JWST searches for stars in a glowing gas cloud
Stars, gas and cosmic dust in the Sagittarius B2 molecular cloud glow in near-infrared light, captured by Webb’s…
How diamond fails under extreme electrical fields
Credit: Cell Reports Physical Science (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2025.102843 A research team from the University of Chinese Academy of…
New adaptive optics system promises sharper gravitational-wave observations
Credit: University of California – Riverside Gravitational-wave detection technology is poised to make a big leap forward thanks…
Bridge recombinases, optimized for human cells, enable massive programmable DNA rearrangements
How bridge recombinases have a dual targeting capability that enable these systems to insert new genetic material, delete…
How virtual charges influence material responses
New perspectives on light-matter interaction: innovative research focused on ultra-fast electronics. Credit: Politecnico di Milano Understanding what happens…
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…
Bright fireball seen over Delhi-NCR may not have been a meteor
A rare and spectacular fireball lit up the skies over Delhi, Gurugram, and parts of Rajasthan in the…
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…