Physicists at the ATLAS experiment on the Large Hadron Collider have made a groundbreaking discovery, observing the production of top quark-antiquark pairs in collisions involving heavy nuclei. This achievement sheds new light on the early universe and the quark-gluon plasma, a state of matter that existed microseconds after the Big Bang. The study confirms predictions…
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Researchers have found that warming temperatures may cause methane emissions from wetlands to rise by helping methane-producing bacteria thrive. The study, conducted in coastal wetlands near the Chesapeake Bay, analyzed soil conditions and found that rising temperatures and CO2 concentrations may be tipping the balance between methane production and consumption, leading to increased emissions. Forecast…
Researchers at East China Normal University have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of synchronization, observing abnormal patterns in a femtosecond fibre laser. These patterns, known as “Arnold’s tongues,” had been theorized to exist but never experimentally confirmed. The study opens up new possibilities for understanding synchronization phenomena and could lead to advancements in…
A recent study published in Science reveals that Earth’s landmasses have lost trillions of metric tons of water since the early 21st century. This decline is attributed to rising temperatures, which have altered precipitation patterns and intensified evaporation and transpiration. As a result, soil moisture has decreased significantly, leading to droughts and increased sea levels….
A team of researchers at UC Berkeley has made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of colour vision. They have developed a new retinal stimulation technique called Oz, which enables volunteers to see colours that lie beyond the natural range of human vision. The Oz technique works by stimulating individual cone cells in the retina…
Researchers at Harvard University have successfully created axion imitators, also known as quasiparticles, in a thin sheet of material called manganese bismuth telluride. These quasiparticles mimic the behavior of axion particles, which could explain dark matter, an invisible form of matter inferred from observations of the cosmos. The discovery opens up new possibilities for studying…
Researchers from the Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino experiment (KATRIN) have announced the most precise upper limit yet on the neutrino’s mass, setting a new limit of 0.45 electron volts (eV) at 90% confidence. This breakthrough brings scientists closer to understanding the fundamental properties of neutrinos, which are ghostlike particles that barely interact with matter. The new…
Physicists from the University of Surrey have made a groundbreaking discovery in understanding the origin of heavy elements in the universe. By studying a specific reaction, they have shed light on the “weak” component of the r-process, which is responsible for creating elements with atomic numbers ranging from 37 to 47. This breakthrough could have…
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has suspended funding for several COVID-19 research projects, including trials aimed at improving vaccine responses in transplant recipients. This move has sparked concerns that it may have a deadly outcome for those who rely on these studies for their health. The NIH has also terminated funding for other…
Researchers in Austria and Spain have successfully created Schrödinger cat states at temperatures up to 1.8 K, a significant breakthrough that could benefit fields such as quantum computing and quantum sensing. This achievement challenges the conventional wisdom that ultracold temperatures are necessary to create these fragile quantum states. The team used a microwave cavity to…