Radiocarbon analysis of turfgrasses can help cities measure greenhouse gas emissions
The sun sets over an expanse of greater Los Angeles that is occupied by one of the region’s…
Photoinduced non-reciprocal magnetism effectively violates Newton’s third law
A non-reciprocal phase transition to a many-body, time-dependent chiral phase occurs in layered ferromagnets. Credit: Institute of Science…
AI-generated wildlife videos generate confusion and threaten conservation efforts
A snapshot from an AI-generated wildlife video A video is circulating on social media in which a leopard…
AC instead of DC unlocks nano-LEDs for VR headsets and near-eye displays
Optical and scanning electron microscope images of a nano-LED device that uses AC power instead of DC power,…
CERN’s electrostatic trap ‘recycles’ anions to illuminate the heaviest elements
Illustration of the ion trap used by the ISOLDE team to measure the electron affinity of chlorine. In…
Quasi-periodic oscillation detected in distant blazar’s gamma-ray band
The Fermi-LAT light curve of 4FGL J0309.9-6056 for ∼ 16 years (MJD 54683−60503). The gray inverted triangles represent…
Do black holes really need singularities?
This artist’s concept portrays the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, known as…
Why do giraffes have such long legs? Animal simulations reveal a surprising answer
The imaginary ‘elaffe,’ with the lower body of an eland and an extended giraffe neck, would use even…
Modeling black holes is easier with a flicker of light
A sequence of snapshots simulating the rotating Hayward black hole. Credit: Science China Press/Guo, et al A few…
Scientists recreate cosmic ‘fireballs’ to probe mystery of missing gamma rays
The Fireball experiment installed in the HiRadMat irradiation area. Credit: Gianluca Gregori An international team of scientists, led…
First observation of single top quark production with W and Z bosons
This is an event seen in the CMS detector with a signature consistent with production of a top…
Antarctic glacier retreats faster than any other in modern history, findings show
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A glacier on Antarctica’s Eastern Peninsula experienced the fastest retreat recorded in modern history—in…