‘Fingerprints’ Inside the Sun Could Reveal If It Once Swallowed a Planet
A new study claims the Sun swallowed a planet billions of years ago, leaving 'fingerprints' inside it that may still be visible today.
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Research, space, climate and the natural world.
Physicists Find a Hidden ‘Curveball’ in Quantum Light
Physicists find a hidden 'curveball' in quantum light: lasers hit atoms hardest slightly off-center, like a spinning table tennis ball.
Climate change has severed a centuries-old temperature bond between two of the world’s great seas
Two oceans long bound together now drift apart, a bond sundered by human hands rather than mere volcanic fire.
Hubble telescope photo shows how stars die so new ones can live
Hubble captures a vast hollow in a gas cloud where stars destroy their birthplace while creating new ones.
El Niño’s strength kept Atlantic hurricane activity far below normal through June
A quiet season of the sea: why no hurricane has formed this year, and what El Niño's wrath hath wrought upon the Atlantic.
New Study Suggests Southern Ocean Could Stop Absorbing Carbon Even With Strong Climate Action
A grim warning from the Antarctic abyss: the Southern Ocean may cease to be a sink for carbon and become a source.
OpenAI’s Millennium Prize Solution Splits the Math Community in Two
A tale of a grand prize won by a machine, wherein a company's triumph stirs suspicion and sorrow among the learned.
How Venus Runs Hotter Than Mercury, Even Though Mercury Sits Closer to the Sun
Why Venus roasts hotter than Mercury despite sitting farther from the sun? The answer lies in Venus' thick, heat-trapping blanket of atmosphere.
Moon May Have Formed Intact Just Hours After Giant Collision With Early Earth
New models suggest the Moon formed as one whole object within hours after a giant collision with early Earth, challenging old ideas.
How Water Arranges Itself at Titanium Dioxide Surfaces — and Why That Matters for Hydrogen Fuel
A study measures the water structure at TiO₂ surfaces during photocatalytic hydrogen production, linking surface arrangement to reaction rate.