Researchers are first to image directional atomic vibrations
Schematic of a q-selective EELS set-up. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09511-z Researchers at the University of California, Irvine,…
Ecologists document two new species of bass
The Bartram bass is one of two new species of black bass documented by UGA researchers. Credit: Special…
Chandra finds black hole that’s growing at 2.4 times the Eddington limit
An artist’s concept of a supermassive black hole, a surrounding disk of material falling towards the black hole…
Physicist proves unsolvability beyond one dimension for quantum Ising models
A two-dimensional representation of a 10-dimensional hypercube. A RIKEN researcher has shown that quantum Ising models lack local…
Physicists create new electrically controlled silicon-based quantum device
Integrated optoelectronic devices for control of silicon T centres. Credit: Nature Photonics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01752-8 A team of…
A grue jay? Rare hybrid bird identified in Texas
A rare hybrid bird identified in a suburb of San Antonio, Texas (center panel, credit: Brian Stokes) is…
Primordial black hole’s final burst may solve neutrino mystery
An artist’s illustration showing a tiny black hole within our Milky Way galaxy (top right), which could emit…
Galaxies reveal hidden maps of dark matter in the early universe
The researchers focused on data taken from a region of the sky known as the Cosmic Evolution Survey…
How harnessing the ‘selfish gene’ could control harmful insect populations
Malaysian stalk-eyed fly (Teleopsis dalmanni). Paul Richards New research is shining a light on one of genetics’ enduring…
Quantum computing engineers get atoms chatting long distance
Artist’s impression of two nuclear spins, remotely entangled via the geometric gate applied via the electron. Credit: Tony…