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General Physics Apr 5, 2025

Scientists release plans for an even bigger atom smasher to address the mysteries of physics

Top minds at the world's largest atom smasher have released a blueprint for a much bigger successor that could vastly improve research into the remaining enigmas of physics.

Social Sciences Apr 5, 2025

Infidelity for the social media age: What is microcheating, and is it a big deal?

Liking a co-worker's photo on social media. Sending them direct messages. Checking in on Slack more often than before.

Environment Apr 5, 2025

Nearly half of National Weather Service offices have 20% vacancy rates, and experts say it's a risk

After Trump administration job cuts, nearly half of National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates—twice that of just a decade ago—as severe weather chugs across the nation's heartland, according to ...

Quantum Physics Apr 4, 2025

Hot Schrödinger cat states created

Quantum states can only be prepared and observed under highly controlled conditions. A research team from Innsbruck, Austria, has now succeeded in creating so-called hot Schrödinger cat states in a superconducting microwave ...

Earth Sciences Apr 4, 2025

The world's most powerful ocean current could slow by 2050

The ocean is a vital part of our planet's climate system. Through its global circulation patterns, the ocean draws vast quantities of our planet's heat and carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

Education Apr 4, 2025

Expert warns of misinterpretations in AI-generated research hypotheses

Researchers from chemistry, biology, and medicine are increasingly turning to AI models to develop new hypotheses. However, it is often unclear on which basis the algorithms come to their conclusions and to what extent they ...

Bio & Medicine Apr 4, 2025

Label-free fluorosensor detects enteroviral RNA with high selectivity and sensitivity

In a significant advancement, researchers from the Nanoscience Center (NSC) at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, have unveiled an innovative, label-free ratiometric fluorosensor designed for the selective and sensitive ...

Earth Sciences Apr 4, 2025

Underwater robotic gliders provide new insights into the impact of a melting megaberg

For the first time, scientists have collected measurements close to a giant iceberg, giving an unprecedented window into the impact of meltwater on the surrounding Southern Ocean and ecosystem. The paper is published today ...

Astrobiology Apr 4, 2025

Microscopy reveals signs of life in Earth's extremes, boosting search for alien life

New research from Portland State University focused on identifying signs of life—biosignatures—in extreme environments here on Earth. Researchers investigated whether microbial active motion (e.g., swimming), morphology, ...

General Physics Apr 4, 2025

An exception to the laws of thermodynamics: Shape-recovering liquid defies textbooks

A team of researchers led by a physics graduate student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst made the surprising discovery of what they call a "shape-recovering liquid," which defies some long-held expectations derived ...

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