Physics
3D-printed metamaterials harness complex geometry to dampen mechanical vibrations
This 3D printed kagome tube can passively isolate vibrations thanks to its complex yet clever design. Photo: James McInerney, Air ...
‘Space tornadoes’ could cause geomagnetic storms, but these phenomena aren’t easy to study
Early CME structure in the SC domain. Credit: Astrophysical Journal (2025). DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ADF855 Weather forecast is a powerful tool. For ...
Mechanical method uses collisions to break down plastic for sustainable recycling
Graphic abstraction. Credit: Chemistry (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102754 While plastic helps provide modern living standards, its accumulation in landfills and the ...
Earth enters ‘new reality’ as coral reefs reach first climate tipping point
Photo: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The world faces a “new reality” as we reach the first of many Earth system tipping ...
UK spearheads polar climate change research as US draws back
RRS Sir David Attenborough is about to embark on research in Antarctica as part of the British Antarctic Survey. Britain's ...
Attachment to our home town runs deep—so what happens when it faces dramatic change?
Photo: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When news broke of the closure of blast furnaces at the steelworks in Port Talbot, South ...
Unified model explains extreme jet streams on all giant planets
The gas giants Jupiter and Saturn have equatorial jet streams flowing to the east, while the ice giants Uranus and ...
Physicists are uncovering when nature’s strongest force falters
STAR detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY We're getting closer to understanding when the strong nuclear ...
Vole teeth reveal how a simple change can create complex new features over time
Voles (1), horses (2) and elephants (3) – all very different – have one simple trait: very tall and strong ...
Fire provides long-lasting benefits to bird populations in Sierra Nevada National Parks
The photo was taken in early May 2023, about 10 years after this patch of forest in Yosemite National Park ...
