Beach sand ripples can be fingerprints for ancient weather conditions Experiments show shifting ripple patterns can signal times of environmental flux. September 27, 2018 Read full story →
Software finds the best way to stick a Mars landing Program users can tinker with landing and path planning scenarios to identify optimal landing sites for Mars rovers. September 26, 2018 Read full story →
How Earth sheds heat into space New insights into the role of water vapor may help researchers predict how the planet will respond to warming. September 24, 2018 Read full story →
Study: Emissions from most diesel cars in Europe greatly exceed laboratory testing levels Real-world driving produces up to 16 times more emissions, causing 2,700 premature deaths across the EU, researchers estimate. September 21, 2018 Read full story →
An extinction without warning Study finds end-Permian extinction, which wiped out most of Earth’s species, was instantaneous in geological time. September 18, 2018 Read full story →
Fish-eye lens may entangle pairs of atoms Scientists find a theoretical optical device may have uses in quantum computing. September 5, 2018 Read full story →
MIT researchers 3-D print colloidal crystals Technique could be used to scale-up self-assembled materials for use as optical sensors, color displays, and light-guided electronics. August 30, 2018 Read full story →
3 Questions: Philip Harris on first observation of long-predicted Higgs boson decay Seeing Higgs boson decay required “magic-eye” focus; may help physicists understand why the universe has mass. August 28, 2018 Read full story →
Light from ancient quasars helps confirm quantum entanglement Results are among the strongest evidence yet for “spooky action at a distance.” August 19, 2018 Read full story →
Sprawling galaxy cluster found hiding in plain sight Bright light from black hole in a feeding frenzy had been obscuring surrounding galaxies. August 16, 2018 Read full story →
MIT mathematicians solve age-old spaghetti mystery It’s nearly impossible to break a dry spaghetti noodle into only two pieces. A new MIT study shows how and why it can be done. August 13, 2018 Read full story →
In neutron stars, protons may do the heavy lifting The positively charged particles may have an outsize influence on the properties of neutron stars and other neutron-rich objects. August 13, 2018 Read full story →
3Q: A bold mission to touch the sun MIT’s John Belcher discusses the launch of the Parker Solar Probe, which will fly directly into the sun’s atmosphere. August 13, 2018 Read full story →
3Q: Richard Milner on a new U.S. particle accelerator Proposal for powerful particle collider gets National Academies’ go-ahead. July 24, 2018 Read full story →
X-ray data may be first evidence of a star devouring a planet New data may explain star’s mysterious dimming. July 18, 2018 Read full story →