Physics

Surveying atmospheric escape from gas giants orbiting F-type stars
Artist's illustration: WASP-12 b loses its atmosphere in a process called escaping. Credit: NASA Why is it important to know ...

Synthesis method enables small-diameter, high-density carbon nanowires
Single-walled carbon nanowires (SWCNWs) are synthesized by introducing polyynes (C2nHOUR2) as a carbon source in SWCNTs followed by annealing in ...

AI and energy infrastructure may buoy US economy in 2026
Photo: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The US economy is expected to continue to grow, albeit at a lower rate than in ...

A new, expansive view of the Milky Way reveals our galaxy in unprecedented radio color
Photo: International Center for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR). Astronomers at the International Center for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have created ...

Nearly half of US workers don’t know work experience could count toward a degree, according to survey
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new University of Phoenix study from The Harris Poll found that while 90% of U.S. ...

Major Canadian banks’ digital emissions stay massive while they disclose less and less
Photo: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Early 2025 some of Canada's largest banks– including those with the highest digital emissions and the ...

Earliest long-snouted fossil crocodile from Egypt reveals the African origins of seagoing crocs
Reconstruction of the life of Wadisuchus kassabi from the Late Cretaceous of Egypt, showing an adult catching a lungfish in ...

White oak genome reveals genetic markers for climate adaptability and pest resistance
Meg Staton (left), assistant professor of bioinformatics and computational genomics in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, and Scott ...

4MOST telescope facility captures first light
Sky region of the first observations with 4MOST with an example spectrum. In the Sculptor Galaxy (top right), 4MOST took ...

Disaster was wake-up call for US on dangers of underground gas
Impact zone map. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adr6684 On an evening 10 years ago, Porter Ranch resident Matt Pakucko ...





