Tiny particles defy action-reaction symmetry to stay in motion

From schools of fish and flocks of birds to microscopic synthetic particles, many systems in nature and the laboratory ...

Trapped gases in ancient rocks challenge global explanation for 2-billion-year-old carbon anomaly

Roughly 2.5–2 billion years ago, Earth's surface experienced the biggest chemical change in its history when oxygen became ...

Never-Before-Seen Vortices Are Swirling Across the Sun

At the edges of the solar granules, the image reveals fringed-looking structures that display swirling motions. Credit: NSF/NSO/AURA/MPS The world’s largest solar telescope and advanced computer ...