The expanse of Lake Taupō’s azure waters, crowned by hazy, mountainous horizons, evoke an extreme sense of calm. And yet, deep beneath the ground, geological unrest is brewing, according to a new paper in the New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. Lake Taupō is the largest freshwater lake in Australasia and is located in … Read more
In May, NASA scientists said the Voyager 1 spacecraft was returning inaccurate data from its attitude control system. The mysterious bug is still ongoing, according to the mission’s engineering team. To find a solution, engineers are now digging through manuals that are decades old. Voyager 1, along with its twin Voyager 2, was launched in … Read more
Marcelo Arruda, supporter of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was killed by a suspected supporter of Brazilian President Bolsonaro at his birthday party in Foz do Iguacu, poses in this picture taken in Brazil, September 9, 2020. July 10, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Rizzi Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com … Read more
For the first time, physicists have witnessed something incredibly exciting: electrons forming vortices like a liquid. Scientists have long predicted this behavior but have never observed it before. And it could be the key to developing more efficient and faster next-generation electronics. “Electron vortices are theoretically expected, but there was no direct evidence, and seeing … Read more
China’s national flag is reflected on a commercial bank display bearing the sign of the Chinese yuan at a commercial bank branch in a business district in Beijing, China January 21, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com to register BEIJING, July 10 (Reuters) – Several people protesting deposit freezes … Read more
Scientists can use a variety of clues to figure out what’s beneath the Earth’s surface without actually having to dig – including bombarding minerals found in beach sand with superfine lasers thinner than a human hair. This technique has been used in a new study that points to a 4-billion-year-old piece of Earth’s crust the … Read more
A newly discovered star is so close to our galaxy’s central supermassive black hole that it completes one orbit in just four years. This is the shortest orbit yet for any of the stars orbiting Sagittarius A*. It’s an oval-shaped journey around the black hole that takes the star to orbital speeds in excess of … Read more
A newly discovered star is so close to our galaxy’s central supermassive black hole that it completes one orbit in just four years. This is the shortest orbit yet for any of the stars orbiting Sagittarius A*. It’s an oval-shaped journey around the black hole that takes the star to orbital speeds in excess of … Read more
July 8 (Reuters) – Three former employees of JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) worked together to defraud other traders in the precious metals futures market, a US prosecutor told a jury during opening statements in a closely watched criminal trial in Chicago on Friday. Former head of the bank’s global precious metals division Michael Nowak, … Read more
The Iranian flag is pictured in front of the Iranian Foreign Ministry building in Tehran November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com to register DUBAI, July 6 (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have detained several foreigners, including Britain’s second-highest-ranking envoy in Tehran, for alleged espionage acts such as … Read more