Top Hackernews posts from phys.org

1. James Webb telescope's coldest instrument reaches operating temperature (phys.org)
   555 points by wglb over 4 years | 247 comments
2. New exotic matter particle, a tetraquark, discovered at CERN (phys.org)
   555 points by mherrmann about 5 years | 209 comments
3. U.S. rent has increased 175% faster than household income over past 20 years (phys.org)
   455 points by finphil over 5 years | 385 comments
4. NASA study finds life-sparking energy source and molecule at Enceladus (phys.org)
   408 points by wglb almost 3 years | 199 comments
5. NASA regains contact with mini-helicopter on Mars (phys.org)
   407 points by Tommstein over 2 years | 141 comments
6. Plastic recycling remains a 'myth': Greenpeace study (phys.org)
   366 points by samizdis almost 4 years | 279 comments
7. Roundup herbicide ingredient connected to epidemic chronic kidney disease (phys.org)
   366 points by wglb almost 3 years | 290 comments
8. New theory claims to unite Einstein's gravity with quantum mechanics (phys.org)
   358 points by dotnet00 almost 3 years | 196 comments
9. After six months on Mars, NASA's tiny copter is still flying high (phys.org)
   347 points by Pikkie about 5 years | 82 comments
10. Found: The 'holy grail of catalysis'– turning methane into methanol (phys.org)
    341 points by pseudolus about 4 years | 147 comments
11. Lawyers used sheepskin as anti-fraud device for hundreds of years (phys.org)
    317 points by jnord over 5 years | 76 comments
12. Scientists tame chaotic protein fueling 75% of cancers (phys.org)
    294 points by birriel over 2 years | 56 comments
13. Bumble bees play, according to new research (phys.org)
    287 points by pseudolus almost 4 years | 76 comments
14. RNA repair mechanism discovered in humans (phys.org)
    287 points by wglb over 3 years | 78 comments
15. Age of universe at 26.7B years, nearly twice as old as previously believed (phys.org)
    285 points by hsnewman about 3 years | 243 comments
16. Declassified Cold War code-breaking manual on solving 'impossible' puzzles (phys.org)
    268 points by sandebert over 5 years | 38 comments
17. Strange new phase of matter acts like it has two time dimensions (phys.org)
    265 points by wjSgoWPm5bWAhXB about 4 years | 103 comments
18. Beyond small talk: Study finds people enjoy deep conversations with strangers (phys.org)
    262 points by starkd almost 5 years | 85 comments
19. Industry docs reveal makers of 'forever chemicals' covered up health dangers (phys.org)
    254 points by pseudolus over 3 years | 111 comments
20. Rainwater everywhere on the planet is unsafe to drink due to chemicals (2022) (phys.org)
    252 points by Brajeshwar over 2 years | 188 comments
21. Japan launches rocket carrying lunar lander and X-ray telescope (phys.org)
    249 points by wglb about 3 years | 89 comments
22. Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes voted in (phys.org)
    247 points by leephillips almost 4 years | 203 comments
23. The key to mother and child well-being may be many caregivers (phys.org)
    247 points by stareatgoats almost 3 years | 305 comments
24. The strength of the strong force (phys.org)
    245 points by gumby about 4 years | 147 comments
25. Study first to link weed killer Roundup to convulsions in animals (phys.org)
    245 points by pseudolus about 4 years | 186 comments
26. Mathematicians prove Pólya's conjecture for the eigenvalues of a disk (phys.org)
    244 points by rbanffy over 2 years | 53 comments
27. Bright flash is a black hole jet pointing at Earth, astronomers say (phys.org)
    236 points by wglb almost 4 years | 174 comments
28. Ancient grammatical puzzle solved after 2,500 years (phys.org)
    235 points by wglb almost 4 years | 69 comments
29. Moths are more efficient pollinators than bees: new research (phys.org)
    233 points by wglb over 3 years | 106 comments
30. Physicists discover that gravity can create light (phys.org)
    232 points by wglb over 3 years | 105 comments
31. China's ancient water pipe networks show no evidence of a centralized authority (phys.org)
    232 points by Stratoscope about 3 years | 174 comments
32. Liquid platinum at room temperature: possible revolution in industrial chemistry (phys.org)
    228 points by PaulHoule over 4 years | 72 comments
33. Black holes might be defects in spacetime (phys.org)
