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Phys.org / Within a second after the Big Bang, particle interactions may have created black holes, boson stars and cannibal stars
Before atomic elements came together, less than a second after the Big Bang, if particles condensed into halos of matter, these halos may then have collapsed, creating the first black holes, boson stars, and so-called cannibal ...
Phys.org / Scientists discover chameleon's telephone-cord-like optic nerves once overlooked by Aristotle and Newton
Chameleons' wandering eyes have fascinated and puzzled scientists since the days of ancient Greece. Now, after millennia of study, modern imaging has revealed the secret of their nearly 360-degree view and uncanny ability ...
Phys.org / Devilishly distinctive new bee species discovered in Western Australia Goldfields
A new native bee species with tiny devil-like "horns" named Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer has been discovered in Western Australia's Goldfields, highlighting how much remains unknown about Australia's native pollinators.
Phys.org / Could mass arise without the Higgs boson?
The geometry of space, where physical laws unfold, may also hold answers to some of the deepest questions in fundamental physics. The very structure of spacetime might underlie every interaction in nature.
Phys.org / Phages with fully-synthetic DNA can be edited gene by gene
A team led by University of Pittsburgh's Graham Hatfull has developed a method to construct bacteriophages with entirely synthetic genetic material, allowing researchers to add and subtract genes at will. The findings open ...
Phys.org / Tropical spiders craft giant doppelgängers as decoys
The extraordinary anti-predator strategy of two tiny, orb-weaving spider species has been uncovered by scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) and the University of Florida.
Phys.org / Turning the faint quantum 'glow' of empty space into a measurable flash
Researchers from Stockholm University and the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali have reported a practical way to spot one of physics' strangest predictions: the Unruh effect, which says that ...
Phys.org / AI data centers projected to strain US energy and water resources by 2030
As the everyday use of AI has exploded in recent years, so have the energy demands of the computing infrastructure that supports it. But the environmental toll of these large data centers, which suck up gigawatts of power ...
Phys.org / Billions live in environments that violate human rights, global analysis finds
More than 99% of the world's 7.7 billion people have one or more of their environmental rights threatened, according to new research.
Phys.org / Dinosaur eggshells unlock a new way to tell time in the fossil record
An international team of geologists and paleontologists is pioneering a groundbreaking methodology to reliably determine the age of fossil-bearing rocks—by directly dating fossilized dinosaur eggshells.
Phys.org / Diet alone doesn't explain divergent health of California sea lions in US and Mexico
When scientists compared what California sea lions eat in the Channel Islands (U.S.) and the Gulf of California (Mexico), they expected to find a clear explanation for why populations were booming in California but shrinking ...
Phys.org / Stable molecule trapped with deep ultraviolet light for the first time
Researchers from the Department of Molecular Physics at the Fritz Haber Institute have demonstrated the first magneto-optical trap of a stable "closed-shell" molecule: aluminum monofluoride (AlF). They were able to cool AlF ...
