We need a solar sail probe to detect space tornadoes earlier, researchers say
An artist’s rendering of the spacecraft in the SWIFT constellation stationed in a triangular pyramid formation between the…
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).…
Bacteria may influence accumulation of gold nanoparticles in spruce tree needles
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) for Au-nanoparticles in Norway spruce needle tissue colonized by bacteria. Credit: Environmental Microbiome (2025).…
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…
Cryo-imaging gives deeper view of thick biological materials
This three-dimensional reconstruction of a viral shell was made from roughly 1,400 low-dose images recorded via tilt-corrected bright-field…
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…
Naturally fast-growing spruce trees have many long fibers, case study shows
Credit: Mikael Perstorper Rapid height growth may positively influence fiber length in Swedish spruce wood. A case study…
New instrument at SOAR achieves first light with observations of remarkable binary star system
The SOAR Telescope at Cerro Pachon. Credit: CTIO/SOAR/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Paredes The SOAR Telescope, located on Cerro Pachón in Chile,…
Constraining Proxima b’s atmosphere, orbit and albedo with RISTRETTO
Artist’s impression of Proxima b. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser What new methods can be employed to help astronomers distinguish…
A better metric for estimating an exoplanet’s habitability
An example of remote sensing data compared to conditions on a real world. Left: The observed surface habitability…
Combination of quantum and classical computing supports early diagnosis of breast cancer
From imaging to diagnosis: experiment outline. Credit: Yasmin Rodrigues Sobrinho Quantum computing is still in its early stages…
Dedicated amateur discovers supernova in remote galaxy
Filipp at his laptop. Credit: Filipp Romanov. Astronomy is increasingly becoming an online affair. Recent discoveries of interstellar…