Saola genome mapped for first time
The rare and endangered saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) has not been seen in the wild since 2013. Credit: Toon…
Physicists snap the first images of ‘free-range’ atoms
Top: Two renderings show how itinerant atoms in an atom trap (red) are suddenly frozen in place via…
EU mulls nature credits to help biodiversity
Environmental groups worry the idea could be brought low by the many scandals that have hit carbon credit…
New quantum theory of gravity brings long-sought ‘theory of everything’ a crucial step closer
The gravity quantum field is calculated in flat spacetime. The curved classical metric is calculated using the expectation…
The universe’s brightest lights have some dark origins
This composite view of the active galaxy Markarian 573 combines X-ray data (blue) from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory…
Using ‘shallow shadows’ to uncover quantum properties
A schematic overview of the robust shallow shadow protocol. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57349-w It would be…
Kagome quantum magnets achieve spin-valve effects without complex material stacking
(a) A sketch of the spin-valve effect in bulk kagome helimagnet. (b) MFM images of TmMn6Sn6 under magnetic…
Research sheds light on future applications in spintronics and valleytronics
Suppression of intervalley scattering observed in the QPI pattern. Credit: Nature Physics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-025-02864-2 Altermagnets, which exhibit…
Physicists uncover how geometric frustration shapes the rose’s iconic blossom
Morphology and shape morphing in rose petals. Credit: Science (2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.adt0672. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt0672 Four physicists at the Hebrew…
Novel architecture improves control of microwave resonators for quantum computers
Superconducting qubits are cooled in a cryostat close to absolute zero temperature. Credit: University of Innsbruck Innsbruck physicists…