Tag: science
The Black Market for Fake Science Is Growing Faster Than Legitimate Research, Study Warns
A new study by researchers at Northwestern University has set off alarm bells about the future of academic research, warning that the publication of...
This New Pyramid-Like Shape Always Lands With the Same Side Up
In 2023, Domokos—along with his graduate students Gergő Almádi and Krisztina Regős, and Robert Dawson of Saint Mary’s University in Canada—proved that it is...
Trump executive order gives politicians control over all federal grants, alarming researchers
NEW YORK – An executive order signed by President Donald Trump late Thursday aims to give political appointees power over the billions of dollars...
Why the US Is Racing to Build a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon
“There’s now policy certainty that we didn’t have before,” she adds. “Last but not least, the private sector is not only interested in using...
Harvard scientists say research could be set back years after funding freeze
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University professor Alberto Ascherio's research is literally frozen. Collected from millions of U.S. soldiers over two decades using millions of...
See 6 Planets Align in the Night Sky This August
On August 10, six planets—Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—will line up in an arc in the night sky. Four of these planets—Mercury,...
Life After the Atomic Blast, as Told by Hiroshima’s Survivors
The mushroom cloud was visible from the hills of neighboring prefectures. Those who were beyond the immediate blast radius may not have shown any...
The History and Physics of the Atomic Bomb
In 1938, Italian physicist Enrico Fermi, who had fled to New York to escape fascism, discovered a material in which a process of this...
US Coast Guard Report on Titan Submersible Implosion Singles Out OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush
The report says that data from acoustic sensors and strain gauges on board indicated that the hull had suffered a delamination after a dive...
How Supercomputing Will Evolve, According to Jack Dongarra
Quantum computing is interesting. It’s really a wonderful area for research, but my feeling is we have a long way to go. Today we...
