Sharp wave ripples were already known to be involved in consolidating memories or storing them. The new research shows that they’re also involved in selecting them — pointing to the importance of ...

That’s the takeaway from yesterday’s remarkable announcement that scientists have detected a “cosmic background” of ripples in the structure of space and time. If the result bears up as ...

Around 1.8 billion years ago, in a distant galaxy, two vast black holes spiraled into each other, and their cataclysmic merger sent ripples through the very fabric of the universe. On August 14 ...

Scientists have created a new map of "mega ripples" on the seafloor caused by the Chicxulub asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs, revealing further the events that led to the devastating ...

The team believes these ripples are likely the result of external factors such as new gas streaming into the galaxy or interactions with smaller neighboring galaxies. "Both possibilities would ...

A video capturing an otherworldly view of ice ripples in winter has mesmerized viewers on TikTok. The clip was shared by @yoshi_bell and has amassed 9.5 million views since it was first posted on ...

Scientists have discovered further details on the colossal mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs using a new map of "mega ripples" on the seafloor caused by the Chicxulub asteroid.