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Science: Researchers have identified how zebrafish fins regenerate to their exact pre-injury size

Erk Gradients Control Zebrafish Fin

Researchers have identified how zebrafish fins regenerate to their exact pre-injury size. A study in *Nature Physics* shows that gradients of Erk...

2026-08-29
Science: Harvard researchers have published a mathematical analysis of kiiking, Estonia's extreme swinging sport

Harvard study models physics of kiiking

Harvard researchers have published a mathematical analysis of kiiking, Estonia's extreme swinging sport. The study frames the athlete's ability to...

2026-08-29
ATLAS at the LHC conducts three new searches for physics beyond the Standard Model, targeting TeV-scale quantum black...

ATLAS pushes limits on quantum black holes, lepton-flavour violation and Clockwork gravitons

ATLAS at the LHC conducts three new searches for physics beyond the Standard Model, targeting TeV-scale quantum black holes, lepton-flavour-violating...

2026-08-26
A theoretical study suggests that missing neutrinos in gallium-based experiments may not indicate a new particle but...

New theory may solve 30-year neutrino mystery

A theoretical study suggests that missing neutrinos in gallium-based experiments may not indicate a new particle but could be due to a calculation...

2026-08-25
Researchers have been exploring the environmental sustainability of machine learning-based data compression algorithms...

Green BOA: Determining the Environmental Break-Even Point for ML-Based Data Compression

Researchers have been exploring the environmental sustainability of machine learning-based data compression algorithms, focusing on the break-even...

2026-08-21
Science: Physicists have developed a new method for analyzing rare prompt-delayed signals in high-energy physics experiments

Exact Time-Correlated Coincidence Modeling with Reset Boundaries

Physicists have developed a new method for analyzing rare prompt-delayed signals in high-energy physics experiments.

2026-08-20
MIT researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of quantum materials, uncovering new details about how...

MIT Physicists Uncover Hidden Physics Behind Electronic Phase Transitions in Quantum Materials

MIT researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of quantum materials, uncovering new details about how two distinct forms of...

2026-08-20
A new deep-learning-based algorithm has been deployed in the CMS high-level trigger, enhancing the identification of...

CMS High-Level Trigger Improves Heavy-Flavour Jet Identification

A new deep-learning-based algorithm has been deployed in the CMS high-level trigger, enhancing the identification of heavy-flavour jets in...

2026-08-20
Researchers at the University of Basel have developed a theoretical framework that brings quantum physics and...

Tiny Quantum Engines Reveal Useful Energy Hiding in

Researchers at the University of Basel have developed a theoretical framework that brings quantum physics and thermodynamics into better agreement...

2026-08-19