Image of two black holes circling each other captured for the first time
Two black holes in orbit around each other in quasar OJ287. On the left is a theoretical diagram,…
Simulations unveil the electrodynamic nature of black hole mergers and other spacetime collisions
Spinning black hole with gravitational electric (top) and magnetic fields (bottom). Shown in color is the gravitational electric…
Likely origins of black hole collision with ‘squashed’ orbital path revealed
“Confidently detecting eccentricity is crucial for identifying how the binary black holes that we see with gravitational waves…
Research shines light on ‘double-yielding’ behavior in soft materials
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain For decades, scientists have observed, but been unable to explain, a phenomenon seen in…
Some recommended US diets carry higher risk of forced labor in food supply chains
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Many Americans choose food based on cost and nutrition, but personal values, such as…
Programmable optical chip merges photons to change color
Illustration of the working principle and capabilities of a programmable nonlinear waveguide. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09620-9 Cornell…
Quantum dynamics on your laptop? New technique moves us closer
The evolution of a single spin under coherent driving and spontaneous decay. TWA (solid lines) shows strong agreement…
Antarctic Ocean of the last ice age reveals how a critical process of CO₂ storage may slow again
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Off the coast of Antarctica, the sea ice retreated toward the southernmost continent and,…
Gravity reshapes magnetic fields in star clusters
This image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope shows a star formation region in molecular cloud NGC 6334, also…
General relativity could make life possible on planets orbiting white dwarfs
Parameter space showing the effect of GR on eccentricity oscillations due to an exterior planetary companion for a…