New study rules out binary hardening as cause of Dimorphos’s orbital period drop
Gravitational scattering of ejecta cannot explain the observed period drop of Dimorphos. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL A new…
Plasma rampdown prediction model could improve reliability of fusion power plants
A shot-by-shot breakdown of every shot in the experiment. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-63917-x Tokamaks are machines…
Physicists develop new quantum sensor at the atomic lattice scale
Working principle of the quantum electrometer. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61839-2 From computer chips to quantum dots—technological…
Physicists detect water’s ultraviolet fingerprint in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
NASA’s Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS during two visits in July and August 2025. The…
Researchers turn coffee and plastic waste into climate solution
Reactor driving the carbonization of coffee and plastic waste into high-performance carbon. Credit: University of Sharjah Researchers at…
Neutron scanning of coral fossils reveals Earth’s hidden climate history
Enlarged Neutron computed tomography scan of the base of FM19-1. Credit: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (2025). DOI: 10.1029/2025gc012439 A…
Internet favors the development of flexible identities among language learners
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A review reveals that the interplay between technology, identity, and languages involves and encourages…
How the Southern Ocean controlled climate and atmospheric carbon dioxide during the lukewarm interglacials
Schematic illustration of Southern Ocean circulation changes before and after the Mid-Brunhes Event (MBE). Credit: Nature Communications (2025).…
Map of bacterial gene interactions uncovers targets for future antibiotics
Dual Tn-seq probes genetic interactions in bacteria. Credit: Science (2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.adt7685 Despite rapid advances in reading the…
Physicists demonstrate first hybrid skyrmion tubes for higher-density quantum computing
Current-induced motion of SyAFM skyrmion tubes. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-63759-7 Typically, the charge of electrons is…
Key wheat genes that control plant height and grain size identified
Functional characterization of the ga3ox2 mutant in wheat. (A) Quantification of gibberellin (GA) concentrations in wild-type and ga3ox2…
Gaia telescope discovers our galaxy’s great wave
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Gaia space telescope has revealed that our Milky Way galaxy has a giant…