The world’s snow leopards are very similar genetically—findings suggest that doesn’t bode well for their future
A snow leopard from Ladakh, India. Credit: Koustubh Sharma There are relatively few snow leopards in the world,…
Plasma rampdown prediction model could improve reliability of fusion power plants
A shot-by-shot breakdown of every shot in the experiment. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-63917-x Tokamaks are machines…
Rare intersex spider among new species discovered in Thailand
Credit: Zootaxa (2025). DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5696.3.6 A new species of spider was recently discovered near a forested area in…
Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 – Scientific background
The Nobel Foundation Tasked with a mission to manage Alfred Nobel’s fortune and has ultimate responsibility for fulfilling the…
Physicists detect water’s ultraviolet fingerprint in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
NASA’s Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS during two visits in July and August 2025. The…
Origami Patterns Solve a Major Physics Riddle
The amplituhedron is a geometric shape with an almost mystical quality: Compute its volume, and you get the…
General relativity could make life possible on planets orbiting white dwarfs
Parameter space showing the effect of GR on eccentricity oscillations due to an exterior planetary companion for a…
John Clarke – Facts – 2025
John ClarkeNobel Prize in Physics 2025 Born: 1942, Cambridge, United Kingdom Affiliation at the time of the award:…
Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to 3 scientists for quantum mechanical tunnelling
Scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for “the discovery…
Internet favors the development of flexible identities among language learners
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A review reveals that the interplay between technology, identity, and languages involves and encourages…
Researchers turn coffee and plastic waste into climate solution
Reactor driving the carbonization of coffee and plastic waste into high-performance carbon. Credit: University of Sharjah Researchers at…
How the Southern Ocean controlled climate and atmospheric carbon dioxide during the lukewarm interglacials
Schematic illustration of Southern Ocean circulation changes before and after the Mid-Brunhes Event (MBE). Credit: Nature Communications (2025).…