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.…
Strong magnetic field helps answer a question about the ‘new duality’ in materials physics
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As someone who studies materials, Lu Li knows people want to hear about the…
Overlooked East Antarctica melting may skew sea level forecasts
(a) Maps of annual averaged (over the last 3 simulated years) ocean heat content vertically integrated (GJ = 1 × 109 J, shown everywhere…
‘Singing’ electrons synchronize in Kagome crystals, revealing geometry-driven quantum coherence
Illustration of long range electron coherence. Credit: Guo et al Physicists at the Max Planck Institute for the…
Mathematical proof debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation
Credit: AI-generated image It’s a plot device beloved by science fiction: our entire universe might be a simulation…
Solar gamma rays could unlock mystery of sun’s hidden magnetic fields
Credit: NASA New research conducted by an international team of physicists has found that high-energy gamma rays might…
Scientists create new type of semiconductor that holds superconducting promise
Josephson junction structures—quantum devices made of two superconductors and a thin non-superconducting barrier—using different forms of germanium (Ge):…
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…
Chiral molecules adhere to magnets
Fig. 1. Chiral molecules acquire spin through thermal vibration and adhere to magnets. Credit: Shinji Miwa / ISSP,…
Six-million-year-old ice discovered in Antarctica offers unprecedented window into a warmer Earth
Allan Hills, 2022-2023. Credit: Julia Marks Peterson, COLDEX A team of U.S. scientists has discovered the oldest directly…