Researchers advance gravitational wave detection to study collisions of neutron stars and black holes

Researchers advance gravitational wave detection to study collisions of neutron stars and black holes

This graph shows the time it took the researchers to send out an alert, with the average alert time being less than 30 seconds.Photo credit: Andrew Toivonen Researchers at the …

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Shark conservation is so successful that researchers are looking for ways to curb human-shark interactions

Shark conservation is so successful that researchers are looking for ways to curb human-shark interactions

Shark conservation efforts over the past two decades have been so successful that researchers are testing ways to mitigate human-shark conflicts as populations continue to increase. Demian Chapman, a senior …

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Researchers show ancient magnetic cilia can be taught new tricks

Researchers show ancient magnetic cilia can be taught new tricks

The bends of NdFeB-based magnetic cilia magnetized in a horizontal magnetic field point upward. Image credit: Matthew R. Clary. Magnetic ciliated artificial hair, whose motion is driven by embedded magnetic …

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Researchers reveal unique tidal disruption event with apparent early optical collision

Researchers reveal unique tidal disruption event with apparent early optical collision

Schematic representation of the processes occurring in AT 2023lli, arranged in chronological order. Credit: Astrophysical Journal Communications (2024). DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ad319f A research team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) …

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