Gravitational lenses imaged by Webb during its first run
A collage of eight Webb images of gravitational lensing, each showing various distorted galaxies in the center of…
New study rules out binary hardening as cause of Dimorphos’s orbital period drop
Gravitational scattering of ejecta cannot explain the observed period drop of Dimorphos. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL A new…
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…
Physicists develop new quantum sensor at the atomic lattice scale
Working principle of the quantum electrometer. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61839-2 From computer chips to quantum dots—technological…
First device based on ‘optical thermodynamics’ can route light without switches
Credit: Yunxuan Wei at USC. A team of researchers at the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer…
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…
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…
Easter Island’s statues actually ‘walked,’ and physics backs it up
A research team including Binghamton University archaeologist Carl Lipo has confirmed via 3D modeling and field experiments that…
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…
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).…
Physicists demonstrate first hybrid skyrmion tubes for higher-density quantum computing
Current-induced motion of SyAFM skyrmion tubes. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-63759-7 Typically, the charge of electrons is…
Vultures as curators and a newly discovered interspecies warning call
Bearded Vultures typically carry food and nest-building material to the nest site. (A) An adult Bearded Vulture with…