Jellyfish sleep like humans — even though they don’t have brains
The upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea andromeda sleeps for roughly 8 hours a day.Credit: Shahar Shabtai/Alamy Neither jellyfish nor sea…
These women helped to shape quantum mechanics — it’s time to recognize them
Women in the History of Quantum Physics: Beyond Knabenphysik Edited by Patrick Charbonneau et al. Cambridge Univ. Press…
Sunyaev–Zeldovich detection of hot intracluster gas at redshift 4.3
Bryan, G. L. & Norman, M. L. Statistical properties of X-ray clusters: analytic and numerical comparisons. Astrophys. J.…
A chiral fermionic valve driven by quantum geometry
Device preparation and electrical measurements The procedure for device fabrication from PdGa crystal using Ga-ion-based focused-ion beam technique…
Quantifying the global eco-footprint of wearable healthcare electronics
Shi, J. et al. Active biointegrated living electronics for managing inflammation. Science 384, 1023–1030 (2024). Article ADS CAS …
Hybrid micromagnetic and atomistic modeling of magnetization dynamics induced by engineered defects
A magnonic double-slit system In this study, a double-slit described in the following is introduced in the middle…
A food system transformation pathway reconciles 1.5 °C global warming with improved health, environment and social inclusion
von Braun, J., Afsana, K., Fresco, L. O. & Ali Hasan, M. H. (eds) Science and Innovations for…
Are we living in a parallel universe? The strange physics of Stranger Things
In Stranger Things, the supernatural villain Vecna rules a nightmarish parallel world called the Upside Down. Credit: Netflix/Everett/Shutterstock…
Visualizing interaction-driven restructuring of quantum Hall edge states
Halperin, B. I. Quantized Hall conductance, current-carrying edge states, and the existence of extended states in a two-dimensional…
Seven feel-good science stories to restore your faith in 2025
Renewable-energy milestones were met in 2025, with China being the first country to surpass 1 terawatt in installed…