Press Releases

September 14, 2020

Infinitely Long Chains of Hydrogen Atoms Have Surprising Properties, Including a Metallic Phase By Thomas Sumner

A map of where electrons are most likely to be found around a chain of hydrogen atoms

September 09, 2020

Massive Halo Finally Explains Stream of Gas Swirling Around the Milky Way

The Small and Large Magellanic Clouds as they would appear if the gas around them were visible to the naked eye.

July 23, 2020

Quantum Physicists Crack Mystery of ‘Strange Metals,’ a New State of Matter By Thomas Sumner

Strange Metals Phase Diagram

July 15, 2020

New View of Nature’s Oldest Light Adds Fresh Twist to Debate Over Universe’s Age By Thomas Sumner

An image of the polarization of the cosmic microwave background.

July 13, 2020

Artificial Intelligence Predicts Which Planetary Systems Will Survive

A view of the potential planetary orbits of three planets in the Kepler-431 system.

June 29, 2020

Plasticity May Make Neurons Vulnerable to Alzheimer’s Disease By Thomas Sumner

Principal neurons of the entorhinal cortex layer II assist with memory and navigation and are among the most vulnerable to Alzheimer’s. Researchers generated a line of mice for studying ECII neurons (highlighted using a green fluorescent protein). The neurons are at such high risk because they frequently remodel, making them prone to fatal dysfunctions, the researchers found.

June 15, 2020

Why Pulsars Shine Bright: A Half-Century-Old Mystery Solved By Thomas Sumner

An artist's illustration of a pulsar showing the two beams of radio waves emanating from the star's poles.

May 20, 2020

Cosmic Rays May Have Given Life Its Shape

Digital illustration of left and right helixes