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An early-Universe spike in dark energy could resolve a disagreement between two cosmic-expansion-rate measurements, but such a spike may conflict with observations of quasar spectra.

A new interpretation of high-harmonic generation—the cornerstone of attosecond physics—paves the way for quantum applications of this process.

Trapping and imaging single dysprosium atoms extends the utility of optical tweezer arrays to electronically complex species, opening the door to new quantum physics studies.

The resolution of a major discrepancy between theory and experiment for strontium atomic clocks could help improve the precision of these timekeepers.

Electrons can help infer laser intensities that are too high to measure using conventional methods.

A highly unstable nucleus that decays by emitting five protons has been observed, offering an extreme case for testing nuclear models.

A homogenous mixture of two self-propelling species first forms a polar vortex and then spontaneously demixes, thanks to a difference in speeds and other competing effects.

A new 3D-printed earplug can absorb physiological sounds made by the body, potentially making it more acoustically comfortable to use than some commercially available earplugs.

Researchers have predicted—and confirmed—a secondary pattern on the ocellated lizard’s scales that is too subtle for our eyes to see.

A new control architecture makes 1000-qubit trapped-ion quantum computers more feasible.