Halo 18 is an example of a galaxy that had a head-on collision (see the panel at z=1.2) and had a disc flip (you can see this by comparing the disc orientation at z=1.4 and z=0). This image and Image ...

An artist impression of a red dwarf with a white dwarf binary companion peeking out from behind. The diameters of the two stars are shown to scale. Credit: Mark A. Garlick/University of Warwick But ...

This graphic illustrates three different ways that electrons can pair up and flow through rhombohedral pentalayer graphene without resistance. The three different superconducting states (represented ...

Exoplanet WD 1856 b, shown in this artist’s concept, is a gas giant that orbits its star at a distance 50 times closer than Earth orbits the Sun. Observations by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope ...

For most of us, “sound” means the hum of a refrigerator, the rumble of traffic, or the bass line of a song. But what happens when sound dips below the threshold of ordinary hearing, into the realm of ...

The canvas Air painted by Jan Brueghel the Elder in 1611, an allegory of the air element. Credit: DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2536525123 Bats have long been portrayed as mysterious creatures of the night: their ...

Artist's conception of the view from the surface of the habitable-zone super-Earth exoplanet GJ 3378b. The planet has a minimum mass just over twice that of Earth and orbits its star at a distance ...

Bonding between a mother and her newborn is often seen as the cornerstone of early development. Yet for some women, it can be unexpectedly difficult. A new study from Japan reveals that ...

An example of variolitic pillow lavas in the Whundo Group. The black spots are a feature known as varioles, which form in water-rich lavas Credit: Adelaide University Some of the oldest volcanic rocks ...

Artificial sweeteners have long been marketed as harmless substitutes for sugar, but new evidence suggests they may not be as physiologically neutral as once believed. A sweeping review and ...

In the mudstones of St Bathans, Central Otago, scientists have uncovered a fossil goose that adds a surprising twist to the evolutionary story of New Zealand’s birds. The deposits, dating to the early ...

Fluorescent microscopy of SpudCell - a synthetic cell assembled entirely from non-living chemical components - undergoing division. Credit: Kate Adamala, Adamala Lab For centuries, the question of ...