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According to the standard ( Λ CDM) model of cosmology, dark matter and neutrinos do not interact with each other. The work of ...

Cosmic web Created using data from the JWST, this map shows how dark matter acts as the hidden framework on which visible ...

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Many have wondered why the Chinese-American physicist Chien-Shiung Wu never won a share of the 1957 Nobel Prize for Physics ...

Below, some of the winners of the 2025 top-cited paper award from India and North America outline their tips for early-career researchers who are looking to boost the impact of their work. Answers ...

Particle therapy using a mix of carbon-, oxygen- and neon-ion beams helps tune the fine balance between range robustness, uniform dose and high linear energy transfer ...

Smith then thought about how an unethical daycare centre might take advantage of this to maximize its profits – under the assumption that if there are not enough children attending (who still pay) ...

Condensed-matter physics and materials science have a silo problem. Although researchers in these fields have access to vast amounts of data – from experimental records of crystal structures and ...

Observations of the thermal energy in a baby galaxy cluster 12.4 billion light years away suggest much more energetic early ...

Smaller version Illustration of a conventional atomic fountain clock (left) next to NPL’s miniature atomic fountain clock.

A new sensor detects helium leaks by monitoring how sound waves propagate through a topological material – no chemical ...