Typhoon Halong continued to strengthen and has become a super typhoon in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean.
NASA Finds Thick Ring of Powerful Storms around Super Typhoon Halong’s Eye
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Perovskite Solar Cells Get an Upgrade
Rice University scientists believe they’ve overcome a major hurdle keeping perovskite-based solar cells from achieving mainstream use.
The Most Spectacular Celestial Vision You’ll Never See
Contrary to previous thought, a gigantic planet in wild orbit does not preclude the presence of an Earth-like planet in the same solar system – or life on that planet.
Chemists Observe “Spooky” Quantum Tunneling
A molecule of ammonia, NH3, typically exists as an umbrella shape, with three hydrogen atoms fanned out in a nonplanar arrangement around a central nitrogen atom.
Listening to Nature: The Emerging Field of Bioacoustics
Mitch Aide, a tropical ecologist based in Puerto Rico, thinks we should listen to the earth a lot more than we do now — and not just listen to it, but record and store its sounds on a massive scale.
Physics of Windshield-Cracking Raindrops Could Demolish Kidney Stones
A plane has to be going pretty fast for a mere raindrop to crack its windshield, but it can happen.
