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+…
Where to see Falcon 9 liftoff from California
The commercial spaceflight company founded by billionaire Elon Musk is planning to get another Falcon 9 rocket off…