Getting the Gas to Consumers
Unlike water utilities operating locally, natural gas must travel vast distances from production sites to consumers. This requires…
Are Dams Built to Last Forever?
Dams provide essential services like hydropower and flood control but inevitably trap sediment, reducing reservoir capacity over time.…
How Does Light Move?
Contrary to everyday intuition, particles such as photons and electrons do not follow a single path but instead…
Viking Skulls Reveal Signs of Infections, Arthritis, and Dental Disease, Study Finds
At a Glance Researchers from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden have uncovered significant health issues among the…
Study Reveals Gradual Evolution of Lighter Pigmentation in European Populations Over 45,000 Years
At a Glance Researchers from the University of Ferrara in Italy have examined how skin, eye, and hair…
The U.S. May Be Facing a Huge Water Crisis
Climate change is intensifying water extremes, causing cycles of severe droughts and floods, which are reshaping agriculture, ecosystems,…
The Final Challenge to Our Nuclear Future
Fusion energy is nearing feasibility as major technological challenges have been addressed. The remaining hurdle is the construction…
How Mountains Drive (and Divide) Evolution
Researchers discovered that mountainous regions like the Rockies preserve unique evolutionary patterns. In these regions, species such as…
Fancy a Job Interview With Google? You Should Probably Watch This
Google interviewers were known to ask brain teasers to job applicants, with others believing this was their way…
Researchers Unlock Topological Secrets of Quasicrystals in Higher Dimensions
At a Glance Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding the mysterious properties of quasicrystals, a unique type…