Diamond probe measures ultrafast electric fields with femtosecond precision
Concept of the electro-optic nanoscopy. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-63936-8 Researchers at University of Tsukuba have successfully…
The Southern Ocean may be building up a massive burp
The Southern Ocean absorbs large amounts of carbon dioxide emissions and excess heat. If anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions…
The ‘universal thermal performance curve’ that shackles evolution
Biological performance across the tree of life collapses onto the Universal Thermal Performance Curve (UTPC). Shown are approx.…
Genetic code reveals how mutations disrupt mRNA and cause disease
Genetic variation affecting splice-site choice is often near the splice-site and high resolution SpliSER-GWAS allows inferring the best…
Tiny droplets that bounce for minutes without bursting might be able to do so indefinitely
Schematic of the experimental setup. Credit: 2025 EMSI LFMI EPFL CC BY SA EPFL researchers have discovered that…
Simplified Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model simulated on trapped-ion quantum computer
Quantinuum researchers assemble an ultra-high vacuum chamber that keeps the QPU in a near-Earth orbit-like environment, virtually free…
Milky Way shows gamma ray excess due to dark matter annihilation, study suggests
Simulated Milky Way Galaxy. Credit: AIP/ A. Khalatyan New research shows that dark matter has a different distribution…
What happened to those ‘little red dots’ Webb observed?
Images of little red dots seen in several deep-sky surveys of JWST. Credit: ASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Dale Kocevski (Colby College) When…
How a genetic split helped plants conquer polluted soils
Credit: Horticulture Research (2024). DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhae334 Phytochelatin synthases (PCSs) produce phytochelatins—tiny, cysteine-rich peptides that bind and neutralize toxic…
Yet another solution for universal expansion; computing with brain organoids
A screen showing the activity of a rudimentary computing substrate based on biological neurons. Credit: FinalSpark This week,…