Scientists discover ‘D-Rex,’ a giant fungus with a 65-million-year evolutionary history
A newly described fungus from Yunnan produces upright structures measuring up to 50 centimeters in total height.DNA and…
Lasers reveal a rugby-ball-shaped nucleus inside fermium-255
Precision laser spectroscopy shows that the nucleus of fermium-255 is strongly elongated, resembling a rugby ball rather than…
Spanish rock shelter preserves rare evidence of Neanderthal woodworking
Wooden remains from a Spanish rock shelter reveal Neanderthal spears, a shaped club and possible household objects.Mineral molds…
Earth’s magnetic field took 70,000 years to complete an ancient reversal
North Atlantic sediments record two magnetic reversals lasting approximately 18,000 and 70,000 years, longer than commonly assumed.The findings…
Physicist proposes laser light could transfer energy to a gravitational wave
A theoretical proposal would use laser light to exchange tiny amounts of energy with a passing gravitational wave.Repeated…
Asgard archaea study reveals new insights into the evolution of complex life
Researchers have filmed living Asgard archaea crawling across surfaces using rapidly growing and retracting protrusions, revealing a form…
The eruption that buried Pompeii is helping scientists synchronize Earth’s geological clocks
Scientists used the precisely recorded 79 CE eruption of Mount Vesuvius to recalibrate argon-argon dating, reducing uncertainty for…
Blood test detects breast cancer more than a year before scans
A personalized blood test called Pathlight detected circulating tumor DNA a median of 13.8 months before metastatic breast…
CERN scientists find no evidence that the Large Hadron Collider created microscopic black holes
A new CMS analysis found no evidence that the Large Hadron Collider produced microscopic black holes or electroweak…
Physicists convert microwaves to light helping quantum computers communicate over optical networks
A layered magnetic semiconductor called CrSBr converted microwave-driven magnetic excitations into coherent optical signals across a bandwidth of…
Genetic ‘barcodes’ could explain why chromosomes recognize one another
Repetitive satellite DNA in fruit flies appears to act like a chromosome-specific barcode, helping matching chromosome pairs find…
New physics explains how odor changes on its journey through the air
Turbulent air changes odor signals before they reach an animal, filtering some frequencies, spreading others, and creating new…