Chandra tracks M87 black hole's evolving jet in finest X-ray detail yet

An international team of astronomers led by Camille Poitras, a Ph.D. student in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at ...

2,700-year-old standing stone may provide fresh evidence for King Hezekiah's religious reforms

A new study by Prof. Avraham Faust of Bar-Ilan University's Department of General History presents new evidence that may shed ...

5.5 magnitude earthquake rattles Tokyo region but no danger of a tsunami, meteorological agency says

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 shook eastern Japan, including Tokyo, on Tuesday, but there was no danger ...

When glaciers vanish, so does the hidden life they support

We often hear about glacier melting and predictions of what climate change could do. But very little is mentioned about the ...

Potatoes benefit when two soil bacteria team up

Researchers at Umeå University have shown that two soil bacteria can work together to influence potato development. The ...

Revealing how and when a black hole's mighty winds can squash star formation

Thanks to the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, or XRISM, University of Michigan researchers are helping chip away at ...

Could Earth have sent life to Jupiter's moon Europa?

Could Earth have seeded Jupiter's moon Europa with bacterial life, where it could have taken hold in Europa's ocean and ...

Black holes unleash delayed radio 'burps' years after tearing apart stars

Astronomers using the U.S. National Science Foundation Very Large Array (NSF VLA) have found that when a supermassive black hole tears apart an unlucky star, the fireworks are not over when the first ...

Odor‑resistant and soft on the skin: The science of merino wool explained

Merino wool is warm, comfortable and surprisingly adaptable, making it a smart choice for days when the weather can't quite ...

World Cup Fever Study now open to all major smartwatches

At the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Bielefeld University is looking for fans of all national teams. The Football Fever ...

Powerful UFO spotted blasting from a distant black hole

Astronomers have detected one of the most powerful ultra-fast outflows ever seen from a distant supermassive black hole.

One of the world's most important plate boundaries is older than previously thought

A chain of remote islands and underwater volcanoes between Alaska and Kamchatka has revealed a much older chapter in Earth's tectonic history than previously known. Along the Aleutian Arc, the Pacific ...