How the Mayans were able to accurately predict solar eclipses for centuries
Eclipse table of the Dresden Codex. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adt9039 The Maya Civilization, from Central America,…
Neanderthals and Mesolithic hunter-gatherers shaped European landscapes long before agriculture, study reveals
LIG (A) and Early Holocene (B) study area. Legend: 1–Elevations (in meters above sea level, m a.s.l.); 2–No…
Microscopic ‘ocean’ on a chip reveals new nonlinear wave behavior
Electron microscope image of the superfluid wave tank used in the experiments (blue) coupled to an optical fibre…
With a new molecule-based method, physicists peer inside an atom’s nucleus
This image depicts the radium atom’s pear-shaped nucleus of protons and neutrons in the center, surrounded by a…
Simulations hint at new strongly correlated states of matter in ultracold polar molecules
A self-bound crystal of individual dipolar molecules surrounded by a superfluid ring. I have made the figure myself,…
Scientists create a new form of light matter in a quasicrystal
Realization of 2D polariton quasicrystal based on the Penrose tiling. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adz2484 Researchers have…
Photons exhibit collective behavior only after reaching certain threshold
If few photons are present, they are distributed evenly. (left-hand image; each of the “tables” consists of two…
Planetary scientists link Jupiter’s birth to Earth’s formation zone
Enhanced image of Jupiter by Kevin M. Gill (CC-BY) based on images provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS. Credit: NASA New…
A ‘seating chart’ for atoms helps locate their positions in materials
MIT physicists have developed discrete grid imaging technique (DIGIT), an optical super-resolution technique that maps quantum emitters to…
A tiny chip that can help us see deeper into space
Concept and universal application of RAFAEL. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09591-x A new imaging system could help us…