Author(s): Rachel Berkowitz

A mineral physics interpretation of NASA seismic data hints that Mars has a chemically evolved crust.

[Physics 19, 104] Published Wed Jul 15, 2026

Author(s): Marric Stephens

Removing a mirror while a single photon is in the process of reflecting creates a quantum state of countless photons, theorists say.

[Physics 19, s91] Published Wed Jul 15, 2026

Author(s): Rachel Berkowitz

A framework based on knot theory links the robustness of textiles to the way defects propagate through them.

[Physics 19, s88] Published Tue Jul 14, 2026

Author(s): Aziza Almanakly

Two independent groups have demonstrated ways to entangle quantum bits without the need for precisely timed control pulses.

[Physics 19, 91] Published Mon Jul 13, 2026

Author(s): Philip Ball

Decades-old experiments have now been enlisted to set new bounds on the properties of a hypothetical particle that bears a tiny fraction of the electron’s charge.

[Physics 19, 102] Published Fri Jul 10, 2026

What can past bottlenecks and imagined technologies tell us about the future of AI?

[Physics 19, 98] Published Thu Jul 09, 2026

Author(s): Michael Schirber

A proposed gravitational-wave observatory on the Moon might gather more information than previously thought, thanks to geology.

[Physics 19, s89] Published Thu Jul 09, 2026

Author(s): Slavomira Stefkova

Does a new measurement of a rare decay of the neutral B meson portend new physics?

[Physics 19, 94] Published Wed Jul 08, 2026

Author(s): Sophia Chen

New theoretical work indicates that an array of helium-3 atoms could enable more complex quantum simulations.

[Physics 19, s79] Published Wed Jul 08, 2026

Author(s): Michael Schirber

The exceptionally long sperm of fruit flies are able to fit in their small storage organ by swimming in opposite-direction lanes, new experiments show.

[Physics 19, 97] Published Tue Jul 07, 2026

Author(s): Marric Stephens

Researchers have shown that defects in lattices of magnetic quasiparticles called skyrmions can be created, stabilized, and manipulated.

[Physics 19, s85] Published Tue Jul 07, 2026

Author(s): Simona J. Miller

Different analyses of gravitational-wave observations are converging on evidence for a distinct population of massive black hole binaries produced through repeated mergers.

[Physics 19, 96] Published Mon Jul 06, 2026

Author(s): Mark Buchanan

A study of online language shows that niche terms—like the name of a narrowly popular music group—spread less quickly than mainstream words.

[Physics 19, 99] Published Mon Jul 06, 2026

Author(s): Sophia Chen

A technique combining spectroscopy and computational simulations allows the geometry and spin magnetic moment of iron nanoclusters to be determined more precisely.

[Physics 19, s92] Published Wed Jul 01, 2026

Author(s): Verónica Sanz

AI could make science stronger—but only if we deliberately use it to strengthen the formation of future scientists rather than to reduce their numbers.

[Physics 19, 87] Published Tue Jun 30, 2026

Author(s): Matteo Rini

A long-awaited survey gets rolling, beginning a decade-long effort to produce the most expansive movie of the Universe ever recorded.

[Physics 19, 95] Published Tue Jun 30, 2026

Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson

An extended version of mean-field theory accurately captures activity patterns seen in networks of biological neurons.

[Physics 19, s81] Published Tue Jun 30, 2026

Author(s): Jamir Marino

The synchronization of two quantum oscillators reveals a collective rhythm encoded solely in their correlations.

[Physics 19, 93] Published Mon Jun 29, 2026

Author(s): Michael Schirber

A solar storm hitting Earth appears to have reduced the amount of incoming high-energy cosmic rays, suggesting a new way of measuring solar activity.

[Physics 19, 92] Published Fri Jun 26, 2026

Author(s): Susan Curtis

Physicists have demonstrated a laser-based method that enables a cryogenic electron microscope to image small protein structures with greater detail than previously possible.

[Physics 19, 90] Published Thu Jun 25, 2026