Physicists Map Out Quantum Entanglement in Protons
Physicists have found a new way to use data from high-energy particle smashups to peer inside protons. Their approach uses quantum information science to map out how particle tracks streaming from electron-proton collisions are influenced by quantum entanglement inside the proton. The results reveal that quarks and gluons, the fundamental building blocks that make up
The Arctic Could Be Functionally Ice-Free in Just a Few Years
December 3, 2024 3 min read The Arctic is likely to become “ice-free” by midcentury—and could pass that grim milestone much sooner—unless much more is done to combat climate change By Chelsea Harvey & E&E News Polar Bear on pack ice in Svalbard, Norway. Schafer & Hill/Getty Images CLIMATEWIRE | By the end of the
Nectar-Eating Wolves May Be Pollinating Flowers
December 3, 2024 3 min read There are fewer than 500 Ethiopian wolves, and they may be the first large carnivore known to act as a pollinator By Meghan Bartels An Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) feeding among blooming Ethiopian red hot poker flowers (Kniphofia foliosa). Adrien Lesaffre An Ethiopian wolf’s diet is pretty basic: its
Astrophysicists to Search for Primordial Black Holes in Planets, Asteroids, and Materials on Earth
Primordial black holes have been theorized for decades and could even be ever-elusive dark matter. Still, no primordial black hole has ever been observed. According to a duo of astrophysicists from the University at Buffalo, Case Western Reserve University and National Dong Hwa University, these small black holes could be captured by rocky planets or
Global Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks Fail
December 2, 2024 4 min read A summit many hoped would yield a landmark treaty to tackle a global plastic pollution crisis ended in disappointment after oil- and gas-producing countries pushed back on limiting production By Leonie Cater, Hanne Cokelaere & E&E News The photograph shows part of Canadian artist and activist Benjamin Von Wong's
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