Phonon-mediated heat transport across materials visualized at the atomic level
Microscopy techniques for visualizing phonon transport. a. Schematic diagram of the experimental design. b. Isotherm distribution (colored lines)…
New study uncovers surprising physics of ‘marine snow’
“Marine snow” is common in the deep ocean and plays a key role in nutrient cycling. New research…
Universal embezzlers naturally emerge in critical fermion systems, study finds
A bipartite quantum system obtained by dividing fermion chain into left and right half-chains. The squares indicate potential…
Genetic toggles, undersea farmers and exploding rockets
Male sea spider carrying egg cases preserved in osmium tetroxide. Credit: Shana K. Goffredi This week, medical researchers…
Embryos can eliminate bacterial infections before forming their immune system, new research shows
Graphical abstract Credit: Cell Host & Microbe (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2025.05.025 Research led by scientists from the Institute of…
Strange Atlantic cold spot linked to century-long slowdown of major ocean current
Atlantic sea surface temperature trend between 1900-2005 (color shading in °C) for the average of six observation datasets.…
New theory proposes time has three dimensions, with space as a secondary effect
Credit: AI-generated image Time, not space plus time, might be the single fundamental property in which all physical…
Sea spiders found farming methane-eating microbes in cultivated biofilm
Male sea spider carrying egg cases preserved in osmium tetroxide. Credit: Shana K. Goffredi A research team led…
Astronomers discover a peculiar galaxy merger
The schematic artistic view of the Cosmic Owl, consisting of twin collisional ring galaxies with binary AGN. Credit:…
Highly charged muonic ions observed in gas-phase experiment for first time
Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of highly charged muonic argon ions observed in this study. μAr16+, μAr15+, and μAr14+…