Are gamma-ray bursts powered by a star’s collapsing magnetic fields?
When a massive star in a distant galaxy collapses, forming a black hole, two giant jets of light-emitting plasma shoot from its core. These...
Researchers use nanotechnology to develop new treatment for endometriosis
Scientists have developed a precise, nanotechnology-based treatment to alleviate the pain and fertility problems associated with endometriosis, a common gynecological condition in women of...
Researchers report new understanding of energy fluctuations in fluids
The Casimir Force is a well-known effect originating from the quantum fluctuation of electromagnetic fields in a vacuum. Now an international group of researchers...
Bethe strings experimentally observed
Ninety years ago, the physicist Hans Bethe postulated that unusual patterns, so-called Bethe strings, appear in certain magnetic solids. Now, an international team has...
Research unearths the science behind the smell of spring
You may not have heard of geosmin but, wherever you may be on this planet, it is highly likely that you'd recognise its smell.
Geosmin...
Belle II yields the first results: In search of the Z′ boson
The Belle II experiment has been collecting data from physical measurements for about one year. After several years of rebuilding work, both the SuperKEKB...
Scientists’ warning to humanity on insect extinctions
Some of the tiniest creatures on the planet are vital for the environment. But there is a worldwide fall in insect numbers after an...
What makes Saturn’s atmosphere so hot
The upper layers in the atmospheres of gas giants—Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune—are hot, just like Earth's. But unlike Earth, the Sun is too...
The Milky Way’s satellites help reveal link between dark matter halos and galaxy formation
Just as the sun has planets and the planets have moons, our galaxy has satellite galaxies, and some of those might have smaller satellite...
New measurements reveal evidence of elusive particles in a newly-discovered superconductor
Particle chasing—it's a game that so many physicists play. Sometimes the hunt takes place inside large supercolliders, where spectacular collisions are necessary to find...
Viruses don’t have a metabolism; but some have the building blocks for one
In satellite photos of the Earth, clouds of bright green bloom across the surface of lakes and oceans as algae populations explode in nutrient-rich...
