How missing nutrients rewire fly brains to seek out beneficial microbes
Cheese and chocolate may hold little culinary appeal for a fruit fly, yet for one deprived of nutrients,…
Study may lead to improved networked quantum sensing
A four-mode linear network U for generating useful entangled states for continuous-variable distributed quantum metrology. The ratio of…
Isotopes illuminate early Martian climate
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover took this selfie at a location nicknamed Mary Anning, after a 19th-century English paleontologist.…
Perovskites reveal ultrafast quantum light in new study
Evaporated FAPbI3 films exhibit good quality. Credit: arXiv: DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2502.13609 Halide perovskites—already a focus of major research into…
Virtual reality can help people understand and care about distant communities
A study participant in front of an image of a city. Credit: Jeremy Bailenson / Stanford For many…
New species of trapdoor spider discovered, just in time for Halloween
A species of trapdoor spider, named Aptostichus ramirezae, was newly identified by UC Davis scientists. Credit: Emma Jochim/UC…
Preparation guide developed as Mars samples await transport to Earth
This formation, called Cheyava Falls, is located in the Bright Angel region of Jezero Crater, where Perseverance took…
A faster, more affordable way to produce quantum nanodiamonds holds promise for medicine and industry
The apparatus in which the luminescent nanodiamonds were prepared. Credit: Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the…
What made the moon?
Credit: NASA Our moon—or la Luna—has inspired humankind for millennia. It’s largely agreed that the moon was created…
Solar gamma rays could unlock mystery of sun’s hidden magnetic fields
Credit: NASA New research conducted by an international team of physicians has found that high-energy gamma rays might…
Genetic secrets of one of world’s rarest penguins revealed
Researchers have revealed the endangered hoiho is actually made up of three distinct subspecies which diverged up to…
Bridging light, microwaves and electrons for precision calibration
The photonic chip mounted on a custom holder. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-62808-5 EPFL researchers have developed…