    223 points by wglb over 3 years | 288 comments
34. How do neural networks learn? (phys.org)
    214 points by wglb over 2 years | 129 comments
35. Japan's precision moon lander has hit its target, but appears to be upside-down (phys.org)
    213 points by pseudolus over 2 years | 149 comments
36. Prostate cancer can be precisely diagnosed using a urine test with AI (phys.org)
    213 points by samizdis over 5 years | 53 comments
37. Kepler telescope glimpses population of free-floating planets (phys.org)
    211 points by jaytaylor about 5 years | 98 comments
38. Researchers identify largest ever solar storm in 14k-year-old tree rings (phys.org)
    207 points by wglb almost 3 years | 150 comments
39. Scientists create artificial protein that can degrade PET plastics in bottles (phys.org)
    205 points by rose_ann_ almost 3 years | 108 comments
40. Tiny fern has the largest genome of any organism on Earth (phys.org)
    205 points by PaulHoule over 2 years | 126 comments
41. Study shows glyphosate impairs learning in bumblebees (phys.org)
    197 points by PaulHoule about 3 years | 63 comments
42. New tarantula species discovered in Thailand (phys.org)
    192 points by wglb about 3 years | 59 comments
43. Lithium morphology discovery could lead to safer lithium-metal batteries (phys.org)
    190 points by wglb about 3 years | 37 comments
44. Scientists find microplastics in blood for first time (phys.org)
    190 points by smusamashah over 4 years | 119 comments
45. The Mayan calendar might represent a longer timescale than previously considered (phys.org)
    189 points by wglb over 3 years | 149 comments
46. New material that can absorb and release enormous amounts of energy (phys.org)
    189 points by prostoalex over 4 years | 84 comments
47. Colombia shares unprecedented images of treasure-laden wreck (phys.org)
    188 points by pseudolus over 4 years | 98 comments
48. Trove of spices from around the world on sunken fifteenth-century Norse ship (phys.org)
    187 points by wglb over 3 years | 118 comments
49. IceCube observes seven potential tau neutrinos (phys.org)
    187 points by gmays over 2 years | 64 comments
50. Roboticists discover alternative physics (phys.org)
    184 points by doener about 4 years | 111 comments
51. Scientists succeed in growing dolomite in the lab (phys.org)
    184 points by wglb almost 3 years | 41 comments
52. New quantum receiver the first to detect entire radio frequency spectrum (phys.org)
    184 points by dnetesn over 5 years | 74 comments
53. Researchers generate hydrogen more efficiently from water (phys.org)
    183 points by wglb almost 4 years | 131 comments
54. New telescope images of Jupiter's moon Io rival those from spacecraft (phys.org)
    183 points by wglb over 2 years | 55 comments
55. Physicists detect signs of neutrinos at Large Hadron Collider (phys.org)
    182 points by pseudolus almost 5 years | 108 comments
56. Giant sequoias are a rapidly growing feature of the UK landscape (phys.org)
    179 points by pseudolus over 2 years | 139 comments
57. Tire toxicity faces fresh scrutiny after salmon die-offs (phys.org)
    177 points by NDAjam over 2 years | 164 comments
58. Newly discovered deep-sea enzyme breaks down PET plastic (phys.org)
    175 points by hanniabu almost 3 years | 74 comments
59. Hubble finds black hole twisting captured star into donut shape (phys.org)
    174 points by wglb over 3 years | 79 comments
60. Experts discover how zebra stripes work to thwart horsefly attacks (phys.org)
    174 points by wglb over 3 years | 59 comments
61. Major nuclear fusion milestone reached as 'ignition' triggered in a lab (phys.org)
    174 points by dnetesn about 5 years | 37 comments
62. Study reveals average age at conception for men vs. women over past 250k years (phys.org)
    173 points by zeristor over 3 years | 152 comments
63. Using solar farms to generate fresh desert soil crust (phys.org)
    170 points by PaulHoule over 3 years | 51 comments
64. A common fungus eliminates toxic mercury from soil and water: researcher (phys.org)
    170 points by vitabenes almost 4 years | 37 comments
65. Mystery 'golden egg' found on ocean floor (phys.org)
    170 points by scapecast about 3 years | 105 comments
66. Why some feces float and others sink (phys.org)
    169 points by pseudolus almost 4 years | 113 comments
