Finding order in disorder demonstrates a new state of matter
Physicists have identified a new state of matter whose structural order operates by rules more aligned with quantum mechanics than standard thermodynamic theory. In...
First direct observations of methane’s increasing greenhouse effect at the Earth’s surface
Scientists have directly measured the increasing greenhouse effect of methane at the Earth's surface for the first time. A research team from the U.S....
Gravitational lensing by sun-like star in massive cluster reveals blue supergiant 9 billion light...
Thanks to a rare cosmic alignment, astronomers have captured the most distant normal star ever observed, some 9 billion light years from Earth.
While astronomers...
A novel test bed for non-equilibrium many-body physics
The behavior of electrons in a material is typically difficult to predict. Novel insight comes now from experiments and simulations performed by a team...
Rings and gaps in a developing planetary system
The discovery of an exoplanet has most often resulted from the monitoring of a star's flicker (the transiting method) or its wobble (the radial...
Astrophysicists calculate the original magnetic field in our cosmic neighbourhood
In the first fractions of a second after the birth of our universe, not only elementary particles and radiation, but also magnetic fields were...
Chemical synthesis with artificial intelligence: Researchers develop new computer method
In 1996, when a computer won a match against reigning world chess champion Garry Kasparov, it was nothing short of a sensation. After this...
Scientists build army of metal-organic nanoflowers to treat cancer
Doctors have been using radiation to treat cancer for more than a hundred years, but it's always been a delicate art to direct treatment...
Scientists successfully print glass optics
For the first time, researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have successfully 3-D-printed optical-quality glasses, on par with commercial glass products currently available...
Proposed border wall will harm Texas plants and animals, scientists say
In the latest peer-reviewed publication on the potential impacts of a border wall on plants and animals, conservation biologists, led by a pair of...
Is there life adrift in the clouds of Venus?
In the search for extraterrestrial life, scientists have turned over all sorts of rocks.
Mars, for example, has geological features that suggest it once had—and...
