Numerous bow shocks in the outer Helix Nebula
The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) is one of the closest and brightest planetary nebulae, and therefore a benchmark…
Linking international technical specifications for acoustic characterization of marine energy converter sounds with environmental compliance criteria
Harvesting power from the ocean is an important initiative for meeting global energy demands, ensuring energy security, providing…
High-resolution carbon and biodiversity mapping shows correlated losses across space and agricultural products
Poore, J. & Nemecek, T. Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers. Science 360, 987–992 (2018). Article …
Vacuum birefringence and the polarized X-ray emission from a radio magnetar
Kouveliotou, C. et al. An X-ray pulsar with a superstrong magnetic field in the soft γ-ray repeater SGR1806…
Pseudogap in a Fermi–Hubbard quantum simulator
Anderson, P. W. The resonating valence bond state in La2CuO4 and superconductivity. Science 235, 1196–1198 (1987). Article ADS …
Ubiquitous Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities driving plasma mixing on the Sun
Observations and data reduction In this work we present observations acquired on 14 April 2025 between 21:38 ut and…
Quantifying environmental co-benefits of nitrogen-based crop restructuring and its implications on India’s interstate trade network
Our study uses a linear multi-objective optimization model to assess cereal-crop restructuring in India. The model reallocates existing…
Plasmonic metamaterial time crystal | Nature
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Perpendicular switching of polarization in layered ferroelectrics
Lines, M. E. & Glass, A. M. Principles and Applications of Ferroelectrics and Related Materials (Oxford Univ. Press,…
All living things emit a faint glow. Could this light be useful?
In 2025, quantum physicist Daniel Oblak and his colleagues published images of mice that made headlines around the…
The existential choice facing UK physics facilities: commercialize or close
Credit: David Goddard/Getty Can commercial funding fill a hole of £42 million (US$56 million) a year in the…
Researchers are building computers that run on brain organoids — but have neglected a major ethical issue
The workings of the brain are often compared to those of a computer. Some researchers are testing this…