A Rise in Online Shopping Partially to Blame For Recent Spike in Whale Deaths : ScienceAlert
Our addiction to online shopping is contributing to the recent spike in whale deaths, The New York Times reports. Since early December, 23 whales have washed up dead along the…
Antarctic Sea Ice Is The Lowest It’s Been in 45 Years of Records, Researchers Report : ScienceAlert
Antarctic sea ice likely shrunk to a record low last week, US researchers said Monday, its lowest extent in the 45 years of satellite record-keeping. The National Snow and Ice…
We Just Got The Most Precise Measurement of a Property of a Particle, Ever : ScienceAlert
The Standard Model of particle physics is our current best-guess on what the blue-prints for matter looks like. Of all of its predictions, none are as precise as the magnetic…
Ice Sheet Collapse at Both Poles to Start Sooner Than Expected, Study Warns : ScienceAlert
Even if we manage to stabilize Earth’s temperatures by peaking at 2 °C, Greenland’s and Antarctica’s vast ice sheets are on track for irreversible melting, a new study warns. “If…
Scientists Boost The Efficiency of a Cheap And Promising Solar Panel Material by 250% : ScienceAlert
Cheaper to produce and better at absorbing higher energy forms of light, perovskite materials have the potential to replace silicon in solar panel technology. Unfortunately scientists are still figuring out…
Physicists Levitated a Glass Nanosphere, Nudging It Into The Realm of Quantum Mechanics : ScienceAlert
Quantum mechanics deals with the behavior of the Universe at the super-small scale: atoms and subatomic particles that operate in ways that classical physics can’t explain. In order to explore…
You Might Survive a Nuclear Blast if You’re in This Kind of Shelter, Finds New Study : ScienceAlert
If a nuclear bomb were dropped in your city tomorrow, would you know where to take cover? Nuclear war is a terrifying thought, but for a team of researchers at…
Google Reaches a Major ‘Milestone’ in Making Quantum Computing Usable : ScienceAlert
Google scientists said Wednesday they have passed a major milestone in their quest to develop effective quantum computing, with a new study showing they reduced the rate of errors –…
‘Ghostly’ Glow of Entangled Light Now Reveals Hidden Objects Better Than Ever : ScienceAlert
Ghost imaging is a sophisticated and incredibly useful set of techniques that scientists deploy to photograph light-sensitive objects in surprisingly high resolution. By making use of a mix of quantum…
‘Forever Chemicals’ Have Been Found in Animals on Every Continent Except One : ScienceAlert
Animals are contaminated with hazardous forever chemicals on every continent except Antarctica, according to a new report. Creatures ranging from tigers and polar bears, to red pandas and voles, to…