Sled dog DNA reveals hidden chapter in Greenland’s history
Dog skeletons and fur decorations on historical anoraks are among the researchers’ sources of ancient DNA. Credit: Carsten…
Earliest evidence discovered of interbreeding between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals
The skull of Skhul I child showing cranial curvature typical of Homo sapiens. Credit: Tel Aviv University An…
Quantum technology expands global network in search for dark matter
GNOME measurement station at Leibniz IPHT in Jena: Dr. Theo Scholtes (left) and Göran Hellmann adjust a quantum…
Beyond general relativity; gas giants and dark energy; the pleasures of difficult hobbies
An infographic explaining in detail the appearance of a black hole. The different parts of the visible image…
A new perspective on how cosmological correlations change based on kinematic parameters
Figure illustrating the main idea behind the study. Specifically, it provides a ‘timeless’ view of early universe cosmology.…
Detecting neutrino trajectories in real time
The IceCube laboratory is located near the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica. This is, for example, where…
Advanced computer modeling predicts molecular-qubit performance
Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of the American Chemical Society (2025). DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c04004 A qubit is the delicate, information-processing…
Trapped calcium ions entangled with photons form scalable nodes for quantum networks
Powerful nodes for quantum networks. Credit: Harald Ritsch, Universität Innsbruck Researchers at the University of Innsbruck have created…
Physics-inspired computer architecture solves complex optimization problems
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A line of engineering research seeks to develop computers that can tackle a class…
Hidden turbulence discovered in polymer fluids
Turbulent Flow. Credit: Rosti (2025), J. Fluid Mech., 1012, R5. CC BY-NC 4.0. Turbulence, the chaotic, irregular motion…