Even when dropped with their backs facing downward, they turned and landed flawlessly, at least if ...

When Connor Kuhn ’26, Duelm, read his first book about the chemistry of fireworks, he knew he wanted to someday try to launch a rocket. On a cold Saturday in November, Kuhn, along with fellow study ...

Plants must extract water from the soil through their roots – overcoming the resistance of the capillary forces that retain the water in the soil. Model calculations indicate these capillary ...

A science-based look at wormholes, what physics suggests about them, and whether they play any role in the structure of space ...

A new analysis of the Monte Verde archaeological site in Chile redates it as much younger than thought, reopening the "Clovis ...

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Periodic Labs wants to build AI scientists that can run experiments, learn from reality and accelerate discovery in physics ...

A teenage PhD defense is rare enough to feel unreal. Laurent Simons’ sprint through higher education offers a striking look ...