Quantum Decoherence Explains the Fuzzy Border With Our World
Physicist Jonathan Halliwell describes how decoherence may account for the emergence of classical reality from quantum uncertainty.
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Why Better Art Theft Policing Can Mean More Heists
New research suggests that tougher enforcement may unintentionally increase art theft, complicating public demands for crackdowns.
Anak Krakatau Eruption Sends Ash 50,000 Feet, Disrupts Flights
A prolonged eruption of Anak Krakatau forced eight airports to close and disrupted nearly 3,000 flights as ash spread across the region.
Plasticorals: Melted Plastic Fuses with Coral Rubble on Okinawa
Researchers have identified a new form of plastic pollution in which melted polymers bind to coral rubble, dubbed 'plasticorals.'
Background hums and buzzes subtly shape human behavior, study finds
Even barely audible ambient sounds like ventilation hums and electrical buzzes can influence how people act, according to new research.
Cultural norms shape how gestures affect perceived attractiveness
A new study shows that the social meaning of gestures like smiles or nods is filtered through cultural expectations, changing how attractive someone seems.
Two Mouse Brain Studies: Cell Grafts and Video Reconstruction
Independent studies advance brain research: one grafts human neurons into mice, another reconstructs visual experience from neural signals.
Hubble Spies a Galaxy Whose Core Is Out of Sync With Its Spiral Arms
New Hubble imagery reveals NGC 4698, a seemingly calm spiral galaxy whose inner structure is misaligned with its outer disk.
Lost Norman castle found inside Dublin university building
Substantial remains of the medieval Roebuck Castle were discovered hidden within University College Dublin's Roebuck Castle building.
Stable molecular quantum gas opens door to strongly interacting systems
Researchers suppressed collisional losses in molecular gases, clearing the way for studying strongly interacting quantum matter.
Housing Displacement Harms Black Mothers in Detroit
A metro Detroit analysis finds that Black mothers and pregnant women forced from their homes face added health and safety risks.
Psychedelic Brain Activity Has Hidden Order, AI Analysis Suggests
A psilocybin study using AI found that brain activity under psychedelics, often described as chaotic, contains hidden order tied to meaningful experience.
Star Slowly Devours Brown Dwarf in Cosmic Feast Lasting Billions of Years
A star 300 light-years away is gradually pulling material from a brown dwarf companion, a process that could persist for billions of years.
Heating plasma before compressing it may ease fusion ignition
Princeton physicists calculate that reversing the usual order of heating and compressing plasma could cut the energy needed to reach self-sustaining fusion.
Therapy dogs do more than comfort: they build student bonds
A study of 676 first-year students finds campus therapy-dog visits foster social connection, not just stress relief.
Fishapod Fossil Reveals Surprising Diversity in Early Elbow Joints
A newly described fishapod fossil shows that the ancestors of four-legged land animals had more varied elbow anatomy than previously recognized.
Molecular Graphene Oxide Filter Removes Caffeine in Coffee
A nanoscale graphene oxide membrane can strip about half the caffeine from coffee while keeping key compounds intact.
Laser Experiments Reveal Consistent Rates in Magnetic Reconnection
New laboratory recreations of solar flare physics show that magnetic reconnection releases energy at a strikingly consistent rate.