Night MagicLeigh Ann HenionAlgonquin Books, $30 I feel like I’ve been out all night. In my mind, I’ve been walking the mountains and meadows of the Appalachian region after dark.…
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New upgrade will supercharge atomic vision of the world’s most powerful X-ray laser
SLAC received the second LCLS-II-HE cryomodule from Jefferson Lab on March 5, 2024. In Jefferson Lab fashion, it was decorated and delivered to celebrate the nearest holiday—this time, St. Patrick’s…
Unexpected Sounds Boost Dopamine, Leading to Riskier Decisions
Summary: A new study shows that unexpected sounds can cause dopamine bursts in the brain, which may lead to riskier decision-making. Researchers found that participants were 4% more likely to…
COP30 Amazon host strikes “largest carbon credit sale in history”
A coalition of governments and multinational corporations promises to pay Pará state $180m to save its rainforest A coalition of developed countries and corporations has agreed to a massive purchase…
Exploiting quantum squeezing to enhance precision of measurements in systems with multiple factors
A visual comparison between the familiar act of squeezing a balloon and the concept of quantum squeezing in a sensor. Credit: Tohoku University Quantum squeezing is a concept in quantum…
Hubble Space Telescope suggests our ancient universe was surprisingly crowded with supermassive black holes
A host of supermassive black holes populating the universe during the cosmic dark ages appears to drastically exceed estimates for how many billion-solar-mass black holes should have existed back then.…
Australia sees surge in mpox cases
Mpox Virus Particle Colorized transmission electron micrograph of an mpox virus particle (yellow and red) found within an infected VERO E6 cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory. Image captured at…
Mycorrhizal Fungi Role in Post-Fire Landscapes – Functional Ecologists
It’s been just over a month since the 12th International Conference on Mycorrhiza. In these blog posts, we hear from some of the winners of Functional Ecology’s poster and talk…
