How a histone ‘switch’ regulates chromatin dynamics
H3.3S31ph acts as a molecular switch regulating the dynamic transition of nucleosomes from a stable to an activated…
New algorithm hushes unwanted noise in LIGO, may lead to more black hole discoveries
A view from above of LIGO Livingston in Louisiana. Credit: Caltech/MIT/LIGO Lab LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory,…
Ring laser measures Earth’s axis wobble with unprecedented precision
Credit: Astrid Eckert / TUM As Earth moves through space, it wobbles slightly. A team of researchers from…
New isolated early-type dwarf galaxy discovered
dE01+09 as seen in Legacy Survey images. The left panel shows a g − r − z combined…
Quantum emitter discovery in diamonds enables a new type of coupling
An NV-hosting nanodiamond on an AFM tip probes a topological waveguide. Suppressing RCP emission at 710 nm reveals…
After viral video of giant manta ray capture, bipartisan Florida lawmakers want change
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Earlier this summer, a viral video ignited a wave of outrage across Florida: Five…
Nutrient-enriched seagrass can store more carbon, but too much nutrition—especially nitrogen—can be its undoing
Jacob Allgeier, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Michigan, created a test plot of…
Webb reveals warm space dust in far-off Makani galaxy’s circumgalactic medium
Apertures used to calculate the strength of the dust emission in the inner halo (purple annulus centered on…
High-throughput phenotyping platform uncovers genetic basis of wheat spike morphology evolution
Credit: Cell Reports (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116120 A collaborative research team led by Lu Fei from the Institute of…
Fabrication technique opens door to new materials for quantum hardware
Superconducting resonators store electromagnetic energy for quantum computers. Credit: Iliya Shiravand and Moeid Jamalzadeh Researchers have demonstrated a…
Crystalline material conducts heat even worse than glass and water—and that’s promising
Postdoc Peter Skjøtt Thorup from Aarhus University holds a small sample of the crystalline material AgGaGe3Se8, which he…
New organic liquid provides efficient phosphorescence
Molecular structure and photographs of the phosphorescent molecular liquid. Credit: Yosuke Tani The nostalgic “glow-in-the-dark” stars that twinkle…