By observing tiny ripples in spacetime called "gravitational waves" that propagate away from colliding black holes, ...

At the end of the 14 th century there were two types of mill in the Netherlands: the post mill, which was a ground winder, ...

Every now and then, I read a book which hits me with such a profound impact that, like Paul on the road to Damascus, I find ...

Emmy Noether showed that fundamental physical laws are just a consequence of simple symmetries. A century later, her insights ...

each of which has a slightly perturbed symmetry. This array then becomes a very efficient planar laser emitting light normally to its plane. So what are the ideal operating conditions for a spaser?

A search for a missing plane carrying ten people has ended with the discovery of wreckage in Alaska and recovery of all the victims' bodies. Alaska Department of Public Safety, in a news release 2 ...

A photo of a Bering Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan in Nome, Alaska, the same type of plane that disappeared. (Quintin Soloviev via WikiCommons) ...

This photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, shows a small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on a flight that was bound for the hub community of Nome.

The service member and defense contractors were the only people aboard the plane. The plane crashed into a rice field near Ampatuan, a small municipality in the southern Maguindanao del Sur province.

A teenage boy who brandished two firearms and demanded a plane at a southwestern Arkansas airport was arrested after being confronted by a local pilot, authorities said. Police received reports of ...

Investigators are still working to learn what went wrong on a clear evening when the passenger plane was just a few hundred feet from landing at Reagan Washington National Airport. Officials said ...

A US-contracted surveillance plane crashed in the Philippines on Thursday morning, killing all four personnel on board, including one US military service member, according to US Indo-Pacific Command.