Alaska is hit hard by climate change. The subsequent rise in temperatures causes permafrost to degrade. Without this underground layer of ice that acts as a cement, mountain slopes become fragile. This video takes you to the field to study the Alaskan soil with scientists.
Long reserved only to biologists, the field of embryology is becoming increasingly open to physicists, whose role is to dissect the mechanical processes of embryonic development.
Edible insects are now considered to be an alternative source of protein for a human population set to increase by 2 billion by 2050. Yet a competitive production method still needs to be found....
Data from the European Space Agency's (ESA) Planck satellite has allowed researchers to create the latest map of the Universe. It shows fossil radiation, the oldest light in the Universe, but with...
For the first time ever, researchers were able to calculate how matter evolved throughout the entire observable Universe, from the Big Bang to today. For such large calculations, they have used...