Scientists achieve first observation of phonon angular momentum in chiral crystals
The phonon AM-induced mechanical rotation and torque. Credit: Nature Physics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-025-02952-3 In a new study published…
Early galaxies—or something else? Webb uncovers 300 unusually bright objects
Graphic showing the mysterious objects in the universe that the University of Missouri researchers identified.in their study. Credit:…
Signs of recent life on Mars could be detected using new simple test
Curiosity rover on Mars. Credit: NASA A Ph.D. student and his supervisor have developed a simple way to…
How river otters’ terrible food hygiene benefits ecosystem health monitoring
Feces (“scat”) from North American River Otters, in a forest at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Credit: Calli…
The first experimental realization of quantum optical skyrmions in a semiconductor QED system
Single-photon skyrmions emitted from a QD coupled to a Gaussian microcavity. Credit: Nature Physics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-025-02973-y Skyrmions…
New approach recovers hidden signals at the nanoscale
Graphical Abstract. Credit: Small Methods (2025). DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202500318 In the world of nanotechnology, seeing clearly isn’t easy. It’s…
Deepfake whales could be a key conservation tool
A North Atlantic right whale generated by AI. Credit: Duke MaRRS Lab Scrolling through social media, you may…
IXPE’s ‘heartbeat black hole’ measurements challenge current theories
This illustration of material swirling around a black hole highlights a particular feature, called the “corona,” that shines…
DUNE experiment set to reveal new details about solar neutrinos
by Nicole Bell, Matthew Dolan, Stephan Meighen-Berger, Jayden Newstead and John Beacom, University of Melbourne Authors Dr Meighen-Berger…
The shape of the universe revealed through algebraic geometry
Illustration of a set of real zeros of a graph polynomial (middle) and two Feynman diagrams (Collage). Credit:…
Don’t throw away those cannabis leaves—they’re packed with rare compounds
Two-dimensional liquid chromatographic separation of phenolics from Cannabis leaf and bud material, with each peak indicating a distinct…
A new map of the stellar life cycle
Northeastern University researchers have shown that our visible universe and invisible dark matter likely co-evolved from the time…