Scientists create new bullet-proof fiber that is stronger and thinner than Kevlar
Graphical abstract. Credit: Matter (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102496 Kevlar has met its match. For decades, it has been the…
Do black holes really need singularities?
This artist’s concept portrays the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, known as…
Modeling black holes is easier with a flicker of light
A sequence of snapshots simulating the rotating Hayward black hole. Credit: Science China Press/Guo, et al A few…
Physicists reveal surprising insights from taxi drivers
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Taxi drivers who slow down when searching for passengers are not only more efficient…
Scientists recreate cosmic ‘fireballs’ to probe mystery of missing gamma rays
The Fireball experiment installed in the HiRadMat irradiation area. Credit: Gianluca Gregori An international team of scientists, led…
Dark matter does not defy gravity, study suggests
Map of the distribution of galaxies observed by the DESI collaboration, from which it is possible to accurately…
Pixelized galaxy cluster strong lens modeling improves precision of Hubble constant measurement
A strongly lensed supernova: SN Encore in galaxy cluster MACS J0138.0-2155. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Justin Pierel,…
Physicist discusses the Higgs boson and whether it might change the fate of the universe
The CMS detector is one of the two large-scale experiments happening at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) headquartered…
Abandoned coal mine drainage identified as a significant source of carbon emissions
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For the past 250 years, people have mined coal industrially in Pennsylvania, U.S.. By…
The keen-eyed Vera Rubin Observatory has discovered a massive stellar stream
The Vera Rubin Observatory found a stellar stream coming from the M61 galaxy, a spiral galaxy in the…