The Arctic is warming at an alarming rate, with far-reaching consequences for the global climate system. This region, home to…
Direct Measurement of Soil Carbon Offers Reliable Evidence for Carbon Storage in Croplands
The ability to directly measure soil carbon, rather than relying solely on predictive models, offers a more accurate and reliable…
Ultrafast Laser Pulses Drive Ferroelectric Materials into Novel Metastable States
The materials we encounter in our everyday life are as varied as their functions. A dry material can make an…
Nonlinear Chiral Metasurfaces Enable All-to-Circular Polarization Upconversion
Circularly polarized light—where the electric field of light spirals in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction as it travels—has become integral…
The Unexpected Link Between Relativity and Superconductivity
Special relativity, first articulated by Albert Einstein in the early 20th century, fundamentally altered the way we understand space, time,…
Grinding Stones Reveal Secrets of Neolithic Cuisine
The Funnel Beaker Culture (4000–2800 BCE), a significant early phase of the Neolithic era in Southern Scandinavia and northern Germany,…
The Mystery of the Blue Lurker Star
Our Sun is often thought to be just one of many stars scattered across the Milky Way galaxy, and yet,…
Early Humans Were Primarily Vegetarian
A groundbreaking study led by a team of climate geochemists from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, University of the…
Cosmic Crisis: Universe Expanding Faster Than Expected
The universe is expanding—but not at the rate we once expected. Recent measurements have confirmed that the universe is expanding…
New Views of Icy Worlds Beyond Our Solar System
Astrophysicists, led by a team from Trinity College Dublin, have reached a major milestone in astrophysical research by successfully imaging…
Unequal Disk Evolution in the Binary Star System DF Tau
Tucked away in a star-forming region of the Taurus constellation, the binary star system known as DF Tau has been…
Right-Handed Neutrinos and the Origin of Matter-Antimatter Asymmetry in the Early Universe
The universe is a deeply puzzling place, and one of its oldest and most fundamental mysteries is why it contains…
Mars’s Atmosphere Swells as Solar Wind Disappears
The interaction between a planet’s atmosphere and the solar wind is fundamental to understanding its climatic conditions and space weather.…
Seismic Waves Reveal Temperature Differences in the Martian Mantle
Mars, much like Earth, is divided into two hemispheres—the northern and southern halves. However, their defining characteristics are starkly different,…
High-Resolution Imaging Reveals Radiation Pressure and Jet Feedback in NGC 1068
Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are among the most energetic phenomena in the universe, playing a crucial role in the evolution…
New Study Reveals Climate Change Could Alter Water Flow in Grasslands
Grasslands cover nearly 40% of the Earth’s land area and play a critical role in the planet’s water cycle. These…
Moa Dung Provides Evidence of Truffle Consumption and Dispersal in Pre-Human New Zealand
A new study led by a team of environmental scientists from Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research, the University of Adelaide, and the…
Lost Dinosaur Rediscovered After 80 Years
Scientists from the SNSB (Bavarian State Collection for Paleontology and Geology) and Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) have identified a new…
World’s Oldest 3D Map Unearthed in French Cave
In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have unearthed what may be the world’s oldest three-dimensional map, located in the Paris Basin.…
The Rise and Fall of a Forgotten Mesopotamian City
Exciting new archaeological findings by a team led by Dr. Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, an associate professor of history at the University…