Skip to main content

Rare Bird Behavior Observed in Southern China

January 12, 2023

Department of Biology graduate student Wenyi Zhou observes a rare social behavior between two species of birds.

Scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to look deep into the heart of the pair of merging galaxies known as UGC 4211 discovered two black holes growing side by side, just 750 light-years apart. This artist’s conception shows the late-stage galaxy merger and its two central black holes. The binary black holes are the closest together ever observed in multiple wavelengths.

Scientists Find Black Holes Tangled in Cosmic Dance

January 9, 2023

An international team of scientists, including UF astrophysicist Laura Blecha, makes a surprising discovery at the heart of a galactic merger that could expand our knowledge of space and time.

Courtesy photo.

A New Form of Carbon Sparks Exciting Possibilities

January 5, 2023

Chemist Austin M. Evans contributes to a groundbreaking discovery that unveils a new form of carbon.