Fusion energy has the potential to be an effective clean energy source, as its reactions generate incredibly large amounts of energy[1]. Fusion reactors aim to reproduce on Earth what happens in the core of the Sun[2], where very light elements merge and
Comparing the Trump and Harris records on technology regulation
It’s not surprising that technology regulation is an important issue in the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign.
The past decade has seen advanced technologies, from social media algorithms to large language model artificial intelligence systems, profoundly affect
Socially distanced layout of the world’s oldest cities helped early civilization evade diseases
In my research[1] focused on early farmers of Europe, I have often wondered about a curious pattern through time: Farmers lived in large dense villages, then dispersed for centuries, then later formed cities again, only to abandon those as well. Why?
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is a Halloween visitor from the spooky Oort Cloud − the invisible bubble that’s home to countless space objects
The human mind may find it difficult to conceptualize: a cosmic cloud so colossal it surrounds the Sun and eight planets as it extends trillions of miles into deep space.
The spherical shell known as the Oort Cloud is, for all practical purposes,
Found dead in the snow − how microbes can help pinpoint time of death for forensic investigations in frigid conditions
What happens to a dead body in an extremely cold environment? Does it decompose? How do these conditions affect how forensic scientists understand when the person died?
Estimating time of death, also called the post-mortem interval[1], is a complex task. It
What is space made of? An astrophysics expert explains all the components – from radiation to dark matter – found in the vacuum of space
Curious Kids[1] is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. [2]. What is space made of – what does gravity actually bend? – Phil, age 12, Birmingham What
2 solar probes are helping researchers understand what phenomenon powers the solar wind
Our Sun drives a constant outward flow of plasma, or ionized gas, called the solar wind, which envelops our solar system. Outside of Earth’s protective magnetosphere, the fastest solar wind rushes by[1] at speeds of over 310 miles (500 kilometers) per