Space-time doesn’t exist, but it’s a useful framework for understanding our reality
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Whether space-time exists should be neither controversial nor even conceptually challenging, given the definitions…
Researchers cut the time for a learning task from 20 million years to 15 minutes
The squeezer—an optical parametric oscillator (OPO) that uses a nonlinear crystal inside an optical cavity to manipulate the…
Non-detection of persistent radio source places tightest constraints yet on non-repeating fast radio burst origins
VLA images demonstrating the non-detection of persistent radio emission at the FRB 20250316A position across different bands and…
Icy planetesimal with high nitrogen and water content discovered in white dwarf’s atmosphere
Artist’s impression of white dwarf WD 1647+375 accreting icy planetary fragments from a pluto-like world, creating the chemical…
Gravitational wave detectors affected by daylight savings time
Aerial view of the LIGO observatory in Hanford, Washington. Credit: LIGO Observatory Interference from human activity has always…
3D particle-in-cell simulations demonstrate first true steady state in turbulent plasma
Electric currents spatial distribution in a steady-state turbulence. Credit: PRL (2025), DOI: 10.1103/3777-z37m Plasma is a state of…
Super-absorbent hydrogel for soilless farming enables plants to thrive in drought conditions
Abstract. Credit: ACS Agricultural Science & Technology (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acsagscitech.4c00723 It is a fully biodegradable and eco-friendly system…
JWST searches for stars in a glowing gas cloud
Stars, gas and cosmic dust in the Sagittarius B2 molecular cloud glow in near-infrared light, captured by Webb’s…
How diamond fails under extreme electrical fields
Credit: Cell Reports Physical Science (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2025.102843 A research team from the University of Chinese Academy of…
New adaptive optics system promises sharper gravitational-wave observations
Credit: University of California – Riverside Gravitational-wave detection technology is poised to make a big leap forward thanks…
Bridge recombinases, optimized for human cells, enable massive programmable DNA rearrangements
How bridge recombinases have a dual targeting capability that enable these systems to insert new genetic material, delete…
scientists use recycled plastic bags as sensors for potable water
recycled plastic bags illuminate in the dark as sensors  Researchers at Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta, Indonesia,…