Interactive web tool brings quantum game theory concepts to life through music
At the 3rd International Symposium on Quantum Computing and Musical Creativity, Kobe University quantum engineer SOUMA Satofumi presents…
Chiral molecules adhere to magnets
Fig. 1. Chiral molecules acquire spin through thermal vibration and adhere to magnets. Credit: Shinji Miwa / ISSP,…
Hidden ‘Planet-Killer’ Asteroid Found in Sun’s Glare Exposes Dangerous Blind Spot
“Twilight” discovery: Astronomers have spotted a 700-meter-wide asteroid lurking in the sun’s glare, designated 2025 SC79, which orbits…
Artificial light is drowning out the Moon: here is what city bright lights are doing to humans and other species
Many city slickers may find it hard to comprehend, but the moon used to be the brightest source…
The world needs a better way to share genetic information
Biology is in the middle of a transformation. Over the past five years new sequencing techniques have made…
[Research Press Release] Ecology: How some stony corals could survive climate change
[Research Press Release] Ecology: How some stony corals could survive climate change | Nature Portfolio Home Press Releases…
Are there living microbes on Mars? Check the ice, researchers say
NASA’s Phoenix mission in 2008 was the first to excavate down and capture photos of ice, pictured here,…
A rare variety of wheat with three ovaries—gene discovery could triple production
A representative MOV-wheat spikelet (a) and spike (b) showing the effect of the Mov-1 locus on grain number.…
Record-breaking gamma ray burst seems to be caused by a black hole engulfed by a bloated star
The combined, background-subtracted gamma-ray lightcurve of GRB 250702B. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2509.22792 On July 2, 2025, NASA’s Fermi…
Human exceptionalism is at the root of the ecological crisis, claims evolutionary biologist
Credit: Harvard Gazette In the grand story of evolution, the crowning human distinction is our big brain. But…
Mechanical method uses collisions to break down plastic for sustainable recycling
Graphical abstract. Credit: Chem (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102754 While plastics help enable modern standards of living, their accumulation in…
Carbon offsets have failed for 25 years, and most should be phased out
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Academics at the University of Oxford and the University of Pennsylvania have conducted the…