UAH Researchers Find New Method to “Weigh” Neighboring Galaxies Using Pulsars as Ultra-Precise Gravitational Probes

BYLINE: Russ Nelson Newswise — Researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, have identified a promising new method for measuring…

A Comprehensive Theory for Nematoelasticity

Theorists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign address an experimental paradox by developing a general theory uniting a kind of order known as electronic nematicity with a crystal’s elasticity. Newswise —…

Physicists Solve Riddle That Has Puzzled Scientists for Decades

Newswise — An international team of physicists has achieved a breakthrough in understanding something that has puzzled scientists for decades: the discrepancy between experimental measurements and theoretical predictions of magnetic…

Quantum Magnetism: FSU Researchers Demonstrate Spin-Flip Process in Atomic Nucleus Does Not Account for All Magnetic Behavior

Newswise — In the air people breathe, the water on the Earth, the stars in the sky and more, atoms are the building blocks that make up the universe. Understanding…

UAH Researchers Lead Study Suggesting Dark Matter Can Be Detected in Unidentified X-Ray Emission Lines in Spectra of Galaxy Clusters

BYLINE: Russ Nelson Newswise — Scientists search for “decaying” dark matter (DDM) because it offers unique signatures like specific X-ray or gamma-ray lines or neutrino signals not seen in normal…

Scientists Rule Out the Existence of a Long-Suspected Particle

BYLINE: Kitta MacPherson Newswise — After collecting and analyzing data for a decade, a group of scientists, including a team from Rutgers, have debunked a decades-old theory about a mysterious…

MicroBooNE Finds No Evidence for a Sterile Neutrino

Newswise — Scientists are closing the door on one explanation for a neutrino mystery that has plagued them for decades. An international collaboration of scientists working on the MicroBooNE experiment at the U.S. Department…

In Global Collaboration, Indiana University Scientists Unlock Secrets to Universe’s Building Blocks

Newswise — Scientists at Indiana University have achieved a breakthrough in understanding the universe thanks to a collaboration between two major international experiments studying neutrinos, which are ubiquitous, tiny particles…

Monitoring Underwater Bridge Tunnels With the Help of High-Energy Muons

Newswise — WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2025 – Over 200 underwater bridge tunnels exist for vehicular traffic around the world, providing connectivity between cities. Once constructed, however, these tunnels are difficult…

Twist of Light: New Tool May Unlock Gravity, Quantum Mechanics Link

Newswise — A team of physicists has uncovered a surprising new way to explore one of science’s greatest challenges: uniting the two fundamental theories that explain how our universe works…