ANN ARBOR—Strange things happen in the lower reaches of our planet’s mantle, that plastic-like layer between Earth’s crust and core that flows under pressure, lifting or lowering features on the ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois have discovered a surprising mathematical connection between two areas of condensed-matter physics that were long considered separate. The electronic and ...

Giant waves crash over the lighthouse in Sassnitz, Germany. Due to a storm on October 20, 2023, the first streets and shore areas on the Baltic Sea coast were flooded by high water. However, one ...

For more than 50 years, scientists have dreamed of seeing the hidden patterns that govern the motion of nonlinear waves—the unpredictable ripples that shape tsunamis, tides, and turbulent flows. Now, ...

Climate change is making heat waves linger for longer stretches of time, exacerbating the effects of extreme temperatures. By Delger Erdenesanaa When heat waves swept across large parts of the planet ...

An unseen obstacle in the cloud of gas around a supernova remnant 11,000 light years away is making the supernova’s blast waves lopsided, according to two recent studies. Two teams of astrophysicists ...