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The direction of an electron spin is determined by the direction of motion of electrons. Credit: © Hans-Joachim Elmers / JGUResearchers at Mainz University have been able to visualize the third class of magnetism, called altermagnetism, in action.Ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism have long been known to scientists as two classes of magnetic order of materials. Back in 2019, researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) postulated a third class of magnetism, called altermagnetism. This altermagnetism has…

Satellite images of Death Valley’s Badwater Basin captured on July 5, 2023; August 30, 2023; and February 14, 2024.Refreshed by precipitation from an atmospheric river, a temporary lake in Death Valley is extending its stay.An ephemeral lake in Death Valley’s Badwater Basin is showing its staying power. After forming in August 2023 in the aftermath of Hurricane Hilary, the lake gradually shrank but persisted throughout the fall and winter. A potent atmospheric river filled it back up in February 2024.This series of images…

There is a house in North Carolina that is filled with 1960s and 1970s toys. The last occupant was a grandma who passed away in 2002. The toys were left for her great-grandchildren to play with and belonged to the woman’s daughters when they were young. Take a small peek inside.More info: Instagram | tiktok.com | bryansansivero.comThe House ExteriorShare iconI’m a portrait photographer who has been photographing abandoned houses for over 10 years. I’m a best-selling author, and currently traveling the world working on…

Kumail Nanjiani has shocked his fans by revealing that he had to go to therapy following the release of his so-far single Marvel movie, Eternals, in November 2021 due to the intense backlash the Chloe Zhao-directed film received. On top of people being concerned for his mental health and sympathetic to his experience, Nanjiani’s revelations also shocked people as many had completely forgotten Eternals ever existed, even if they were among those scathingly reviewing it at the time. For Marvel commentators and critics…

A lot of actors look at the MCU and say “bring me that horizon” but it isn’t for everyone. Or at least sometimes a more exciting opportunity comes along. But, wait, what could be even more exciting than being part of a superhero universe? We may have to ask Ayo Edebiri that question, following her shock exit from Marvel’s Thunderbolts at the last minute. After being cast in late January 2023, almost exactly a year later The Bear star dropped out of the summer 2025 blockbuster, with Blockers’ Geraldine Viswanathan…

Recent research has unveiled a connection between anxiety disorders and the TACR3 receptor, highlighting the role of testosterone in mitigating anxiety symptoms. This breakthrough offers new therapeutic possibilities for those suffering from anxiety related to testosterone deficiency. Credit: SciTechDaily.comA groundbreaking study has unveiled a significant link between anxiety disorders and a brain receptor known as TACR3, as well as testosterone.Prof. Shira Knafo, head of the Molecular Cognitive Lab at Ben-Gurion…

This bleak, stark debut feature from writer-director Leo Leigh bears the obvious influences of his parents Mike Leigh and Alison Steadman; it has a barbed cartoony unhappiness, a depiction of its characters verging on caricature and misanthropy but not quite, and the notes of redemption offered at the end are ambiguous. It is not a theatre of cruelty so much as a theatre of mockery; a world where a lot of the time absurd people are laughing at the absurdity of others, partly – but not wholly – because of how unhappy they…

As It Happens6:35These anglerfish spend their days upside down, on purposeMore than two decades ago, researchers captured the first confirmed footage of a deepsea anglerfish. But something about it seemed off. Or, more specifically, upside down.The female whipnose anglerfish was bobbing around belly-up just above the ocean's floor. "What wasn't known was: Is this abnormal behaviour?" Andrew Stewart, curator of fishes at the Museum of New Zealand, told As It Happens host Nil Köksal.Now, after reviewing footage of whipnose…

After travelling across the Atlantic Ocean and taking an elevator hundreds of metres underground, it's hard for Jodie Defeo to put into words what it was like to be among a handful of people in Finland to take in the world's first long-term geological repository for spent nuclear fuel."It was large. It was very cavernous. There was room for large-scale trucks to manoeuvre in these tunnels," Defeo, one of four councillors in the small northwestern Ontario township of Ignace, said about the facility.Defeo was among a…

Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Marvels. We all know by now just how much the MCU loves its glowing space jewelry. After all, the entire Infinity Saga was built around Thanos finding the perfect gems to bedazzle his fetching golden glove with. Up to now, the Multiverse Saga has ditched that formula for the most part, so that’s why The Marvels felt downright nostalgic with its plot revolving around the hunt for a newly minted pair of fabulous accessories. To be specific, ubervillain Dar-Benn spends the…