Author(s): Michael Schirber

The sharpest-ever images of the solar surface reveal extensive plasma vortices that could explain energy transport through the Sun’s atmosphere.

[Physics 19, 112] Published Thu Aug 06, 2026

Author(s): Susan Curtis

A tabletop method for producing cold radioactive molecules enables precise measurement of their properties and could uncover violations of fundamental symmetries.

[Physics 19, 110] Published Tue Aug 04, 2026

Author(s): Samuel Jarman

A new AI-powered event-processing algorithm is being readied to cope with the torrent of data that will stream from the Large Hadron Collider upgrade.

[Physics 19, 107] Published Tue Jul 28, 2026

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): 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): 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): 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

Author(s): Sophia Chen

As concerns about climate change grow, researchers from fields ranging from gravitational-wave astronomy to condensed-matter physics are finding unexpected opportunities to contribute to climate research.

[Physics 19, 86] Published Wed Jun 17, 2026

Author(s): Matteo Rini

Astronomers may have found a long-sought wind from Sagittarius A*, offering a glimpse into how typical supermassive black holes shape their environment.

[Physics 19, 82] Published Tue Jun 09, 2026

Author(s): Sam Jarman

Researchers use a quantum Bell test to generate certifiably random numbers, key ingredients for secure network communications.

[Physics 19, 81] Published Mon Jun 08, 2026

Author(s): Matteo Rini

A 100-fold improvement in a key antihydrogen measurement strengthens tests of matter–antimatter symmetry, entering a regime sensitive to the antiproton’s internal structure.

[Physics 19, 79] Published Wed Jun 03, 2026

Author(s): Susan Curtis

Researchers have unlocked a method to dramatically boost the intensity of high-power lasers, opening the route toward light-induced matter creation.

[Physics 19, 73] Published Wed May 20, 2026

Author(s): Michael Schirber

A new method for rating scientific papers can identify breakthroughs that slip through the cracks of common citation metrics.

[Physics 19, 63] Published Wed May 06, 2026

Author(s): Michael Schirber

Researchers repeated a key measurement of the fundamental constant G, but the results remain inconsistent, highlighting the difficulty of putting gravity on the proverbial scale.

[Physics 19, 64] Published Fri May 01, 2026

Author(s): Erica K. Brockmeier

Global Physics Summit attendees shared their thoughts on how artificial intelligence could impact scientific research.

[Physics 19, 60] Published Mon Apr 27, 2026

Author(s): Sophia Chen

Researchers exploit quantum entanglement to measure the interference of light signals from two distant detectors, opening a path toward quantum-enhanced astronomy.

[Physics 19, 56] Published Thu Apr 16, 2026

Author(s): Michael Schirber

The DESI Collaboration has finished its five-year survey ahead of schedule, setting the stage for analyses that could reshape our understanding of dark energy.

[Physics 19, 48] Published Wed Apr 15, 2026

Author(s): Sachin Rawat

Our ability to hear relies on tiny “hair bundles” in the inner ear. A new thermodynamical model offers an explanation for the different ways that bundles oscillate.

[Physics 19, 45] Published Tue Mar 31, 2026

Author(s): Marric Stephens

This year’s “Gallery of Soft Matter” contest features self-assembling nanostars, wrinkle patterns, and a drum full of tumbling grains.

[Physics 19, 42] Published Fri Mar 27, 2026

Author(s): Sophia Chen

Through a quantum-switch experiment, researchers attempt to reveal “indefinite causal order”—a quantum phenomenon involving events in a before-and-after superposition.

[Physics 19, 38] Published Tue Mar 17, 2026