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MIT Physicists Generate The First Snapshots Of Fermion Pairs

The images shed light on how electrons form superconducting pairs that glide through materials without friction.

Study: The Ocean’s Color Is Changing As A Consequence Of Climate Change

The color changes reflect significant shifts in essential marine ecosystems.

Scientists Discover Slimy Microbes That May Help Keep Coral Reefs Healthy

The bacteria scrub out nitrogen, potentially defending against certain nutrient overloads.

Search For Axions From Nearby Star Betelgeuse Comes Up Empty

Results significantly narrow the range of possible places to find the hypothetical dark matter particles.

Astronomers Detect Extended Dark Matter Halo Around Ancient Dwarf Galaxy

Findings suggest the first galaxies in the universe were more massive than previously thought.

Physicists Create Tunable Superconductivity In Twisted Graphene “Nanosandwich”

Structure may reveal conditions needed for high-temperature superconductivity.

Geologists Produce New Timeline Of Earth’s Paleozoic Climate Changes

The record shows ancient temperature variations coinciding with shifts in the planet’s biodiversity.

Reductions In CFC-11 Emissions Put Ozone Recovery Back On Track

Scientists observe reduction in emissions of banned ozone-depleting chemical after unexpected spike.

Study Predicts The Oceans Will Start Emitting Ozone-Depleting Cfcs

As atmospheric concentrations of CFC-11 drop, the global ocean should become a source of the chemical by the middle of next century.

Physicists Flip Particle Accelerator Setup To Gain A Clearer View Of Atomic Nuclei

Shooting beams of ions at proton clouds may help researchers map the inner workings of neutron stars.

Fast-Spinning Black Holes Narrow The Search For Dark Matter Particles

Certain ultralight bosons would be expected to put the brakes on black holes, but new results show no such slowdown.

Lobster’s Underbelly Is As Tough As Industrial Rubber

Membrane material’s properties could guide design of flexible body armor, new study suggests.

Cave Deposits Show Surprising Shift In Permafrost Over The Last 400,000 Years

Study finds Earth’s frozen surfaces became less susceptible to thawing, potentially locking in more carbon than expected.

Physicists Find A Novel Way To Switch Antiferromagnetism On And Off

The findings could lead to faster, more secure memory storage, in the form of antiferromagnetic bits.

Supermassive Black Holes Devour Gas Just Like Their Petite Counterparts

Regardless of size, all black holes experience similar accretion cycles, a new study finds.

Ozone-Depleting Chemicals May Spend Less Time In The Atmosphere Than Previously Thought

New results point to unexpected, illegal production of several CFCs in recent years.

Physicists Bring Human-Scale Object To Near Standstill, Reaching A Quantum State

The results open possibilities for studying gravity’s effects on relatively large objects in quantum states.

LIGO And Virgo Detect Rare Mergers Of Black Holes With Neutron Stars For The First Time

In a 3Q, Salvatore Vitale describes how gravitational-wave signals suggest black holes completely devoured their companion neutron stars.