Dark matter and dark energy may only be a cosmic illusion
Scenic View of Galaxy in Space. Credit: pexels.com For decades, astronomers have believed that dark matter and dark…
Potential smoking gun signature of supermassive dark stars found in JWST data
This image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope highlights the region of study by the JWST Advanced…
Key steps towards the realization of a high-precision optical clock based on Ni¹²⁺
Schematic of the components involved in the paper. Precise calculations allow to estimate the transition frequency with unprecedented…
Metal bends the rules by combining electrical conductivity with optical frequency-doubling properties
Mg₃Cl₇, synthesized in a laser-heated diamond anvil cell under high pressure and temperature, was identified as a polar…
Galaxies with high radio emissions could be home to many advanced civilizations
Centaurus A is a famous example of a relatively nearby radio galaxy. Inside the galaxy is a supermassive…
Astronomers determine new origins of double-peaked emission lines in galactic centers
Simulating the full band light emitted by a binary supermassive black hole system in a transparent medium, observed…
Physicists solve mystery of loop current switching in kagome metals
Permanent nanoscale loop electrical currents in kagome metals. Credit: Kano Okada, Nagoya University Quantum metals are metals where…
Lightning strikes 12 times per minute on fusion engineering test platform
Century is Zap Energy’s fusion engineering test platform. Credit: Zap Energy Zap Energy has advanced its Century fusion…
Nanoscale slots enable room-temperature hybrid states of matter in perovskite
The perovskite–nanoslot hybrid system in the ultrastrong coupling regime. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-63810-7 Atoms in crystalline…
Research traces 50,000 years of change
Lost forever: The thylacine was among 17 large mammal species found in one Australian cave site, representing ecosystems…
Geological evidence points to ancient ocean in Mars’ northern hemisphere
(a) CB width divided by a characteristic channel width (i.e., normalized CB width) plotted against normalized 𝐿𝑏 for…
Collective Bloch oscillations observed in 1D Bose gas system
Motion of magnetic soliton in an atomic ring and creation of superfluid currents. Credit: G. Brochier. Bloch oscillations…