Astrophysicists Detect Potential Collisional Dark Matter in “El Gordo”
A new study indicates that dark matter in the “El Gordo” galaxy cluster exhibits collisional properties, challenging the standard model of collisionless dark matter. Contrary…
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Beyond the Five Senses: Scientists Uncover Tactile Connection of Time
Sensory experiences and the perception of time are intricately linked within the somatosensory cortex of the brain. Here, the neural representations for both sensations are…
Remarkable Intelligence: Octopus and Human Brains Share the Same “Jumping Genes”
New research has identified an important molecular analogy that could explain the remarkable intelligence of these fascinating invertebrates. An exceptional organism with an extremely complex…
Is Dark Energy Just an Illusion? Neutron Stars Will Tell Us
SISSA scientists provide the first simulation of neutron star collisions in extensions of general relativity relevant for cosmology, offering a new approach to test gravity….
Gravitational Waves: LISA and the Detection of New Fundamental Fields – Is General Relativity Correct?
Published in Nature Astronomy the work which shows the unprecedented accuracy with which gravitational wave observations by the space interferometer LISA will be able to…
How the Visual System Shows Us a More Persistent World
An international collaboration elucidates the mechanisms that facilitate accurate identification of moving images. Imagine meeting a friend on the street, and imagine that with every…
Our Brains Reveal the Truth: Empathic and Altruistic or Cold and Individualistic
Are you empathic, generous, and altruistic? In short, do you possess that specific personality trait defined as agreeableness in the language of psychologists? New research…
Mysterious Yet Highly Effective in Superconducting at High Temperatures: How Electrons Supertransport Current in “Bad Metals”
‘Bad’ and mysterious yet highly effective in superconducting at high temperatures; even if, according to expectations, these materials should not behave like this; new research…
Inside the Ice Giants of Space: Scientists Reconstruct Physical Processes on a Small Scale
By reconstructing on a small scale the physical processes that take place within ice giant planets, such as Uranus and Neptune, a new method of…
Scientists Apply Revolutionary 30 Year-Old Principle and Find Black Holes Could Be Like Holograms
According to new research, black holes could be like a hologram, where all the information is amassed in a two-dimensional surface able to reproduce a…
Mystery of Supermassive Black Holes Shortly After the Big Bang – Explanation Discovered
These space giants would not have had the time to develop in the young Universe. Yet, observations say they were already present; a new study…
Darkest Galaxies in the Universe Provide New Clues on Dark Matter
A study by Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA) provides important information on its composition and on its interaction with luminous matter. They are…
Understanding the Mysteries of the Cosmos: New Clues to Dark Matter From Primordial Black Holes
Studying the interactions between light and gas in intergalactic space, SISSA scientists are trying to unravel the composition of the universe. Moving through cosmic forests…