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Illustration of photon-photon scattering in the laboratory

Physicists recreated extreme quantum vacuum effects

The simulations recreated a bizarre phenomenon.

Arsia Mons

Mars Odyssey spots towering volcano above dawn clouds

The 2001 Odyssey spacecraft captured a first-of-its-kind look at Arsia Mons.

Pluto's surface

Webb confirms Pluto’s atmosphere cools with haze

‘Crazy idea’ about cooling effects of Pluto’s haze confirmed.

Evening view of the industrial landscape

Atmospheric CO₂ hits record levels—A stark warning from Mauna Loa

Monthly Keeling Curve average exceeded 430 parts per million in May.

Sargasso piled up on the beach

Record amounts of Sargassum are floating in the Caribbean Sea

A 'tipping point’ that caused Sargassum inundations in the Caribbean.

ispace moon lander

Japan’s ispace’s RESILIENCE lunar lander crashed on the moon

Following the landing sequence, the Mission Control Center was unable to establish communications with lander.

Asian old man walking in park and having a back pain, backache

Being in nature: A hidden remedy for chronic pain

A new study found the natural environment helped people to reduce isolation, anxiety and stress levels caused by their pain.

A disk of hot gas swirls around a black hole in this illustration

Supermassive black holes feasting on massive stars

The stars’ destruction produces high-energy light.

Dickson Fjord

Earth’s hidden pulse: The mystery of the global seismic echo

How Greenland’s tsunamis sent shockwaves through the planet?

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The most precise measurement of the muon’s magnetic anomaly

This long-awaited value will be the world’s most precise measurement.

a resin that turns into two different kinds of solids

New 3D printing method for making intricate structures with less waste

New method reduces waste and unlocks complex designs.

Male hands making marijuana joint

Cannabis use among older adults hits record high

Older people who use marijuana today have higher income, education levels.

numerical simulation at around 1.3 seconds after the neutron star merger

The longest and most complex simulation to date of a binary neutron star merger

It reveals explosive details of the formation of black holes and jets.

WASP-121b

Astronomers use the Webb Telescope to study WASP-121b

New clues about how the exoplanet WASP-121b has formed.

Milky Way and Andromeda encounters

Milky Way may not collide with Andromeda

Hubble casts doubt on certainty of galactic collision.

The mint extract in a small jar

Inhaling menthol improves cognitive ability in Alzheimer’s disease

Smelling this substance modulates the immune system and improves cognition in animals.

World first soft robots walk off machine that makes them

World’s first soft robots that can walk straight out of the machines

Scientists developed a low-cost, desktop 3D printing system for creating soft robots.

Autism colorful word on hands

Study finds no sex differences in toddlers’ traits at Autism diagnosis

The findings have potential implications for early diagnosis.

Pure gold ore closeup Big gold

Scientists discover traces of Earth’s hidden gold

Tapping into the World’s largest gold reserves.

Participant putting contacts

Infrared contact lenses help us see in the dark

The lenses do not need a power source.

A crowded galaxy field on a black background, with one large star dominating the image just right of center. Three areas are concentrated with larger white hazy blobs on the left, lower right, and upper right above the single star. Scattered between these areas are many smaller sources of light; some also have a hazy white glow, while many other are red or orange.

What sources caused the reionization of the Universe?

Webb finds dwarf galaxies reionised the Universe.

ALMA image of the ‘cosmic joust’

Astronomers observe a pair of galaxies in a deep-space battle

Astronomers witness a galaxy pierced by Quasar radiation.