Clues from the deep sea that an exploding star sent debris to the Earth 10 million years ago
Overview of the 10Be anomaly, clusters proximity to the solar system, and the associated supernova probability. Credit: Astronomy…
World’s most sensitive detector tightens the net on on elusive dark matter
The outer detector of the LZ dark matter experiment. Credit: Matt Kapust/Sanford Underground Research Laboratory Determining the nature…
Quantum error correction codes enable efficient scaling to hundreds of thousands of qubits
The proposed error-correction codes are scalable to hundreds of thousands of qubits and are highly efficient, serving as…
Improved models of heavy ion collisions reveal new details of early universe nuclear matter
Simulated gluon field in the nucleus. When energy increases, the nucleus grows and its internal structure changes. Credit:…
High-order analysis reveals more signs of phase-change ‘turbulence’ in nuclear matter
The STAR detector at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory Members of the…
Physicists demonstrate 3,000 quantum-bit system capable of continuous operation
Neng-Chun Chiu (from left), Simon Hollerith, Luke Stewart, Mikhail Lukin, Jinen (Tim) Guo, Mohamed Abobeih, and Elias Trapp.…
Scientists achieve electrically driven perovskite laser using dual-cavity design
A schematic of the dual-cavity electrically driven perovskite laser. Credit: C. Zou et al./Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09457-2. In a recent…
Golden lion tamarins and sloths become unlikely roommates at Palm Beach Zoo
A Hoffman’s two-toed sloth is seen eating inside its new habitat at the Palm Beach Zoo Conservation Society…
Epiphanies and brain states; a baffling skull find; achieving well-being in old age
Researchers believe a reconstructed, million-year-old skull belonged to the Homo longi species discovered in 2021. This week, researchers…
Spin may resolve century-old puzzle of light’s momentum in matter
by Adam B. Cahaya When light enters a medium like water or glass, it bends, raising the long-standing…