That Plate You Just Dropped Followed a Weirdly Predictable Rule You’ve Never Heard Of
One innate (perhaps underappreciated) function of physics is to explain and generalize how stuff works in the real…
Radio Signals and Heartbeat Jets From 3I/ATLAS Suggest a Coordinated, Non-Random Pattern Emerging
3I/ATLAS (Image Credit: Michael Jaeger in Australia) Two separate anomalies—one in radio frequencies, one in jet mechanics—now appear…
French scientists discover law that predicts how most objects shatter
Fragmentation, the way objects break into pieces, has long intrigued scientists. Researchers have observed that broken objects tend…
High hopes for quantum technologies
Although still in its early stages, quantum computing is advancing rapidly, along with quantum technologies as a whole.…
Have gravitational waves provided the first hint of primordial black holes born during the Big Bang?
Scientists may have “heard” the first tantalizing hints of long-theorized primordial black holes born during the Big Bang.…
Scientists just teleported information using light
Life online remains vulnerable. Criminals can infiltrate bank accounts or steal personal identities, and AI is helping these…
A glass bead and a green laser helps scientists observe lightning form in real time
A single green laser, a glass bead smaller than a bacterium and a lab in Austria are helping…
JWST spots a strange red dot so extreme scientists can’t explain it
In the summer of 2022, only a few weeks after the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) began delivering…
Chinese team simulates quantum state that resists errors from start
Quantum computers promise to tackle problems that are unsolvable for today’s machines, but their basic units (qubits) are…
Does Quantum Mechanics Help Us Make Sense of the Soul?
The lively Wednesday evening discussion at COSM 2025 between neurosurgeon Michael Egnor and historian of science Michael Shermer…
The Universe Might Just Go Dark Forever, Scientists Say
People love an apocalyptic spectacle. Meteor showers, collapsing stars, something dramatic enough to justify every disaster movie ever…
Quantum superconducting diode effect with perfect efficiency above liquid-nitrogen temperature
Ando, F. et al. Observation of superconducting diode effect. Nature 584, 373–376 (2020). Article Google Scholar Hu, J.,…