In a universe that usually plays by the rules, supernova SN 2012Z has become the exception that won’t sit quietly in the margins. It detonated in 2012 inside the elegant spiral galaxy NGC 1309 and then did something outrageous: it seemed to leave part of itself behind. Astronomers expected the stellar corpse to be ...
California has always swung between feast and famine, but lately the swings feel sharper, faster, and a little unnerving. Wet winters drape mountains in snow, then a few scorching seasons erase the cushion as if someone yanked the safety net. Scientists warn that warming temperatures amplify this whiplash, nudging the state toward longer, more intense ...
Suhail Ahmed
Gargi Chakravorty
Suhail Ahmed
