Category: Science
Phenomenon which baffled Einstein captured in photo for first time
Scientists have captured a photograph for the first time of a phenomenon which Albert Einstein once described as “spooky action at a distance”. The image is of a strong form of quantum entanglement, where two particles interact with each other and share their physical states for an instant – no matter how great the distance which…
G20 summit: Theresa May pushes for climate change action
World leaders are at odds over climate change and trade, with the process of agreeing a joint statement at the G20 summit running into difficulties. US president Donald Trump has reportedly been pushing to water down the summit communique’s language on climate change – but Theresa May wants “the strongest wording we can deliver”. …
Boaty McBoatface makes significant discovery on debut research mission
The yellow submarine dubbed Boaty McBoatface has returned from its first expedition with data which links increasing Antarctic winds to rising sea temperatures. The mission was undertaken in April 2017 and saw the autonomous vessel explore 110 miles at depths of up to 4,000 metres in the Orkney Passage, a region of the Southern Ocean some 500…
Professor Brian Cox breaks own world record for show ticket sales
Professor Brian Cox has broken his own Guinness world record for the most tickets sold for a science show. The physicist saw a total of 11,433 tickets sold for his Universal: Adventures In Space And Time show at Arena Birmingham on February 23 2019, breaking his previous record of 8,787 tickets sold. The current show,…
Black Hole ‘Event Horizon’ image captured for first time
The glowing doughnut lost in the vastness of space looks harmless enough – but it is just as well the object is 55 million light years away. This is the first image astronomers have captured of a supermassive black hole big enough to swallow stars at the centre of a distant galaxy. Nothing that gets too…
NASA moves a step closer to flying a helicopter on Mars in 2021
A helicopter that is set to fly on Mars in 2021 has completed its first test flight, American space agency NASA has revealed. Exploration on other planets has long been restricted to rovers on the ground, but engineers are making progress in their ambitious plans to launch a drone-like device into the skies above the…
Scientists put smartphone in blender to analyse contents -as you do
Scientists have blended a mobile phone to dust to conduct a chemical analysis of what it contains. A team at the University of Plymouth carried out the research to show the quantities of rare or so-called ‘conflict’ elements in each phone and to encourage greater recycling rates. Every year, 1.4 billion mobile phones are produced…
NASA’s new rocket will not be ready for moon mission next year
NASA's massive new rocket will not be ready for a moon shot next year, the space agency’s top official has told the US Congress. Administrator Jim Bridenstine said he is considering switching to commercial rockets to keep the June 2020 launch date. Mr Bridenstine told a Senate committee that two private rockets would be needed,…
British pioneers to broadcast live video from ocean depths
British-based scientists are set to deliver the first live video broadcast from deep below an ocean’s surface. Early this week, a submersible is expected to dive to 300 meters (nearly 1,000 feet) off the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean and send images to a satellite transmitter on the mother ship. The Nekton Mission highlights the…
Watching TV could contribute to memory loss in over 50s, study suggests
Watching TV for just a few hours every night could contribute to memory loss in older people, new research suggests. Over 50s who spent more than three-and-a-half hours daily in front of the box were found to experience poorer verbal memory, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports. The findings indicate people…
