New unified theory connects two fundamental domains of modern quantum physics
By bringing the long-standing and opposing views of quantum mechanics together to form a single cohesive theory, a…
JWST found a ‘dead’ galaxy that quit making stars billions of years ago
Three billion years after the Big Bang, a massive galaxy already looked like it had run out of…
How ants gave up armor to build some of the largest societies on Earth
The classic thought experiment about a horse-sized duck and a hundred duck-sized horses is more than a joke.…
JWST observations reveal massive helium clouds escaping from exoplanet WASP-107 b
Astronomers from the University of Geneva, working with colleagues in Canada and the United States, have captured the…
67 million-year-old fossil reveals the origin of freshwater fish hearing
A tiny fossil fish from Alberta is forcing scientists to rethink a story that has sat quietly in…
Fusion reactors may be the key to uncovering dark matter particles
Nuclear fusion is often framed as a future source of clean energy. A new theoretical study is looking…
Astronomers discover spacetime drag around a supermassive black hole — as predicted by Einstein
A star’s fatal brush with a supermassive black hole can light up a quiet galaxy. When gravity shreds…
Researchers reveal nuclear ‘island’ where magic numbers break down
Atomic nuclei are often described as orderly systems. Certain numbers of protons or neutrons, called magic numbers, usually…
Fossil tracks in Italy record a turtle stampede from 80 million years ago
In the spring of 2019, free climbers scaling the risky cliffs of Monte Cònero on Italy’s Adriatic coast…
Ocean storms under Antarctic ice found to rapidly boost melting
Scientists have uncovered a new threat hiding under the floating edges of Antarctica: fast moving, stormlike swirls of…
Dinosaur eggshells are accurate timekeepers of fossil age, study finds
Layers of rock can tell the story of life on Earth, but only if you know when each…
The universe is not and could never be a simulation, study finds
Physicist Mir Faizal, Adjunct Professor with UBC Okanagan’s Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, was not out to…