New research traces heavy elements to collapsing stars
Based on accepted cosmological models, hydrogen and helium were the only elements in the early Universe.
These coalesced to form the first stars and galaxies,...
Are we living in a cosmic computer? New theory suggests gravity is digital
Are we living inside an advanced simulation?
It's a question that continues to fascinate scientists, philosophers, and tech leaders like Elon Musk. Some believe the...
Welcome to the quantum zoo: Scientists discover a dozen new “species” of quantum states
Scientists have added a dozen new "species" to the growing "quantum zoo" — a term researchers use to describe the countless strange states that...
How particle ratios could reveal a hidden state of matter
Scientists from the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have made a breakthrough in understanding how the universe evolved...
Scientists bend space-time to create flashes of light from nothing
In a breakthrough that sounds almost like magic, scientists have discovered a way to create flashes of light that seem to come from nowhere...
Scientists use new microscope to watch atoms dance in twisted graphene
Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science have created a powerful new microscope that allows them to watch the tiniest movements of atoms and...
Why Webb may never be able to find evidence of life on another world
The exoplanet K2-18b is generating headlines because researchers announced what could be evidence of life on the planet.
The JWST detected a pair of atmospheric...
How uneven molecular forces might explain the mystery of life
A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization suggests that tiny, one-sided interactions between molecules might play a powerful role...
Mysterious galaxy without dark matter challenges what we know about the universe
Astronomers have discovered a rare kind of galaxy that seems to be missing one of the universe’s most important ingredients: dark matter.
Using powerful telescopes...
Quantum fast lane: Scientists build superfast schrödinger-like states
results could be measured.
But now, researchers from the University of Liège in Belgium have found a way to speed things up dramatically—by up to...