Hunga eruption sparked record-setting undersea avalanches
Analysis of seafloor deposits reveals the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption triggered immense underwater currents that scoured the seabed more than 100 kilometers away, burying entire ecosystems in their path.
AI helps decipher lost Babylonian hymn praising ancient city
At a Glance Researchers have unveiled a previously unknown Babylonian hymn, lost to history for millennia, that offers…
Study charts 540 million years of rapid sea level change
A breakthrough study quantifies 540 million years of rapid sea level fluctuations, revealing how ancient ice ages caused dramatic 100-meter shifts in Earth's coastlines.
Scientists unveil a quantum generator of truly random numbers
Researchers have developed a new type of random number generator that uses the inherent unpredictability of quantum physics and verifies its results with cutting-edge cryptography.
The Paradox That Seems to Violate Physics
This puzzle, which seems to violate the laws of physics, explains why closing a road can make traffic move faster.
Playing Snake on a Screen Made of Water
In a stunning fusion of science and nostalgia, a creator built video games where the pixels are not on a screen—they are actual, controllable droplets of water.
3D Printing a Mathematical Mystery from Reddit
A six-year-old internet mystery is solved, revealing how the bizarre and beautiful "maths trumpet" is a 3D visualization of the multiple complex solutions to the equation (-2)^x.
Was Spinosaurus a Wader or a Swimmer?
New fossil evidence, from a crocodile-like snout to a massive paddle-shaped tail, has ignited a fierce debate over whether the giant predator Spinosaurus was a shoreline wader or a powerful underwater swimmer.
Study confirms slowing circulation is cooling the North Atlantic
New research confirms that the mysterious "warming hole" in the North Atlantic is caused by a long-term slowdown of the ocean's critical conveyor-belt-like circulation system, a finding with significant implications for global climate.
Scientists flip quantum switch for terahertz-speed electronics
Scientists have discovered a way to switch a quantum material between an insulator and a conductor on demand, a breakthrough that could lead to electronics 1,000 times faster.