6.9 C
New York
Sunday, November 30, 2025

Tag: science

Scientists at work: cracking sea lions’ high-thrust, low-wake swimming technique

Megan Leftwich, George Washington University The California sea lion has a unique way of moving through the ocean. This highly maneuverable aquatic mammal produces thrust...

What has nuclear physics ever given us?

Paul Stevenson, University of Surrey This year marks the 103rd anniversary of the birth of nuclear physics, when Ernest Rutherford, Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden’s...

EXPLORING NATURE

When fake data is a good thing – how synthetic data...

Ambuj Tewari, University of Michigan You’ve just finished a strenuous hike to the top of a mountain. You’re exhausted...
A fisherman looks at the Suralaya coal-fired power plant in Cilegon, Indonesia, in 2023. Ronald Siagian/AFP via Getty Images

Can the world quit coal?