Is Solar Maximum Over? Or Is It Still To Come? (Image Credit: Javier Zayas Photography via Getty Images) We know that the sun has reached its peak level of activity, known as solar maximum. But are we still in this…
The Q.ANT wafer, made from thin-film lithium niobate, enables photonic integrated circuits with high optical modulation accuracy and speed, low noise and reduced heat generation. (Image credit: © Q.ANT) A light-powered computer chip has been launched that is designed to…
An illustration of a pregnant female ichthyosaur (Myobradypterygius hauthali), known as Fiona, swimming 131 million years ago in what is now Chile. (Photo by Mauricio Alvarez) A CT scan of a fossilized marine reptile found during pregnancy has revealed a…
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its second scientific flyby of the sun, the space organization announced Tuesday (March 25). (Photo credit: Steve Gribben/NASA/Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory) This week, the space agency announced that the Parker Solar Probe…
After an acute illness, the measles virus can sometimes remain in the body and cause dangerous diseases many years later. (Photo courtesy of KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images) Measles kills between 1 and 3 out of every 1,000
An artistic rendering of the human brain undergoing atrophy in cyberspace. (Image credit: Flavio Coelho via Getty Images) A new study warns that artificial intelligence (AI) may be negatively impacting users' critical thinking skills, making them less intelligent. The study,…