Modelling shows that a built-up coast can alter the path of tropical cyclones

US researcher sees the wood for its trees

One possible explanation for the irregular pattern is the remains of an exploded supernova, such as the nearby supernova remnant Vela, whose location corresponds to one of the cosmic-ray hotspots.

'Wonder material' has yet another wondrous property

Experiment confirms high surface conductivity

Scientists have uncovered two pairs of planets so close to each other that they interact gravitationally.

WR 22, a member of a double star system in the Carina Nebula, is shedding its atmosphere at a rate many millions times faster than our Sun.

Tumbling ribbons have surprising shapes

The test gauges how the mirrors change temperature and shape over a range of operational temperatures in space.

Scientists have significantly narrowed down the possible mass range of the elusive Higgs boson particle, predicted to exist by the standard model of particle physics.

Higgs likely lighter, and more elusive

This is the first direct observation linking a high-flying star to a galactic center origin.

The map was constructed using almost 21,000 images from the Thermal Emission Imaging System, a multiband infrared camera.

Explaining how Leonardo created such naturalistic paintings

Destruction would have profound effect on climate

Buckyballs are the largest molecules known to exist in space.

The results open the possibility that dark gamma-ray bursts may spring from high-metallicty environments.

Triple-slit experiment fails to crack quantum gravity

Nanoribbons have armchair edges

Prometheus' gravitational pull sloshes ring material around, creating wake channels that trigger the formation of objects as large as 12 miles in diameter.