Possums in Australia show some of the world’s highest PFAS levels among small mammals
A ringtail possum in Melbourne, Australia. Credit: Roy D. Mackay New research has shown for the first time…
After delays, Egypt set for lavish opening of grand museum
Egypt’s long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum will finally have its lavish inauguration on Saturday. With much pomp and circumstance,…
At least 41 dead in Mexico floods
Mexico has been hit by particularly heavy rains throughout 2025, with a rainfall record set in the capital…
Nobel Prize in physics goes to 3 scientists whose work advanced quantum technology
From left, Chair of the Nobel Committee for Physics Chair Olle Eriksson, Secretary General of the Swedish Academy…
Three scientists at US universities win Nobel Prize in physics
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists at American universities won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for research on…
Detection of organic compounds in freshly ejected ice grains from Enceladus’s ocean
Srama, R. et al. The Cassini Cosmic Dust Analyzer. Space Sci. Rev. 114, 465–518 (2004). Article ADS Google…
Weird ‘time crystals’ are made visible at last
A time crystal as seen under a microscope.Credit: Zhao & Smalyukh, 2025, Nature Materials A time crystal is…
With waters at 32C, Mediterranean tropicalization shifts into high gear
Marine biologists say warming is particularly acute in the eastern Mediterranean but could spread north and west. When…
DNA based nanoscale optoelectronic devices enabled by THz driven piezo vibrotronic effect
We have analyzed electrical current flowing through DNA under varying mechanical strains and irradiation conditions to investigate the…
this physicist investigated UFOs and flew over Hiroshima
Collisions: A Physicist’s Journey from Hiroshima to the Death of the Dinosaurs Alec Nevala-Lee W. W. Norton (2025)…
Supersized stick insect discovered in Wet Tropics
A JCU researcher has helped discover a new species of stick insect in the Atherton tablelands. Credit: James…
Utility workers in Peru unearth pre-Incan tomb with 1,000-year-old remains
Archaeologist Jose Aliaga works at the site where city workers discovered ancient remains, from the pre-Inca Chancay culture,…