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…
Female mountain gorillas stop reproducing long before the end of their lives, study finds
An old (~44 years old), post-reproductive, female mountain gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. Credit: MPI-EVA/ Martha…
Could we really turn Mars green?
Credit: NASA Terraforming is the theoretical process of transforming a planet or moon to make it habitable for…
Exploring the hidden rings of the Milky Way
The MeerKAT radio telescopes. Credit: Square Kilometer Array Organization (SKAO) / South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) Radio…
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…
‘Space tornadoes’ could cause geomagnetic storms, but these phenomena aren’t easy to study
The early structure of the CME in the SC domain. Credit: The Astrophysical Journal (2025). DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/adf855 Weather…
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…
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…
Geologists discover the first evidence of 4.5-billion-year-old ‘proto Earth’
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Scientists at MIT and elsewhere have discovered extremely rare remnants of “proto Earth,” which…
Software solution can correct image blurring by James Webb Space Telescope
Before and after the image sharpening process. Credit: Max Charles/University of Sydney A pair of Sydney Ph.D. students…
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)…
Inside the 2025 Nobel Prize in physics
This illustration shows, from left to right: John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis. Credit: Niklas Elmehed, Nobel…