New research led by the University of Victoria (UVic) and published in Nature Communications, opens the door to more accessible microscopy for labs around the world. The new technique allows for high-resolution, atomic-scale images without the previously prohibitive cost, space and personnel requirements.

Space is filled with outliers. While some solar systems function similarly to ours, others embody astrophysical properties that scientists still cannot explain. Some extrasolar gas giants, for instance, have curiously oval-shaped orbits despite being almost universally aligned with their host stars, a phenomenon no existing astronomical models have predicted. In a new three-year study, assistant professor Diego Muñoz is hoping to change that by developing models that can rationalize these behaviors and offer insight into how these processes might have informed our own solar system's formation.

Early bird registrations - with savings of up to 53% - are closing on 20 October 2025 for delegates wanting to attend the 13th World Conference of Science (WCSJ 2025). The Conference takes place from 1 to 5 December 2025 in Pretoria, South Africa. 

The WCSJ is a biennial gathering of the world’s science journalists — a space to sharpen their skills, exchange ideas, and explore how best to tell the stories that shape our shared future. Science journalists play a vital role in keeping the public informed about the issues that matter most, from climate change and health crises to the challenges of misinformation, shrinking funding, and reporting amid global conflict.

When animals move together in flocks, herds, or schools, neural dynamics in their brain become synchronized through shared ways of representing space, a new study by researchers from the University of Konstanz (Germany) suggests. The findings challenge the conventional view of how collective motion arises in nature.