For more than 50 years, scientists have dreamed of seeing the hidden patterns that govern the motion of nonlinear waves—the ...

It’s hard to convert energy from the ocean into electricity, thanks to a tough regulatory environment and, well, the ocean.

The motions of stars in the Milky Way have revealed a giant outward ripple, set off by a massive event sometime in our galaxy ...

Scientists detect Alfvén waves twisting in the Sun’s corona Waves may explain the corona’s million-degree heat Observation made using the Inouye Solar Telescope ...

Illustration of two black holes orbiting each other. Initially, scientists expected LIGO might detect just a few of these collisions. But now, nearing the first detection’s 10th anniversary, we have ...

A microscopic helium wave flume uncovers unprecedented nonlinear wave behaviours, including soliton fission and backward ...

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Happy Halloween, Short Wavers! In today’s news round-up, we’ve got only treats. Hosts Regina Barber and Emily Kwong fill in ...