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December 11, 2025

No sterile neutrinos after all, say MicroBooNE physicists

There's a less than 5 percent chance that earlier anomalies can be explained by fourth neutrino "flavor." ...

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November 13, 2025

What if the aliens come and we just can’t communicate?

Ars chats with particle physicist Daniel Whiteson about his new book Do Aliens Speak Physics? ...

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November 07, 2025

Next-generation black hole imaging may help us understand gravity better

But the differences are likely to be subtle, so it won't be easy. ...

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November 05, 2025

New quantum hardware puts the mechanics in quantum mechanics

As a test case, the machine was used to test a model of superconductivity. ...

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October 22, 2025

Google has a useful quantum algorithm that outperforms a supercomputer

An approach it calls "quantum echoes" takes 13,000 times longer on a supercomputer. ...

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October 08, 2025

2025 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for macroscale quantum tunneling

John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John Martinis built an electrical circuit-based oscillator on a microchip. ...

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September 11, 2025

New black hole merger bolsters Hawking area theorem

Physicists spliced merger's gravitational signal into isolated frequencies to determine surface areas. ...

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August 14, 2025

Misunderstood “photophoresis” effect could loft metal sheets to exosphere

Photophoresis can generate a tiny bit of lift without any moving parts. ...

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August 14, 2025

Ice discs slingshot across a metal surface all on their own

VA Tech experiment was inspired by Death Valley's mysterious "sailing stones" at Racetrack Playa. ...

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August 11, 2025

Scientists hid secret codes in light to combat video fakes

“Video used to be treated as a source of truth, but that’s no longer an assumption we can make.” ...

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August 01, 2025

Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed

Other July stories: Solving a 150-year-old fossil mystery and the physics of tacking a sailboat. ...

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July 30, 2025

Planetary scientist Michele Dougherty made first female UK astronomer royal

Physicist who worked on Nasa Cassini mission ‘absolutely delighted’ after being awarded 350-year-old title A planetary scientist whose research...

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