On Earth, clouds usually form when water vapor creates droplets or ice crystals in the presence of tiny particles, such […]
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Ice sheet expansion may have started 2,000 years ago, but we canceled that
The tiny remains of the Laurentide Ice Sheet began getting somewhat less tiny. Baffin Island is a good location for […]
Inside the Pentagon, the pressure is on to find a home for a new spaceport
Public, private, or both? But there’s no firm plan yet for when the military might get moving on actually setting […]
Crows can evaluate visual info twice as fast as mammals
Birds’ compact nervous system seems to help them handle tasks very quickly. Much of what we know about how a […]
Ink droplets in motion snag top prize in Nikon Small World contest
“Ole Bielfeldt’s winning image embodies what makes Nikon Small World so powerful: the intersection of microscope imaging, ingenuity, and artistry,” […]
UN says we’re going to blow past 1.5º warming, offers a “now what?” answer
Best case is now an overshoot to 1.8º C, accompanied by massive carbon removal. In 2015, all but two countries […]
Quantum error correction goes well beyond breakeven
A demo of error-corrected qubits shows big reductions in errors as they grow. Running complicated algorithms on quantum computing hardware […]
Japan launches mission to bring home a piece of the Martian moon Phobos
The climax for MMX will come in 2029, when the spacecraft will attempt up to two landings on Phobos. Japan […]
Russian spacecraft maneuvers in “extreme proximity” to satellite used by Ukraine
A Russian military satellite maneuvered in “extreme proximity” of a commercial Earth-imaging satellite in recent days in the first known […]
Batteries help reduce emissions, but how do we reduce their emissions?
The first order of business for the energy transition is electrifying applications like vehicles and heating and making sure that […]