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Hawking, the celebrity theoretical physicist
On November 8, 2018, one of the earliest wheelchairs used by Stephen Hawking fetched a whopping sum of nearly £300,000, while a copy of his doctoral thesis fetched almost £585,000. How did a theoretical physicist turn into one of…5 hrs ago
Why the tropics lose the most birds when cities expand
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Personalized savings reminders can help boost retirement savings
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Student finds proof of rare wild cat in northern New Mexico
Armed with dozens of motion-sensing cameras, William Grooms spent this past summer documenting wildlife across Carson National Forest in northern New Mexico. It was his…12 hrs ago
The hidden ways insects support animal life—from habitat to health—go way beyond being food
There are at least 14 million insect species on Earth, and they play highly diverse roles in sustaining the natural world. Insects provide many well-known benefits—what…13 hrs ago
Different text genres help doctoral students adapt their writing to reach new readers
An academic abstract, a blog post and a public outreach article all place different demands on the writer. Readers' prior knowledge varies, as does the purpose of the…15 hrs ago
Two paths, one flux: Trapped ions simulate Aharonov–Bohm interference in a lattice gauge theory
In a new Nature Physics study, researchers demonstrated the Aharonov-Bohm effect in a quantum simulation of a lattice gauge theory using a hybrid trapped-ion quantum…16 hrs ago
Earth's gravity may have kept the early moon's volcanic heart beating
We typically think of the moon as a static, floating object that has remained the same for basically its entire lifetime, with an occasional asteroid impact serving as an…17 hrs ago
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 235 — Robots in Dark and Scary Places
On Episode 235 of This Week In Space, Tariq Malik and Rod Pyle are joined by Dr. Jim Green to talk about the past, present, and future of planetary exploration.17 hrs ago
On this day in space! Nov. 7, 1992: NASA launches Mars Global Surveyor, its 1st Mars mission in 20 years at the time, to map the Red Planet like never before
On Nov. 7, 1996, NASA launched its Mars Global Surveyor mission, the first Mars mission in 20 years. Here's why it mattered.18 hrs ago
Scientists discover new jellyfish species in waters off Alicante in Spain
The Mediterranean Sea still holds species unknown to science. One of them is Copula lucentia, a tiny jellyfish measuring just a few millimeters. Discovered off El…18 hrs ago
Heavy rain can more than double glacier speeds in Alaska
Glaciers are often thought of as unyielding blocks of ice that slowly carve out the landscape as they move downhill by gravity. But sometimes their slow crawl becomes a…19 hrs ago
Send your name to Saturn's moon Titan with NASA's upcoming Dragonfly mission
NASA is asking the public to send their names to Titan for an ambitious mission that will see a flying craft explore the Saturn moon in 2034, if all goes according to…19 hrs ago
The introduction of a medieval public health system exposed the population to roundworm
Medieval health and sanitation efforts involved deliberate interventions; however, some of these measures had the opposite effect, leading to an increased spread of…20 hrs ago
Theory predicting an older universe without dark matter or dark energy passes key cosmological tests
An alternative model in which the universe is 26.7 billion years old and needs neither dark matter nor dark energy has held up against several major cosmology tests…20 hrs ago
Why treating soil acidity crop by crop is no longer enough for prairie farmers
To protect their future harvests, Western Canadian farmers need to manage soil acidity across their entire multiyear rotation rather than crop by crop, long-term research…21 hrs ago
Star Wars is experiencing a golden age of video games
The movies might be struggling to recapture the magic, but Star Wars video games are strong with the Force.21 hrs ago
Diwali celebrations coincide with worsening air. Here's how to stay safer
For people across South Asia, especially in northern India, Diwali celebrations coincide with the return of hazardous winter air, raising concerns about how to celebrate…23 hrs ago
Polar vortex faltering weeks earlier than ever recorded
Meteorologists said Friday they were observing an unprecedented early disruption of the polar vortex, raising the risk of cold snaps across the Northern Hemisphere…23 hrs ago
Pakistani astronaut to board Shenzhou 24 and become the first foreigner on China's space station
A Pakistani astronaut will join the crew of China's Shenzhou 24 spacecraft on a mission that would make him the first foreign national to board Beijing's space station…23 hrs ago