Sped-up evolution may help bacteria take hold in gut microbiome
Genome plasticity and protein evolution by Bacteroides diversity-generating retroelements. DGRs rapidly evolve ligand-binding proteins and are enriched in…
Scientists use X-ray laser to identify new room-temperature phase
Optical images measured simultaneously with five types of P–t curve. Credit: Nature Materials (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41563-025-02364-x Ice cream…
Multimode quantum entanglement achieved via dissipation engineering
Programmable multimode entanglement generation by dissipative engineering. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adv7838 A research team led by…
Astronomers discover ultra-luminous infrared galaxy lurking behind quasar
ALMA moment-0 map of the CO J=4–3 line of the new source. Credit: Monthly Notices of the Royal…
Rare disease possibly identified in 12th century child’s skeletal remains
Left (upper) and right (lower) ulna comparison. Note the thickening of the left ulna. Credit: Başaran In the…
Event Horizon Telescope images reveal new dark matter detection method
Simulated images of the supermassive black hole M87*. Left panel shows radiation from astrophysical plasma and right panel…
Hot gaseous outflow detected in the galaxy NGC 5746
Merged three-color EPIC X-ray image of the four NGC 5746 observations. Red colors represents the soft X-ray band…
Freely levitating rotor spins out ultraprecise sensors for classical and quantum physics
A photograph of a black graphite disk floating above a stack of three, round magnets. Credit: Adrian Skov…
Ultrafast laser pulses reveal solid-state bandgaps in motion
Schematic of extreme-ultraviolet high-harmonic interferometry of solids.Two phase-locked near-infrared pulses generate high-order harmonics in a solid sample. Interference…
Nanoscale X-ray imaging reveals bulk altermagnetism in MnTe
Schematic of X-ray magnetic circular dichroic scanning transmission X-ray microscopy, with the experimental observation of altermagnetic domains and…
Superconductivity distorts crystal lattice of topological quantum materials
Researchers at Okayama University used high-resolution synchrotron X-ray diffraction to detect tiny lattice distortions (about 100 parts per…
Quantum fluctuations found hidden beneath classical optical signals in polaritons
Schematic experimental setup (not to scale) illustrating the linear spectroscopic observables—transmission, absorption, and reflection. Credit: Optica (2025). DOI:…