James Webb Space Telescope snaps pic of weird galaxies

Researchers have used a "gravitational lens" to reveal distant galaxies. The snapshot could help astronomers better understand dark matter.

Alexis Blue-U. Arizona • futurity
Aug. 10, 2023 • ~8 min

Researchers dig deep underground in hopes of finally observing dark matter

To detect dark matter, you need to build an ultra-sensitive detector and put it somewhere ultra-quiet. For one physics collaboration, that place is almost a mile under Lead, S.D.

Hugh Lippincott, Associate Professor of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara • conversation
Aug. 9, 2023 • ~7 min

Measuring helium in distant galaxies may give physicists insight into why the universe exists

The way particles interacted while the universe was forming seconds after the Big Bang could explain why the universe exists the way it does – a physicist explains matter-antimatter asymmetry.

Anne-Katherine Burns, Ph.D. Candidate in Theoretical Particle Physics, University of California, Irvine • conversation
July 26, 2023 • ~8 min

Mission to map the dark Universe sets off on space journey

A European mission to explore how gravity, dark energy and dark matter shaped the evolution of the Universe soared into space today from Cape Canaveral.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 1, 2023 • ~3 min

Euclid space mission is set for launch – here's how it will test alternative theories of gravity

The Euclid mission is preparing to launch on July 1.

Tessa Baker, Royal Society University Research Fellow, Reader in Cosmology, Queen Mary University of London • conversation
June 27, 2023 • ~8 min

There’s a link between photosynthesis and strange physics state

"As far as we know, these areas have never been connected before, so we found this very compelling and exciting."

Louise Lerner-Chicago • futurity
May 30, 2023 • ~6 min

How wildfire smoke can harm human health, even when the fire is hundreds of miles away – a toxicologist explains

Fires in Canada have sent smoke across several US states, leaving cities like Denver with some of the worst air quality in the world – even far from the actual flames.

Christopher T. Migliaccio, Research Associate Professor in Toxicology, University of Montana • conversation
May 22, 2023 • ~7 min

How climate change may threaten soil’s ability to capture carbon

New study looks at the dynamics of how warming may affect carbon capture in soil near trees and plants.

Clea Simon • harvard
May 11, 2023 • ~5 min

The Euclid spacecraft will transform how we view the 'dark universe'

A spacecraft set to launch this year will throw a spotlight on the mysterious ‘dark side’ of the universe.

Robert Nichol, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean, University of Surrey • conversation
May 5, 2023 • ~7 min

A brief history of the UK's Winchcombe meteorite

In 2021, searchers recovered a meteorite that fell over the UK just hours earlier. Scientists have now reconstructed its story.

Dr Martin D. Suttle, Lecturer in Planetary Science, The Open University • conversation
March 10, 2023 • ~7 min

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