Fomalhaut star’s warped ring shows evidence of sculpting by ancient planets
The bright star in the center, Fomalhaut, is surrounded by an ancient debris disk of uneven brightness. The…
Why Is Ice Slippery? New Study Overturns 200-Year-Old Physics Theory
It isn’t pressure or friction that makes ice slippery, but hidden forces at the molecular level. New findings…
Reformulation of general relativity brings it closer to Newtonian physics – Physics World
Reformulation of general relativity brings it closer to Newtonian physics – Physics World Skip to main content Discover…
Zero-point motion of atoms measured directly for the first time – Physics World
Zero-point motion of atoms measured directly for the first time – Physics World Skip to main content Discover…
‘Ghost sharks’ grow forehead teeth to help them have sex, study suggests
Caught male Spotted Ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei) showing the [extended/erect] frontal clasper (tenaculum) on the front of the head.…
towards a coherent view of physical reality – Physics World
Quantum foundations: towards a coherent view of physical reality – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more…
Errors in A-level physics papers could jeopardize student university admissions, Institute of Physics warns – Physics World
Errors in A-level physics papers could jeopardize student university admissions, Institute of Physics warns – Physics World Skip…
BlueDOGs might evolve from Little Red Dots
Deep Field Image from JWST, showing both BlueDOGs and LRDs. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Brant Robertson (UC…
The JWST’s New Contribution To Understanding The Cosmic Dawn: MINERVA
One of the confounding things about astronomy is that simple dust is an obstacle that astronomers must work…
How to Switch an Antiferromagnet
September 4, 2025• Physics 18, s111 Two main mechanisms can flip the orientation of antiferromagnetic domains. Researchers have…
Quantum sensors reveal ‘smoking gun’ of superconductivity in pressurized bilayer nickelates – Physics World
Quantum sensors reveal ‘smoking gun’ of superconductivity in pressurized bilayer nickelates – Physics World Skip to main content…
Light focused on dark swamp revealed ‘eyes as far as we could see,’ research team says
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A scene straight out of a horror movie greeted researchers when they shined lights…