New study illuminates how diatoms thrive in—and light up—the Southern Ocean
An iceberg spotted near the most southern point of the research cruise’s transect highlights some of the challenges…
Giant, free-floating planets may form their own planetary systems
AI generated image of a young free floating planetary-mass object surrounded by a dusty disk. Credit: University of…
Scientists capture real-time melting of 2D skyrmion lattices using magnetic fields
Snapshots of the skyrmion lattice during the melting: an ordered skyrmion lattice on the left while the lattice…
Quantum framework offers new approach to analyzing complex network data
QTSP, which is at the core of ranking algorithms, processes higher-order data. This data is represented as graphs…
Gaussian processes provide a new path toward quantum machine learning
Schematic of the main results. Credit: Nature Physics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-025-02883-z Neural networks revolutionized machine learning for classical…
Biodiversity matters in every forest, but even more in wetter ones
Researchers used data from 15 tree diversity experimental sites—like this one in Putuo, China—to find that richer diversity…
A new open-source program for quantum physics helps researchers obtain results in record time
Schematic of the RK4 steps. Dark green objects mark real or complex buffers while blue objects mark the…
Static electricity sense could be factor in evolution of extreme body shapes of treehoppers
An Alchisme treehopper: Credit: Sam J. England Could detecting static electricity be a factor in explaining why treehopper…
Scientists shrink the genetic code of E. coli to contain only 57 of its usual 64 codons
Bacteria with a synthetic genome. Credit: Larissa Ulisko The DNA of nearly all life on Earth contains many…
Boil, freeze, bubble, crack, repeat! Scientists simulate the solar system’s ‘ice volcanoes’ in the lab
The Large Dirty Mars Chamber, housed at the Open University. Credit: Petr Brož Scientists have been able to…
New 3D headset uses holograms and AI to create lifelike mixed reality visuals
Holographic virtual reality displays enable lifelike 3D experiences in ultra-compact devices. Credit: Nathan Matsuda Using 3D holograms polished…
Organic molecules show promise for sensitive quantum sensing through color-shifting spins
Top panel: the molecular structure and the two electron spins shown in the antiparallel singlet state Middle panel:…