Physicists use pulses of light in 37 dimensions to prove quantum paradox
A puzzle with only three moves may sound simple. In quantum physics, it can still break classical logic.…
A single workout can rewire your brain’s memory circuits
A brief period of exercise may do more for your brain than you expect. New research led by…
Physicists solved a decades-old mystery about static electricity
Rub two identical pieces of glass together and something strange happens. One picks up a positive charge. The…
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…
Sinai Health scientists develop blood test for early prediction of Crohn’s disease
A quiet warning signal for Crohn’s disease may show up in your blood years before your stomach ever…
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…
New study uncovers the formative conditions that made Io dry and Europa watery
A moon can sit next door to another and still feel like a different world. Around Jupiter, that…
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…
773,000-year-old Moroccan cave fossils reveal human and neandertal evolutionary split
A set of ancient human fossils found on Morocco’s Atlantic coast now sits on one of the tightest…
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…
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…