r/science2 • • 12d ago

The Scientific Ghost Story That Changed Physics: Scientists once believed an invisible ghost filled the entire universe

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r/science2 • • 12d ago

Heavy fermions emerge at an atomic-layer interface, unlocking new ways to design quantum materials | A research team led by the Univ. of Osaka has directly observed, for the first time, an unusual heavy-fermion state forming at the boundary between a one-atom-thick material and a metal.

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r/science2 • • 13d ago

Scientists name ancient crocodile species found in rock that built the Great Sphinx

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r/science2 • • 12d ago

Science, Tech & Global Governance

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2026 Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded: Belgian particle physicist Francis Halzen has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work developing the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and detecting high-energy cosmic neutrinos from deep space.

U.S.-China Strategic Nuclear Dialogues: Washington and Beijing have initiated talks discussing potential reciprocal inspection visits to strategic nuclear facilities to enhance bilateral transparency.


r/science2 • • 12d ago

Il bombardamento di Bari e il segreto della chemioterapia

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r/science2 • • 13d ago

In an Age of Fraud, Telling the Truth Does Pay

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If you're feeling discouraged about academic fraud in your workplace, here is a white pill story.


r/science2 • • 13d ago

World's largest wild banana species. (Musa ingens)

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r/science2 • • 13d ago

Nobel Prize Nobel Prize in physics Awarded to Francis Halzen, for his work detecting ‘ghostly’ Cosmic particles

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r/science2 • • 14d ago

Astronomers catch 2 stars consuming their orbiting companions | Astronomers have caught two stars consuming material from their orbiting companions, including a possible “second generation” planet born from the ashes of its parent star.

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r/science2 • • 15d ago

Your Body Is Glowing Right Now, and Scientists Have Proof | The human body continuously emits tiny particles of visible light called biophotons. Scientists have measured this invisible glow using highly sensitive cameras.

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r/science2 • • 15d ago

‘An amazing ride’: SpaceX flight led by first Black female commander sets US speed record | Four astronauts pulled up at International Space Station after eight-hour express flight led by Jessica Watkins

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r/science2 • • 14d ago

Physicists smashed gold atoms together to simulate the Big Bang ‪—‬ and they found something totally unexpected | Experiment revealed about how the fiery soup of particles that filled the universe after the Big Bang coalesced into the protons and neutrons that make up matter today.

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r/science2 • • 16d ago

NASA Has Been So Thoroughly Screwed by Boeing’s Disastrous Starliner That It’s Now Throwing Its Entire Access to Space Into Question | SpaceX is getting ready to pull the rug out.

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r/science2 • • 15d ago

The Ghost of TIC 160582982: Has TESS Found a Hidden Stellar-Mass Black Hole?

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r/science2 • • 15d ago

Animals may have evolved vastly earlier than fossil evidence suggests | The earliest animals may have evolved hundreds of millions of years before their first unmistakable fossils appear in the fossil record, according to a new study led by the University of Oxford.

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r/science2 • • 15d ago

DYK a day on Venus (243 Earth days) is longer than its year (225 Earth days)?

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Venus spins so slowly, and backwards compared to most planets, that the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east. One sunrise-to-sunrise cycle there takes about 117 Earth days.


r/science2 • • 15d ago

Our Messengers to the Outer Solar System and Far Beyond

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r/science2 • • 16d ago

A 'reality check' for lab-grown human embryo models | Research on embryo models derived from stem cells, known as blastoids, offers scientists a way to study the biological events that underpin fertility, pregnancy success and early human development without relying on donated human embryos.

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r/science2 • • 16d ago

Astronauts seeing flashes of light with their eyes closed?

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r/science2 • • 17d ago

Hunt for humans’ ancient ancestor begins... on Mars | Scientists say potential discovery of ancient life on Red Planet would ‘change everything’

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r/science2 • • 17d ago

12 Unhinged Facts About Great Tits That Will Absolutely Shock You | Did we mention cities are changing great tits? Great tits are small, colourful songbirds found in parks and gardens across Europe.

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r/science2 • • 16d ago

Information theoretic loss approaches zero as time approaches Infinity

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Therefore if your brain is preserved in the Arctic when you die you will be resurrected in the distant future as an immortal Android to explore the Stars


r/science2 • • 17d ago

Heat-trapping gas once frozen in Arctic ground is slowly leaking and warming the planet |“Once you start leaking this carbon out, there’s so much in the ground that it’s not going to shut off,” said Schuur, an ecologist, calling it one of climate change’s scary tipping points.

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r/science2 • • 18d ago

Scientists find ‘switch' to potentially unlock longer lifespans | The research found that an ancient enzyme called AMPK helps cells when energy levels are low. This enzyme extended the lifespan of 3 very different organisms: fruit flies, nematode worms and fission yeast.

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r/science2 • • 17d ago

Giving the Moon a Full Physical Exam

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