A closer look reveals that nearly all of the deltas studied are sinking locally faster than the sea is rising, with the exception of the Rio Grande delta. In 38 deltas, more than half of the analyzed ...

The first stop is the Isle of Man, a small archipelago in the Irish Sea known worldwide for motorsports. Each year, it hosts the Tourist Trophy, a motorcycle race created more than a century ago, as ...

Astronomers classify galaxies according to their morphology. Our Milky Way belongs to a category known as spiral galaxies. Like more than 65 percent of galaxies in the universe, it features a central ...

One of the biggest challenges facing the widespread adoption of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power is storage. Energy must be available when the wind is not blowing or when the sun ...

The polar jet stream is a high altitude air current, flowing at elevations between 8 and 12 kilometers, that moves at very high speeds across the Northern Hemisphere. Its role is to separate cold air ...

According to S&P Global, many car owners are choosing to keep at least one gasoline vehicle as a backup, even if it’s rarely driven. It’s a practical safeguard for long-distance travel, offsetting ...

The analysis of DNA extracted from Beethoven’s hair resolved several medical questions that had puzzled historians for decades. Among the most significant findings was a likely cause of death: a ...

Born in Vichy in 1969, I grew up during the Apollo era, inspired by space exploration, nuclear energy, and major scientific discoveries. Early on, I developed a passion for quantum physics, relativity ...

Iceberg A23a calved from Antarctica in 1986 — the same year Top Gun hit movie theaters. An immense block of ice, it remained for decades one of the largest icebergs ever observed by scientists. At the ...

Over the years, the challenges facing French farmers have continued to pile up, and the difficulties ahead are set to grow even more severe. A map published by the European Environment Agency shows ...

China is moving forward with one of the world’s most ambitious infrastructure projects: a 75 mile (120 km) undersea tunnel across the Bohai Strait. Plans for the project were submitted to the National ...

Armed with metal detectors, Jan searched the forest’s edge exactly where his father’s map pointed. What he uncovered was deeply emotional: a jewelry box that had belonged to his mother, who died when ...