Researchers at the University of Basel and the Technical University of Munich have found a new way to examine how electrons move together inside one of the most elusive forms of matter, the Wigner crystal. By using light to probe this delicate quantum state, the physicists uncovered properties that had previously been extremely difficult to observe.

Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, during a news conference in Oslo, Norway, on Jan. 29, 2025. 

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Norway's $2.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund reported a record half-year profit of more than $184 billion on Wednesday, as a rally in Asian technology stocks helped the fund return 9.4%.

Once used to defend Britain's shores against Napoleonic France, the Ordnance Survey's detailed maps are now essential for tracking and adapting to climate change.

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Socialist state Rep. Francesca Hong was narrowly defeated in Tuesday’s Wisconsin gubernatorial primary by Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, the establishment candidate, in another swing state contest that divided Democrats amid a string of progressive victories that could shift the party’s identity.

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The shipping industry and environmental scientists might not seem like natural bedfellows, but some are now working together to monitor plastic levels in the oceans.

The Roman emperor Julian (332–363 CE) called bread the food that "among us is thought to be the most nourishing."

Bread and other cereal-based foods were indeed central to ancient Mediterranean diets. This diet was supplemented by pulses, oil, wine and whatever seasonal produce people could obtain.

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Trump's justice department sends election monitors to Minnesota's two largest counties

The Department of Justice said that officials are monitoring polling sites in Hennepin and Ramsey county – Minnesota’s largest – throughout the state’s primary elections on Tuesday.

Richard Tice has been accused of using “nasty tactics” in an attempt to intimidate journalists and deflect attention from his own financial affairs after issuing a legal threat to the Guardian.