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A physicist who took atoms near absolute zero, and physics further
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji had many connections with India, including acknowledging the work of a little-known scientist who had died three decades before Cohen-Tannoudji won the Nobel Prize7 hrs ago
Lumina simulation brings the early universe to life on a record-breaking scale
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Experienced teachers are quitting or reducing their hours—they're struggling to cope
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Assessment tool helps schools look at students holistically
Researchers in the Neag School of Education are bringing a whole child screening assessment to a company that provides schools with a connected set of solutions that turn…10 hrs ago
Australian coral reefs face risk of collapse within 50 years without drastic action, global assessment finds
Every shallow-water coral reef ecosystem in Australia faces an extremely high risk of collapse by 2075, driven largely by projected ocean warming, according to a global…13 hrs ago
Supercurrent enables the reading of quantum information without destroying it
One of the fundamental challenges of quantum computing is obtaining information from a quantum bit, or qubit. Unlike a conventional bit, which can be read repeatedly…14 hrs ago
Crows make decisions twice as fast as humans and monkeys
University of Tübingen researchers have shown that crows, when confronted with a visual choice, make a decision twice as fast as humans and monkeys. In the experiment…14 hrs ago
Storms batter Europe, hitting power supplies, flights and phones
Storms battered northern Europe on Sunday, cutting power to more than 150,000 homes, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and silencing phone networks.14 hrs ago
Monarchs report their locations via… cellphone?
Who knew a monarch butterfly could borrow a cellphone to check in with friendly people he met on his journey? That is essentially what happens now that new technology has…14 hrs ago
Milky Way's disk grew 'upside down,' with younger stars forming in ever-thinner layers
The Milky Way is home to hundreds of billions of stars arranged in a glorious spiral pattern. But beyond the obvious spiral, our galaxy has other physical…14 hrs ago
How screening tools measure disadvantage may leave rural communities overlooked for public support
Whether a community is prioritized for public support can depend on how its needs are measured, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire. The study…15 hrs ago
Patterns of polar vortices discovered in lead-free superlattices on silicon
A team at HZB has, for the first time, reported polar vortices in (BaTiO₃/SrTiO₃)₁₀ superlattices on silicon. These results expand the range of materials and substrates…16 hrs ago
Protecting children from harm isn't enough—welfare systems must support healing through quality mental health care
In Quebec and across Canada, people working in child welfare do remarkable work to protect children and youth from maltreatment and to support families facing complex…17 hrs ago
A few seconds of loading time can push online learners off track
An online lesson takes an extra second to load. The wait may seem trivial, but in a study examining large learning platforms, these brief pauses were linked to unfinished…18 hrs ago
Award-winning theoretical physicist Ashoke Sen has focused on string theory
Ashoke Sen becomes first Indian to win 2026 Oskar Klein Medal, awarded by Stockholm University and Nobel Committee for Physics of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences19 hrs ago
How people’s genes are revealing why some languages are so unique
A new study measured how different neighbouring languages were from one another. The authors say that linguistic hotspots may offer glimpses into how human languages…19 hrs ago
Science Snapshots: October 25, 2026
Three recent important research developments, all readable in one minute19 hrs ago
On this day in space! Oct. 25, 1671: Astronomer Giovanni Cassini discovers Iapetus, Saturn's 'yin-yang' moon
On Oct. 25, 1671, the Italian astronomer Giovanni Cassini discovered a new moon at Saturn! Here's why it mattered.20 hrs ago
Microorganisms show promise for reducing emissions from manure
Dairy farmers sometimes use additives in their cattle housing to reduce emissions from slurry. Emissions of substances such as ammonia occur when urine and feces mix on…20 hrs ago
Southern Africa's first known stenciled rock art found hiding in plain sight
Southern Africa has one of the most detailed and elaborate bodies of rock art anywhere in the world, from herds of running antelope to dancing men and humanoid beings…20 hrs ago