Simple instrument could find Martian DNA if it exists
Graphic showing the functionality of the ALF. Credit: NASA / ALFA / Steven Benner Mars still holds the…
Observations investigate ultraluminous X-ray sources in the galaxy NGC 5813
GALEX FUV observation of NGC 5813 with ULXs showcased as blue circles. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2508.05261 Using…
Agriculture’s impact on soil erosion goes back earlier than thought
Tropical rivers carry large amounts of eroded soils into the sea every year. Credit: Johanna Ciella, CC BY-SA…
Researchers observe evidence of hyperbolic exciton polaritons
Hyperbolic region in chromium sulfur bromide (CrSBr): a) The metallized tapping tip of a scattering-type scanning near-field optical…
A quantum gas that refuses to heat—physicists observe many-body dynamical localization
Despite being continually kicked and strongly interacting, the atoms no longer absorb energy. The system localizes in momentum…
Scientists achieve first observation of phonon angular momentum in chiral crystals
The phonon AM-induced mechanical rotation and torque. Credit: Nature Physics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-025-02952-3 In a new study published…
Energy-efficient ultracompact laser reduces light loss in all directions
The chip with the hexagon-shaped laser cavities. Credit: NTU Singapore An international team of scientists led by Nanyang…
How chaetognaths got their unique body plan
Microphotographs of whole-mount in situ hybridization staining for selected markers in juvenile stages. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09403-2…
Astronomers discover new type of supernova triggered by black hole-star interaction
A study led by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) has captured the explosive interaction…
How river otters’ terrible food hygiene benefits ecosystem health monitoring
Feces (“scat”) from North American River Otters, in a forest at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Credit: Calli…
Study reveals mechanisms of rapidly driven plasma magnetic reconnection
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A research team from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has…
Coffee fortified with iron—new microparticles can be added to food and beverages to fight malnutrition
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Around the world, about 2 billion people suffer from iron deficiency, which can lead…