How the World's Largest Fusion Reactor Landed in France
In this final segment of RealClearScience's interview with Laban Conblentz, Head of Communication at ITER, Coblentz shares the tale of how the world's largest fusion reactor came to be built in the pi ...
We Found an Unexpected Anomaly in the Pacific Ocean
Earth must have experienced something exceptional 10 million years ago. Our study of rock samples from the floor of the ...
Los Angeles Groundwater Remained Depleted Even After 2023 Rains
Historic rains filled Greater Los Angeles reservoirs and shallow aquifers nearly to capacity in 2023. But drought conditions ...
The Benefits of a Cyborb Cockroach
From disaster zones to extreme environments, there remain areas difficult for even humans to reliably access. This poses a ...
Birds Developed Complex Brains Independently From Mammals
The pallium is the brain region where the neocortex forms in mammals, the part responsible for cognitive and complex functions that most distinguishes humans from other species. The pallium has tradit ...
The Livability of Exoplanets Orbiting White Dwarf Stars
Among the roughly 10 billion white dwarf stars in the Milky Way galaxy, a greater number than previously expected could provide a stellar environment hospitable to life-supporting exoplanets, accordin ...
Dominik Koll
Earth must have experienced something exceptional 10 million years ago. Our study of rock samples from the floor of the Pacific Ocean has found a strange increase in the radioactive ...
Where Did the Laws of Nature Come From?
Most physicists believe that our universe began with a Big Bang. But how did the laws of nature – for example, the strength of gravity, the speed of light, and the stre ...
Quantum States of Photoelectrons Measured for First Time
For the first time, scientists have been able to measure the quantum state of electrons ejected from atoms that have absorbed ...
After Intercourse, Partners Leave Their 'Sexomes' on Each Other
Criminal investigations of heterosexual sexual assault often include a DNA analysis of the woman’s genitals with the aim of ...
How ITER Is Fueling a Renaissance in Fusion Startups
RealClearScience published a portion of our interview with Laban Coblentz, ITER's Head of Communication. He told RCS how the ...
Adults Can Learn Absolute Pitch
It's been a long-held belief that absolute pitch—the ability to identify musical notes without reference—is a rare gift reserved for a select few with special genetic gifts or those who be ...