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Scientists decry ‘scientific injustice’ over lack of climate data in developing regions

Physicist Diana Kirschbaum works in a lab

Hints of a 3D quantum spin liquid revealed by neutron scattering

Evidence for “emergent photons” seen in frustrated antiferromagnet

Earth-shaking waves from Greenland mega-tsunamis imaged for the first time

New analysis of satellite altimetry data reveals that trapped waves called seiches were responsible for anomalous seismic signals in 2023

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Permanent magnetic droplet-derived microrobots

Magnetically controlled microrobots show promise for precision drug delivery

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Scientists image excitons in carbon nanotubes for the first time

Spin-qubit control circuit stays cool

A cosmic void may help resolve the Hubble tension

Baryon acoustic oscillations point to area of low density surrounding the Milky Way

Accounting for skin colour increases the accuracy of Cherenkov dosimetry

Skin luminance imaging can mitigate the effect of skin pigmentation on Cherenkov-based radiotherapy dosimetry

Physicists take ‘snapshots’ of quantum gases in continuous space

Innovative imaging technique reveals real space correlations between atoms in quantum systems

CP violation in baryons is seen for the first time at CERN

LHCb result is consistent with the Standard Model, but could provide a path to new physics

How to keep the second law of thermodynamics from limiting clock precision

Certain types of quantum clocks could circumvent thermal dissipation, say physicists

Spacecraft can navigate using light from just two stars

Observations from space and Earth reveal location and heading of New Horizons

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From rabbits and foxes to the human gut microbiome, physics is helping us understand the natural world

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Entangled expressions: where quantum science and art come together

Oak Ridge’s Quantum Science Center takes a multidisciplinary approach to developing quantum materials and technologies

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Exographer: a scientific odyssey in pixel form

Leprechauns on tombstones: your favourite physics metaphors revealed

Robert P Crease looks at experimentally testable physics metaphors

Space rock quest: meet the people hunting meteorites

Iain Dale-Trotter reviews The Meteorite Hunters: On the Trail of Extraterrestrial Treasures and the Secrets Inside Them by Joshua Howgego

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UK ‘well positioned’ to exploit space manufacturing opportunities, says report

Diversity in UK astronomy and geophysics declining, finds survey

Diversity in the UK tech sector must improve, says report

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Tensions rise between US administration and science agencies

The Trump administration’s policies are putting pressure on the country’s scientific agencies and staff members are beginning to take action

Making science go boom: Big Manny’s outreach journey

Science communicator Emanual Wallace, aka Big Manny, talks about his outreach journey from social media to books and TV

Lee Packer: ‘There’s no fundamental physical reason why fusion energy won’t work’

Lee Packer delivered the Cockcroft Walton lecture series across three institutions in India earlier this year

The rise of women in quantum science in India and the legacy of Satyendra Nath Bose

Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta and Rupamanjari Ghosh celebrate the women at the forefront of quantum science in India

High-quality muon beam holds promise for future collider

Record-breaking 100 keV beam could enable next-generation experiments

Muon g-2 achieves record precision, but theoretical tensions remain

Any discovery of new physics is on hold, at least for now

Terahertz optoacoustics allows real-time monitoring of blood sodium levels

Researchers find a “cool” way to mitigate background water signals and demonstrate non-invasive blood ion monitoring in living mice

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Hyperdisorder appears in pigment patterns on squid skin

Phenomenon also occurs in critical systems found in statistical physics and is directly linked to the animal’s growth

Physics meets fashion as bioluminescent dress debuts at Paris Haute Couture Week

The spectacular “living” garment was part of Iris van Herpen’s new fashion collection – Sympoiesis

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Astronomers observe the biggest booms since the Big Bang

"Extreme nuclear transients" from tidally disrupted heavy stars release more energy than 100 supernovae

A rainbow of colours exiting a circular object

Acoustic rainbows emerge from novel sound-scattering structure

New architecture could be used to create tailored devices that emit or receive only certain frequencies of sound

Photo of Sara Alderweireldt at CERN. She's standing on a lawn under bright blue skies with a section of beamline behind her. Lettering on the beamline reads "accelerating science" in English and French

Inside ATLAS: Sara Alderweireldt explains how the CERN experiment homes in on new physics

This podcast also looks at the high-luminosity upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider

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