Wandering black holes, a class of black holes that are not anchored to the centres of galaxies, are a fascinating yet elusive aspect of our universe. These black holes are not formed by the typical processes that create stellar black holes, which occur when massive stars run out of fuel and collapse under their own […]
Probably, the most common assumption about scientific knowledge amongst the general public, and certainly amongst a substantial percentage of the philosophers of science, is that science attempts to find out the truth about the world (just like many other institutions or professions, like the courts, the police or whoever that needs to look for information […]
When one tectonic plate sinks beneath another, it generates magmas rich in volatiles such as water, sulphur and chlorine. As these magmas ascend, they release magmatic fluids, in which sulphur and chlorine bind to metals such as gold and copper, and transport these metals towards the surface of the Earth. As the extreme conditions relevant […]
The carbon impact of permafrost thawing Researchers have developed a model to assess permafrost thawing’s impact on carbon release. The study suggests that while thawing could release substantial carbon, only a fraction will reach the atmosphere by 2100, but this thawing still presents a significant challenge for climate mitigation efforts. Full Story: PhysOrg Rare neuron […]
In a recent research, Jonathan D’Emidio and Anders W. Sandvik studied a property of quantum systems called Rényi entanglement entropy (EE) in a specific two-dimensional quantum spin model known as the J-Q model . This model is significant because it describes a type of deconfined quantum criticality , which occurs at a phase transition between […]
Authors: Pere Monràs i Riera, PhD candidate, Universitat de Barcelona and Elisenda Ballesté, assistant professor in Microbiology, Universitat de Barcelona Antarctica, the world’s most remote, harsh and pristine continent, is not free from marine pollution. Where human activity goes, plastic debris inevitably follows. What might the early explorers of this icy wilderness think today, upon […]
Researchers have confirmed a theory that proposes a connection between the complementarity principle and entropic uncertainty. “Our results have no clear or direct application right now. It’s basic research that lays the foundation for future technologies in quantum information and quantum computers. There’s enormous potential for completely new discoveries in many different research fields,” says […]
Author: Lluís Montoliu , researcher, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB – CSIC, Spain) Garfield, star of the eponymous comic strip created by Jim Davis in 1978, is, like many of the cats that roam our homes, orange. He is orange in the same way that some people are redheaded, some horses are brown, or some […]
Climate change could drive mass extinctions by 2100 A new study warns that nearly one-third of Earth’s species could face extinction by 2100 if global temperatures rise 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, surpassing the Paris Agreement target. The study emphasizes the urgent need for policymakers to limit greenhouse gas emissions to prevent accelerated extinction […]