Evolution

Two new Thrissops species provide insights into early teleost evolution

A recent study by Dr. Martin Ebert in Zitelliana described two new species from the poorly known genus Thrissops. Thrissops ettlingensis sp. nov. was recently discovered in the lower marine Tithonian Plattenkalk of Ettling, ...

Optics & Photonics

The first experimental realization of quantum optical skyrmions in a semiconductor QED system

Skyrmions are localized, particle-like excitations in materials that retain their structure due to topological constraints (i.e., restrictions arising from properties that remain unchanged under smooth deformations). These ...

Using sound to remember quantum information 30 times longer

While conventional computers store information in the form of bits, fundamental pieces of logic that take a value of either 0 or 1, quantum computers are based on qubits. These can have a state that is simultaneously both ...

The shape of the universe revealed through algebraic geometry

How can the behavior of elementary particles and the structure of the entire universe be described using the same mathematical concepts? This question is at the heart of recent work by the mathematicians Claudia Fevola from ...

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Deepfake whales could be a key conservation tool

Scrolling through social media, you may have dallied on reels of Leonardo DiCaprio dancing or Tom Cruise crooning, only to realize they're spoofs created with artificial intelligence. Hyper-realistic videos and images like ...

School absences study links dirty air to empty desks

As the school year begins in many areas, new West Virginia University research finds poor air quality may keep tens of thousands of students out of school for weeks each year, hitting young students and children of color ...

A genetic twist that sets human brains apart

Research from scientists at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine has shed new light on an age-old question: what makes the human brain unique? The study is published online in Science Advances.

Plastic pollution plague blights Asia

Kulsum Beghum sorts waste at a landfill in Dhaka. Her blood contains 650 microplastic particles per milliliter, according to an analysis funded by a waste pickers' union.

Gerrymandering erodes confidence in democracy

When politicians redraw congressional district maps to favor their party, they may secure short-term victories. But those wins can come at a steep price—a loss of public faith in elections and, ultimately, in democracy ...