What Makes The Upcoming Hunter's Blue Moon Rare

Medicine & Technology Oct 26, 2020

There are blue moons, an uncommon additional full moon in a month, and there is the hunter's blue moon - an even rarer occurrence.

Optical Clocks Narrow Down the Search for Dark Matter

Oct 25, 2020

Researchers have used the accuracy of optical clocks to close in on the mysterious components of dark matter, as well as the coupling between parts - particles and fields - postulated by the standard model of physics.

A New Timekeeping Theory Reconciles Einstein's Relativity and Quantum Clocks

Oct 23, 2020

One property of quantum mechanics is superposition, which explains how a system could be in multiple states at the same time until the instant it is observed or measured. A theoretical study suggests that this phenomenon affects high-precision clocks.

Machine Learning Might Guide the Arrow of Time in Microscopic Processes

Oct 23, 2020

In a microscopic context, fluctuations can cause phenomena that directly violate the second law of thermodynamics, leading observers to find the arrow of time being blurry and vague. However, a new machine-learning algorithm could help researchers in the future.

New Archaeological Dig Finds Advanced Water Filters From the Maya Civilization

Oct 23, 2020

A team from the University of Cincinnati (UC) found sophisticated water filters, made from natural materials, built by the ancient Maya civilization in its old city of Tikal, now in Guatemala.

New Radio Images Show Direct Effect of Volcanic Activity on Io's Atmosphere

Oct 22, 2020

A new set of radio images taken by the Atacama Large Millimeter/ submillimeter Array (ALMA) has captured the direct impact of volcanic activity on Io's atmosphere.

Present Levels of Radiation in Chernobyl Still Harmful, Even For Bees

Oct 21, 2020

Scientists believe that policymakers should think about nuclear environmental risks again after finding out that bumblebees exposed to current levels of Chernobyl radiations suffered a significant drop in their ability to reproduce.

Next Generation Travel: Direct Fusion Drive Can Get Spacecrafts to Titan in Two Years

Oct 20, 2020

Since nuclear fusion was discovered, it has become something of a holy grail in the search for efficient and clean energy sources. While the technology remains in a developmental phase, scientists are looking for a revolutionary application - fusion drives for spacecraft.

Where do Nobel Winners Study: Top 5 Universities with The Most Winners

Oct 19, 2020

One of the greatest achievements is to confer the best humankind has ever witnessed. They range from the fields of philosophy, medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, and restoration of peace. To achieve this, you need to have a strong educational background that helps you make the world a better place.

Physicist Tracks New World Record in Short-Term Measurement

Oct 19, 2020

Scientists have set a remarkable new world record for the shortest time ever measured, a duration requiring a new category.

Lasers Can Now Measure Biomass in Giant Redwoods

Oct 15, 2020

New research from the University College London (UCL) demonstrates the first application of laser technology for the measurement of volume and biomass of giant trees - used in the great Californian redwoods in this case.

Physicists Finally Achieved Room-Temperature Superconductivity

Oct 15, 2020

A team of New York-based physicists has achieved one of modern science's most sought after phenomena - a material that conducts electricity with virtually perfect efficiency in what is known as superconductivity - with new material, and at higher temperatures.

NASA Set to Land on Bennu, Could Find New Clues on the Start of Life

Oct 13, 2020

Recent studies offer new insights on the materials present on the asteroid Bennu, days before the NASA OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is set to land on it on October 20.

New Research Found There's a 50% Chance We're Living in a Simulation

Oct 14, 2020

Could we really be living in a computer simulation? A new study found that there's a 50-50 chance that the world as we know it is not real.

Researchers Find Novel Method of Analyzing the Densest Star Systems

Oct 13, 2020

A team from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) at Monash University in Australia proposes a new technique for analyzing some of the densest star systems in the Universe.