Quantum spin study reveals a previously unknown state of matter
At temperatures approaching absolute zero, most magnetic materials settle into tidy patterns. Their tiny magnetic moments, or spins,…
Gravitational waves finally reveal what’s inside neutron stars
Some of the universe’s densest objects can twist, stretch, and resonate in ways that challenge even the most…
New platinum-free photocatalyst turns sunlight and water into renewable energy
A small beaker of water can look ordinary. Under the right light, it can also become a quiet…
Dark matter and neutrinos are linked and interact with each other
A quiet shift in the numbers behind the universe’s growth is pushing scientists toward a bold possibility. Two…
Event Horizon Telescope captures magnetic turbulence flickering at the edge of black hole M87*
For a few brief nights each year, you get a rare chance to watch a monster blink. The…
Scientists reveal how quantum electron spin can create magnetism
At the smallest scales of matter, nature behaves in ways that feel almost counterintuitive. Individual particles follow simple…
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…
Scientists develop a shelf-stable ‘smart’ plastic that hardens only when you trigger it
A bucket of liquid plastic that never hardens sounds like a fantasy in a factory. It is also…
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…
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…
New tests show Jordan lead codices are not all modern fakes
For more than a decade, a set of tiny lead books from Jordan has sat in a strange…
Astronomers solve the mystery of why the Sun’s outer atmosphere is far hotter than its surface
The mystery of why the Sun’s outer atmosphere is far hotter than its surface has long puzzled scientists.…