A schematic illustration of superfluid behavior in the equation of state measurement. Credit: HKUST In a recent study, researchers made a significant observation of the Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless (BKT) phase transition in…
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Deadly rains in Congo are now predicted to occur every two years
This month’s extreme rainfall that caused destructive floods in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), leading to at least 33 deaths, cutting off major roads and…
Natural Disaster Trauma Disrupts Brain’s Decision Circuits
Summary: Survivors of the 2018 Camp Fire in California exhibit long-term cognitive changes, particularly in decision-making. Participants directly exposed to the wildfire showed reduced ability to choose long-term rewards and…
Smaller, smarter building blocks for future quantum technology
Chip with the couple cavity arrays (CCAs) wire bonded to a printed circuit board on top of a copper holder. Credit: EPFL/HQC – CC-BY-SA 4.0 Scientists at EPFL have made…
How Orange County plans to sterilize mosquitoes to limit spread of disease
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Mosquito season has arrived in Southern California. That means more mosquitoes will be flying around looking for someone to bite. “There’s not a lot of things…
Rare ‘cannibal’ solar eruption sparks severe geomagnetic storm, triggers stunning auroras (photos)
What a show Earth just put on! Over the past 24 hours, our planet has been reverberating from the impact of a powerful coronal mass ejection (CME) that struck Earth’s…
Congratulations to Yuguo Yang, winner of the 2024 Haldane Prize! – Functional Ecologists
Functional Ecology is delighted to announce that the winner of the 2024 Haldane Prize is Yuguo Yang! The Haldane Prize is awarded annually for the best paper published in the journal…
Your spice rack faces a dramatic overhaul as RFK, Jr.’s controversial attack on safe dyes roils the food industry
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s influence is already being felt throughout the food industry in the United States, and you may soon see…
A changing climate may jeopardize global blood supply
Donated blood at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood. Credit: Australian Red Cross Lifeblood A new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health suggests a changing climate threatens the continuous availability of…
