New layered material successfully confines terahertz light to the nanoscale
A tunable FEL generates narrowband terahertz radiation, which is focused onto the s-SNOM tip and is backscattered into…
Mapping the universe, faster and with the same accuracy
Two ‘fans’ corresponding to the two main areas DESI has observed, above and below the plane of our…
Lasers can melt through extraterrestrial ice efficiently
An ice sample being melted with a laser. Credit: M. Koßagk et al Lasers aren’t just useful for…
First-principles simulations reveal quantum entanglement in molecular polariton dynamics
Credit: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.5c00911 This is what fun looks like for a…
Culture is overtaking genetics in shaping human evolution, researchers argue
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in…
Is dark energy evolving? Astrophysicists consider the possibilities
A new study, based on years of precise data from telescopes such as the Dark Energy Survey in…
Observations investigate the nature of a newly discovered odd radio circle
MeerKAT 1.28 GHz background map showing ORC J0356–4216 and the host galaxy. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2509.04981 Astronomers…
Ten years later, LIGO is a black-hole hunting machine
This plot shows gravitational-wave signals recorded by the LIGO Hanford detector almost 10 years apart. The top shows…
The exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e takes its turn in the JWST’s spotlight
This artist’s illustration shows the Earth-size exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e, depicted at the lower right as it transits in…
Mars Perseverance rover data suggests presence of past microbial life
Rocks in the Bright Angel Formation. NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Right Mastcam-Z camera.…
Scientists respond to the planned termination of the only U.S. Antarctic research vessel
Nathaniel B. Palmer, the only U.S. Antarctic research vessel icebreaker, is set to have its lease terminated in…
By working together, cells can extend their senses beyond their direct environment
In this model, cell clusters can “feel” farther beyond their surrounding environment in the human body by acting…