Invention
Revolutionizing gravity-free tech: Novel material propels magnetic levitation
Using graphite, scientists have created a floating platform that requires no external power.
Space
Unusual radio pulses detected from a previously dormant star
Unprecedented behaviour from nearby magnetar.
Neuroscience
Certain RNA molecules in the nerve cells in the brain last a lifetime
RNA that doesn’t age.
Environment
Up to 11 million tonnes of plastic pollution is sitting on the ocean floor
Ocean floor a 'reservoir' for plastic pollution, world-first study finds.
Physics
ATLAS provides the first measurement of the W-boson width
This is the most precise single-experiment measurement to date.
Science
In pre-Roman times, humans were buried with dogs, horses, and other creatures
PLOS -
Co-burials are still a mystery, but might indicate animal companionship or religious customs.
Earth
Unveiling Earth’s past through 2.5 billion-year-old Pacific rock samples
Pacific rock samples offer a glimpse of an active Earth 2.5 billion years ago.
3D Printing
Scientists 3D printed a miniature ionizer, a vital component of a mass spectrometer
The low-cost hardware outperforms state-of-the-art versions.
Space
Astrophysicists traced the violent journeys of stars orbiting our galaxy’s central black hole
Stellar collisions produce strange, zombie-like survivors.
Science
Tree rings hide secrets about the most significant solar storm in history
Tracing the largest solar storm in modern times from tree rings in Lapland.
Space
Universe’s Expansion History: Insights from the DESI Survey
The DESI survey has observed a new set of 5000 galaxies every 20 minutes since its launch in 2021.