New method challenges established physics
Researchers at SLAC’s Matter in Extreme Conditions (MEC) instrument used a laser to superheat a sample of gold.…
A new dinosaur species discovered in China didn’t roar, it chirped like a bird
The photograph of the whole skeleton of Pulaosaurus qinglongin. Credit: PeerJ (2025). DOI: 10.7717/peerj.19664 With each new discovery…
The rubber hand illusion works on octopuses too
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Like humans, octopuses can fall for the rubber hand illusion and believe that a…
Gold clusters mimic atomic spin properties for scalable quantum computing applications
New research shows how gold clusters mimic the key properties of the most accurate systems currently used in quantum…
New AI study clarifies the origins of Papua New Guineans
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A team of European researchers has shed new light on the genetic origins of…
Unusual plasma waves detected above Jupiter’s north pole may finally have explanation
Top: Amplitude of the electric field fluctuations during a Juno pass over the Jupiter’s north pole. The white…
This ancient pristine galaxy validates the Big Bang
A variety of galaxies are seen in this JWST image. Astronomers are hunting for ancient pristine galaxies that…
How to detect magnetic fields around exoplanets
Artist’s impression of a “hot jupiter” transiting its star. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser Magnetic fields play an important—if sometimes…
New Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting nearby star detected
TESS target pixel file image of TOI-2431 in Sector 31. Credit: Taş et al., 2025. Using the Transiting…
Largest supernova dataset hints dark energy may be changing over time
In 2011, a sky survey captured a Type Ia supernova, SN 2011fe, in the Pinwheel Galaxy about 21…