Quantum interference offers a radically different way to measure time
A new “quantum watch” uses changing interference patterns inside excited helium atoms to determine how much time has…
New ‘Google-like’ search engine can scan millions of cells for hidden RNA clues in seconds
Malva can search RNA sequences across millions of individual cells in seconds without requiring researchers to download enormous…
‘Cosmic Glitch’ could explain why gravity acts differently across the Universe
Einstein’s theory of gravity may behave slightly differently across distances of billions of light-years, with gravity appearing about…
CERN physicists recreate matter from the early universe using ‘Little Big Bangs’
Physicists created signs of primordial quark-gluon plasma by colliding oxygen and neon nuclei, much smaller nuclei than traditionally…
Extreme X-rays from a magnetar exposes that empty space may not be empty
A highly magnetized neutron star produced unusually polarized X-rays, offering some of the strongest evidence yet that empty…
Wild monkeys challenge a long-held assumption about the common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees
Wild sooty mangabey monkeys can bend the middle of their feet almost as much as chimpanzees flex their…
Newer blood thinners linked to slower Alzheimer’s decline
Newer blood thinners were linked to slightly slower memory and thinking decline in people with both Alzheimer’s disease…
Scientists discover remnants of Theia, the planet that collided with Earth 4.5 billion years ago
Two continent-sized structures deep inside Earth may contain remnants of Theia, the ancient planet thought to have collided…
A new wave equation for light challenges how physics explains the arrow of time
A new wave equation suggests accelerating waves can move only toward positive time, offering a possible microscopic explanation…
Scientists observe ‘negative time’ for the first time in a quantum experiment
A photon enters a cloud of atoms and emerges on the other side. When physicists calculate how long…
A cosmic gateway near Earth may connect us to other distant worlds
The solar system sits inside a vast pocket of hot, thin gas. However, that nearby structure has never…
Scientists achieve the impossible by creating matter from empty space
Something has been lurking in empty space, and for the first time, physicists may have caught it leaving…