Science

Physicists have measured the smallest gravitational field ever recorded in an experiment that could help discover a unified theory of physics. Of the four basic forces known to physics – weak and strong interactions, electromagnetic force and gravitational force – only gravity remains unchecked in the physics playbook known as …

GENEVA (AP) – When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus epidemic a year ago on Thursday, it resisted the term and made the highly contagious virus preventable only weeks later. A year later, the UN agency is still struggling to keep the evolving science of COVID-19 at the top, …

U.S. in Texas. The Air Force Base has taken the first steps to protect against an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack. But, exactly, what is an EMP, and how big is this risk? Officials at the Joint Base San Antonio in Lakeland, Texas, issued a bid request for a survey of …

On February 28, citizens of Northern Europe and the United Kingdom saw a meteor shower on Earth in a ball of fire. This phenomenon is particularly appealing to some experts who believe that the specific, very rare material of rock can lead to answers to some questions about the universe. …