While it has become a word, laser used to be an acronym: “light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation”. But there is an even older technology called a maser, which is the ...

Nature’s most impressive conversations happen at frequencies we cannot hear. While humans perceive sounds between 20 and 20,000 hertz, many animals have evolved to communicate using infrasound. These ...

KOIN 6 Chief Meteorologist Josh Cozart explains the temperature inversion seen around Mt. Hood Wednesday afternoon, January 21, 2026.

Treasure Valley inversion finally weakening with relief arriving Friday. Cold front and northwest winds will break persistent ...

Treasure Valley inversion finally breaking as drier air erodes low clouds. Sunny weekend ahead with temperatures climbing to ...

While inversions are common in the Treasure Valley, this one has lasted an unusually long time. What’s going on? When will it end?

Researchers at the University of Basel and the ETH in Zurich have succeeded in changing the polarity of a special ferromagnet using a laser beam. In the future, this method could be used to create ...

What do Thomas Edison and 2010 Nobel Prize in physics winners Konstantin Novoselov and Andre Geim have in common? According ...

When materials become just one atom thick, melting no longer follows the familiar rules. Instead of jumping straight from solid to liquid, an unusual in-between state emerges, where atomic positions ...

As winter progresses across the Northern Hemisphere, cold outbreaks are becoming more common. And for many across the nation, the coldest day of the year is likely on the way to your city. As we move ...

A Minnesota woman films a backyard experiment during extreme cold, showing cooked pasta and a metal fork freezing midair within minutes as subzero temperatures and dangerous wind chills grip the ...