Deceiving US experts; proving Einstein wrong: 10 China science breakthroughs in 2025
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China science stories of the year. If you would like to…
Astronomers Capture Shockwaves from Nova Explosions in High-Definition
Astronomers have long struggled to capture the true nature of stellar nova explosions. However, thanks to cutting-edge techniques,…
Mysterious State of Matter Discovered Flowing Inside Earth’s Core : ScienceAlert
By firing tiny projectiles of iron-carbon alloy from a high-speed cannon, scientists have finally demonstrated that a weird…
After Decades of Speculation, Physicists Finally Confirm the Existence of “Time Mirrors”
Physicists have experimentally reversed electromagnetic waves in time, confirming a theoretical prediction that has stood for decades. The…
China’s new quantum computer hits stability milestone, beating Google on efficiency
Chinese researchers have taken a major step in the global race to build practical quantum computers, becoming the…
Major breakthrough clears key obstacle for the future of quantum internet
For years, the dream of a fully secure quantum Internet has been held back by a single, stubborn…
Is the Universe Lopsided? New Study Challenges Cosmological Assumptions
For years, we’ve believed that the universe is a vast, uniform expanse, with the same properties stretching across…
This Glowing Bottle Holds Real Lightning, and Here’s How It Was Made
A YouTube creator has managed to turn a familiar idiom into a literal experiment. Using a particle accelerator,…
“Dark photon” theory, if correct, would completely upend physics
For centuries, most scientists have shared the belief that light behaves as both a wave and a particle.…
A New Theory Suggests Mass May Emerge From Invisible Dimensions
A recent study published in Nuclear Physics B examines how hidden dimensions might influence the physical reality that…
Chinese team tackles a century-old puzzle in physics: can we travel back in time?
Chinese researchers have proposed a simple yet powerful theory to explain one of physics’ oldest puzzles: why time…
These ‘impossible’ galaxies are breaking the Universe as we know it
When the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launched on Christmas Day 2021, astronomers hoped it would revolutionise our…