Curious humpback whales approach humans and blow bubble ‘smoke’ rings
Two distinct bubble structures, including (a) bubble net and (b) bubble ring. Note that they are very different…
IXPE obtains first X-ray polarization measurement of magnetar outburst
This illustration depicts IXPE’s measurements of X-ray polarization emitting from magnetar 1E 1841-045 located within the Supernova Remnant…
Largest map of the universe announced revealing 800,000 galaxies, challenging early cosmos theories
Six images of galaxies taken from nearly 800,000, from upper left to lower right: the present-day universe, and…
Physicists recreate extreme quantum vacuum effects
Illustration of photon-photon scattering in the laboratory. Two green petawatt lasers beams collide at the focus with a…
Physicists figure out how an electric field can switch off superconductivity
Surface of thin film. Credit: Alessio Zaccone with ChatGPT Transistors are fundamental to microchips and modern electronics. Invented…
Quantum state lifetimes extended by laser-triggered electron tunneling in cuprate ladders
Laser pulses trigger electronic changes in a cuprate ladder, creating long-lived quantum states that persist for about a…
Physicists observe a new form of magnetism for the first time
Spiral magnetic order (light blue arrows) on the triangular lattice of NiI2 (black spheres represent Ni atoms) enables…
The quantum physics of forgetting information
Credit: Oliver Diekmann, oliver-diekmann.graphics / TU Wien In a study by TU Wien and FU Berlin, researchers have…
Astronomers observe the Sausage cluster at very low radio frequencies
CIZA J2242.8+5301 at 45 MHz, shown at the LBA nominal resolution (15′′ beam). Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2505.23402…
Galaxy clusters are on course to crash again, according to Chandra X-ray Observatory
Colliding galaxy clusters PSZ2 G181.06+48.47 (Labeled). Credit: X-ray: NASA / CXC / CfA / Stroe, A. et al.;…