Physics
Jul 31, 2025
The "megaflash" occurred in 2017 and stretched from Texas to Missouri.
Jul 31, 2025
Today at about 11:30am local time, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in the country’s far east. Originating at a depth of roughly 20 kilometres, today’s powerful earthquake – among the ten strongest in recorded history and the largest worldwide since 2011 – has caused building damage and injuries in the largest nearby city, Petropavlosk-Kamchatsky, just 119 kilometres from the epicentre. Tsunami warnings and evacuations have reverberated through Russia,
Jul 30, 2025
The theory of quantum mechanics has transformed daily life since being proposed a century ago, yet how it works remains a mystery -- and physicists are deeply divided about what is actually going on, a survey in the journal Nature said Wednesday.More than 1,100 of them responded to a survey conducted by the leading scientific journal Nature.
Jul 30, 2025
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The 8.8 magnitude quake off Russia that triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific occurred on what is known as a "megathrust fault", where the denser Pacific Plate is sliding underneath the lighter North American Plate, scientists said. The Pacific Plate has been on the move, making the Kamchatka Peninsula area off Russia's Far East coast where it struck especially vulnerable to such tremors - and bigger aftershocks cannot be ruled out, they said.
Jul 30, 2025
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🚨#BREAKING: Now, at least four whales have washed ashore along Japan’s coastline, just hours after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked the region triggering tsunami Warnings watches and advisories
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Hundreds of documents show how researchers failed to notify officials in California about a test of technology to block the sun’s rays — while they planned a much huger sequel.
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The agency is down hundreds of employees after staffing cuts and voluntary buyouts implemented by the Trump administration.
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Hail is a leading cause of storm damage in the U.S. Researchers chased dozens of thunderstorms, hoping to unravel the remaining mysteries of how hail forms.
Jul 18, 2025