67. Extinct goat was cold-blooded (2009) (phys.org)
    169 points by samaysharma almost 3 years | 100 comments
68. First languages of North America traced back to two groups from Siberia (phys.org)
    169 points by bikenaga over 2 years | 63 comments
69. People in present-day Austria drank beer and ate blue cheese 2,700 years ago (phys.org)
    168 points by Hooke almost 5 years | 126 comments
70. A 3400-year-old city emerges from the Tigris River (phys.org)
    163 points by pseudolus over 4 years | 72 comments
71. Oldest Fortresses in the World Discovered (phys.org)
    163 points by wglb almost 3 years | 86 comments
72. Researchers develop thermoformable ceramics, 'a new frontier in materials' (phys.org)
    159 points by PaulHoule almost 4 years | 46 comments
73. Rare insect found at Arkansas Walmart (phys.org)
    158 points by rntn over 3 years | 111 comments
74. Study finds 90% of Australian teachers can't afford to live where they teach (phys.org)
    158 points by tremon over 3 years | 223 comments
75. Thousands of programmable DNA-cutters found in algae, snails and other organisms (phys.org)
    158 points by PaulHoule almost 3 years | 29 comments
76. Prehistoric timeline in Africa pushed back by more than 10M years (phys.org)
    157 points by PaulHoule over 3 years | 94 comments
77. Egg whites can be transformed into a material capable of filtering microplastics (phys.org)
    156 points by wglb almost 4 years | 56 comments
78. Chernobyl black frogs reveal evolution in action (phys.org)
    154 points by gwbas1c almost 4 years | 61 comments
79. 'Devastating' melt of Greenland, Antarctic ice sheets found (phys.org)
    153 points by gmays over 3 years | 197 comments
80. Researchers accurately dating a 7k-year-old settlement using cosmic rays (phys.org)
    151 points by wglb over 2 years | 20 comments
81. Why and when the Sahara Desert was green: new research (phys.org)
    150 points by PaulHoule about 3 years | 94 comments
82. Scientists say they may have detected dark energy (phys.org)
    150 points by Osiris30 about 5 years | 62 comments
83. Bees and chimps can also pass on their skills (phys.org)
    149 points by wglb over 2 years | 96 comments
84. Physicists discover a new switch for superconductivity (phys.org)
    149 points by wglb about 3 years | 28 comments
85. Research shows circadian clock influences metabolism, cell and tumor growth (phys.org)
    148 points by WaitWaitWha about 4 years | 58 comments
86. Tuna species popular in sashimi and poke bowls in sharp decline (phys.org)
    146 points by lil-grandson over 2 years | 205 comments
87. The Earth has been spinning faster lately (phys.org)
    146 points by jameshart over 5 years | 88 comments
88. The mites in the skin of our faces (phys.org)
    145 points by rntn over 4 years | 75 comments
89. Neanderthals' use of complex adhesives shows high cognitive abilities (phys.org)
    145 points by wglb over 2 years | 110 comments
90. Remains found in China may belong to third human lineage (phys.org)
    145 points by wglb about 3 years | 162 comments
91. Satellite data show electromagnetic anomalies 19 days before Turkey earthquake (phys.org)
    146 points by anigbrowl over 2 years | 33 comments
92. Siberia's 'mammoth graveyard' reveals 800-year human interactions with mammoths (phys.org)
    144 points by wglb over 2 years | 57 comments
93. New black hole visualization takes viewers beyond the brink (phys.org)
    144 points by dnetesn over 2 years | 68 comments
94. NASA space copter ready for first Mars flight (phys.org)
    143 points by dnetesn over 5 years | 49 comments
95. Polluted air cuts global life expectancy by two years (phys.org)
    142 points by pseudolus over 4 years | 102 comments
96. Traces of ancient ocean discovered on Mars (phys.org)
    142 points by rbanffy almost 4 years | 69 comments
97. Helium: South Africa strikes new 'gold' (phys.org)
    142 points by wjSgoWPm5bWAhXB almost 5 years | 113 comments
98. JWST's first spectrum of a TRAPPIST-1 planet (phys.org)
    141 points by wglb almost 3 years | 57 comments
99. Researchers develop a light source that produces two entangled light beams (phys.org)
    140 points by bookofjoe over 3 years | 62 comments
100. Economic inequality cannot be explained by individual bad choices, study finds (phys.org)
     140 points by tangjurine about 3 years | 104 comments