Physicists Measure Muon Particle’s Model-Defying Wiggle

Newswise — Particle physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory have released the third and final measurements of a mysterious “wobbling” of a subatomic particle called…

Aussie cockatoos use their beaks and claws to turn on water fountains

On a hot day, a few glugs from a park drinking fountain can be a major relief — and some of Sydney’s cockatoos agree. The brainy city-dwelling parrots have figured…

Monoclonal antibody halves hospitalizations of children younger than 6 months old

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A single dose of the long-acting antibody nirsevimab to infants can halve hospitalizations for bronchiolitis. This is the result of a study involving the Università Cattolica…

Dormant Stem Cells May Hold Key to Restoring Sense of Smell

Summary: Researchers have created a 3D mouse organoid model to study how neurons in the nose regenerate, revealing that a type of stem cell once considered dormant may be crucial…

Exploring the real reasons why some people choose not to use AI

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Generative artificial intelligence is everywhere, but not everyone is ready to embrace it—and it’s not just people who fear that AI might replace their jobs or…

Bronze Age tombs reveal wealth from ancient trade

The discovery of three Bronze Age tombs at Dromolaxia-Vyzakia has shed light on ancient trade routes connecting Cyprus with the Aegean, Anatolia, Egypt, and the Near East. Dromolaxia-Vyzakia/Hala Sultan Tekke…

New method enables sustainable recycling of rare earths from electrolyzers

Memory matters for quantum atomic motion on metals

Credit: AI-generated image In a variety of technological applications related to chemical energy generation and storage, atoms and molecules diffuse and react on metallic surfaces. Being able to simulate and…

Muon G-2 Announces Most Precise Measurement of the Magnetic Anomaly of the Muon

BYLINE: Madeleine O’Keefe Newswise — Scientists working on the Muon g-2 experiment, hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, have released their third and final measurement…

‘Crazy idea’ about cooling effects of Pluto’s haze confirmed by new Webb data

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft captured this image of Pluto’s surface shrouded in atmospheric haze. Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI The first observations of Pluto by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveal dramatic…