Citizen scientists help discover record-breaking exoplanet in binary star system

An artist’s interpretation of TOI 4633 c, a Neptune-like exoplanet found orbiting the habitable zone of…

Novel calculations peg age of ‘baby’ asteroid

A pair of stereoscopic images of the asteroid Dinkinesh and Selam created with data collected by…

Novel high refractive index polymers show promise in sustainable optoelectronics

A new family of polymers based on poly(thiourea)s not only offers high transparency and high refractive…

Clouds blanket the night side of the hot exoplanet WASP-43b

An artist’s impression of the hot Jupiter WASP-43b closely orbiting its parent star. The planet’s tight…

Enceladus spills its guts through strike–slip motion

Possible relationship between strike–slip motion and jet activity at Enceladus. Lateral extension along transtensional “pull-apart zones”…

Atmospheric ‘teleconnections’ sustain warm blobs in the northeast Pacific Ocean

Geopotential height anomalies at 500 hPa associated with warm blobs. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47032-x…

Trotting robots reveal emergence of animal gait transitions

With the help of a form of machine learning called deep reinforcement learning (DRL), the EPFL…

Researchers disprove current thinking on how to achieve global collaboration

Minimum benefit of local cooperation (bl), in relation to the benefit of global cooperation (bg), required…

How the plant world shapes the climate cycle

Representation of long-term global carbon cycle. Credit: Science Advances (2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj4408 In order to understand…

B₄C–TiB₂ composite ceramics with adjustable mechanical and electrical properties

First, (B4C–TiB2) precursor powders were designed and synthesized from boronizing process of TiC. Second, the precursor…