Physicists solve 90-year-old puzzle of quantum damped harmonic oscillators
University of Vermont professor Dennis Clougherty (right) and his student Nam Dinh wondered if there are systems in…
Complex deep learning models are no better at understanding genetic perturbation than simple baseline ones, study finds
Double perturbation prediction. Credit: Nature Methods (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41592-025-02772-6 Deep learning models have shown great potential in predicting…
Meltwater lake on 79°N Glacier triggers lasting cracks and ice uplift
Top view from helicopter of deep lake on 79 North Glacier. Credit: Ole Zeising Since the mid-1990s, the…
Laser advance sets the stage for new X-ray science possibilities
Poincaré beams before and after linear polarizer. Credit: Nature Photonics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01737-7 A team led by scientists…
Simple instrument could find Martian DNA if it exists
Graphic showing the functionality of the ALF. Credit: NASA / ALFA / Steven Benner Mars still holds the…
Observations investigate ultraluminous X-ray sources in the galaxy NGC 5813
GALEX FUV observation of NGC 5813 with ULXs showcased as blue circles. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2508.05261 Using…
Agriculture’s impact on soil erosion goes back earlier than thought
Tropical rivers carry large amounts of eroded soils into the sea every year. Credit: Johanna Ciella, CC BY-SA…
Researchers observe evidence of hyperbolic exciton polaritons
Hyperbolic region in chromium sulfur bromide (CrSBr): a) The metallized tapping tip of a scattering-type scanning near-field optical…
A quantum gas that refuses to heat—physicists observe many-body dynamical localization
Despite being continually kicked and strongly interacting, the atoms no longer absorb energy. The system localizes in momentum…
Scientists achieve first observation of phonon angular momentum in chiral crystals
The phonon AM-induced mechanical rotation and torque. Credit: Nature Physics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-025-02952-3 In a new study published…
Energy-efficient ultracompact laser reduces light loss in all directions
The chip with the hexagon-shaped laser cavities. Credit: NTU Singapore An international team of scientists led by Nanyang…
How chaetognaths got their unique body plan
Microphotographs of whole-mount in situ hybridization staining for selected markers in juvenile stages. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09403-2…