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An artist's impression of the planet K2-18b orbiting a red dwarf star 124 light-years away. The planet is thought to have a thick gas envelope and no global ocean. Credit: ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser

Earth may not be so special – new study challenges previous assumptions about water on distant planets

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A laser beam strikes glass particles. Credit: Lorenzo Dania (ETH Zürich)

Room-temperature quantum breakthrough shakes physicists

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Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in quantum research by showing that nanoparticles can exhibit quantum rotational oscillations even at room temperature—without cooling them to near absolute zero.
Carbon deposits in the ocean match the atmospheric composition at the time they were formed. Illustration: depositphotos.com

There were no “syrupy oceans”: Israeli study undermines the myth that “in the past there was much more Carbon – so today is not unusual”

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Iron “memory balls” show that the pool of dissolved organic matter in the ocean was small in the Neoproterozoic, and only increased with deep-sea oxygenation and entanglement of food webs – an important correction for the public debate
Earthquake damage. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The Hidden Mechanisms Behind Earthquakes: Uncovering the Secrets of the Seismic Process

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New research reveals how slow, quiet movements turn into powerful earthquakes, offering insights into fault geometry, friction dynamics, and the ability to predict seismic events
Individual pentene molecules (yellow) on the insulating layer (blue). Right: electrons with parallel spins (small arrows) flow from the tip of the tungsten (top) to the molecule (bottom). Credit: ETH Zurich / Ashwarya Vishwakarma and Stefan Kobarik

Scientists have developed a new method of controlling quantum states using magnetic qubits

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Spin-polarized currents can also be used to control the quantum states of individual electronic spins. The results of the research, published in the scientific journal Science, may be used in various technologies in the future, for example in the control of my condition
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