The galaxy JADES-GS-z14-0, as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope, existed 290 million years after the Big Bang. The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered what appears to be…
(A) Hand sample of type 1 stromatolite showing layered structures. (B) X-ray microcomputed tomography (μCT) XZ image of a cross-section of a type 1 stromatolite, exposing denser internal laminations (red).…
Artist's concept of a previously proposed possible planet, HD 26965 b—often compared to the fictional "Vulcan" in the Star Trek universe. Credit: JPL-Caltech A planet believed to be orbiting the…
Changes in Earth's global magnetic field over six months in 2014 as measured by the European Space Agency's three-satellite Swarm constellation. The left map shows the average magnetic field and…
A global analysis of experimental data and lattice quantum chromodynamics calculations provides insight into the role of gluons (purple spins) that contribute to the spin of the nucleon. Gluons are…
Green stick insect Timema cristinae morph mixed with California lilac (Ceanothus spinosus). Credit: Aaron Comeau A long-standing debate among evolutionary scientists goes something like this: Does evolution occur in a…
The spatial and temporal distribution of the Ngari samples included in the study. Credit: IVPP According to a study published in Current Biology on May 22, the genetic components of…
Experimental scheme. credit: Natural physics (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-024-02472-6 Strong-field quantum optics is a rapidly developing research topic that brings together elements of nonlinear photoemission rooted in strong-field physics with the…
Artist's impression of VFTS 243 in the Tarantula Nebula. Credit: ESO/L. Kalsada. eso.org/public/images/eso2210a/ This week we reported on black hole birth pangs, the dubious claims of a vegan dog study,…
Image of cyanobacteria, Tolypothrix. Credit: Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0 The discovery of how a critical enzyme "hidden in nature's blueprint" works sheds new light on how cells control key…