Ocean sediments might support theory that comet impact triggered Younger Dryas cool-off
Examples of Fe-rich and silica-rich impact microspherules (a and b) and metallic dust particles (MDPs; c and d)…
A new open-source program for quantum physics helps researchers obtain results in record time
Schematic of the RK4 steps. Dark green objects mark real or complex buffers while blue objects mark the…
Cloud–cloud collision sparks active star formation in Milky Way
The distribution of the two colliding molecular clouds (with blue and red indicating the blue-shifted and red-shifted clouds,…
A monster at the dawn of time
Artist representation of CAPERS-LRD-z9, home to the earliest confirmed black hole. The supermassive black hole at its center…
Perseverance rover captures Mars vista as clear as day
Captured at a location called Falbreen, on May 26, 2025, 96 images were stitched together to create this…
Threshold effects enable self-stopping robot swarms
A bunch of microrobots scurrying around at the Institute of Theoretical Physics II of the Heinrich Heine University…
New model explains plutonium’s peculiar behavior
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Normally, materials expand when heated. Higher temperatures cause atoms to vibrate, bounce around and…
Networks of long-distance female friends help gorillas move between groups
Credit: Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund “I’m not going if I don’t know anyone”—sound all too familiar? Well it’s…
Scientists achieve direct measurement of quantum metric tensor in black phosphorus
Researchers have successfully measured the quantum metric tensor in solids for the first time. Credit: Keun Su Kim…
Researchers discover universal rules of quantum entanglement across all dimensions
Quantum entanglement in 1+1 and 2+1 dimensions. Credit: Yuya Kusuki A team of theoretical researchers used thermal effective…
Ultrafast imaging method characterizes thousands of molecules using single-photon camera
Single molecule FLIM setup and acquisition scheme. Credit: Light: Science & Applications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41377-025-01901-2 EPFL researchers have…
New work achieves a pure quantum state without the need for cooling
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Three nano-glass spheres cling to one another. They form a tower-like cluster, similar to…