Tidal forces heat white dwarfs to unexpected temperatures in tight binary orbits
Impression of the 6.9 minute double white dwarf binary J1539+5027, composed of a tidally heated white dwarf (yellow)…
Carbon offsets have failed for 25 years, and most should be phased out
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Academics at the University of Oxford and the University of Pennsylvania have conducted the…
Compact laser-plasma accelerator can generate muons on demand for imaging
Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator (BELLA) detected and characterized directional muons. Credit: https://pxhere.com/es/photo/788784?utm_content=shareClip&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pxhere Muon beams can now be created…
Anomalous metal sheds light on ‘impossible’ state between superconductivity and insulation
(a) Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a reference device, taken before depositing the global top gate. The square…
Study reveals gene boundaries are dynamic, not fixed
Transcription elongation rates drive the positional coordination of mRNA initiation and termination. Credit: Science (2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.ado8279 Molecular…
Quantum crystals offer a blueprint for the future of computing and chemistry
Scientists at Auburn University created a new type of material where electrons can move freely across a solid…
Can we hear gravitational-wave ‘beats’ in the rhythm of pulsars?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Pulsars suggest that ultra–low-frequency gravitational waves are rippling through the cosmos. The signal seen…
Secret to long life unlocked? Naked mole-rat’s DNA repair mechanism offers promising longevity clues
A new study investigating the extraordinary longevity of the naked mole-rat has identified an evolved DNA repair mechanism…
Nobel Prize for quantum breakthroughs energises India’s leap into the future
Imagine a machine so clever it could solve in minutes what would take today’s most powerful supercomputers millions…
Scientists make big discovery on far side of the Moon not visible to us
The mysterious far side of the Moon may be significantly cooler deep within its interior than the side…
‘They start really fighting, like grappling’
A series of studies on various animals’ behaviors all point to the same thing: hotter temperatures lead to…
New algorithm hushes unwanted noise in LIGO, may lead to more black hole discoveries
A view from above of LIGO Livingston in Louisiana. Credit: Caltech/MIT/LIGO Lab LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory,…