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Gravitational torque drives multidecadal variations in length of day

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01	Physics· Notable Gravitational torque drives multidecadal variations in length of day E 89I 44N 74	70	89	44	74	Early signal	Sep 23, 2026
02	Physics· Notable Discovery of an intrinsic non-Hermitian phase transition in a bulk condensed-matter system E 94I 44N 74	70	94	44	74	Early signal	Sep 10, 2026
03	Physics· Notable Transient chaos in the self-organization of dissipative optical solitons E 92I 41N 71	68	92	41	71	Early signal	Sep 25, 2026
04	Physics· Notable Disorder-promoted stability E 91I 42N 72	68	91	42	72	Early signal	Sep 17, 2026
05	Physics· Notable Zinc isotopic evidence for an Archean initiation of deep carbon cycling E 94I 37N 66	65	94	37	66	Early signal	Sep 18, 2026
06	Physics· Notable Lu+ optical frequency references with accuracy verified at the 19th digit E 92I 40N 64	64	92	40	64	Early signal	Sep 23, 2026
07	Physics· Notable Multiscale transitional flow in anisotropic nanoparticle suspensions revealed by time-resolved X-ray scatter microscopy E 85I 43N 53	58	85	43	53	Early signal	Sep 29, 2026
08	Physics· Notable 3D bulk-resolved g-wave altermagnetic order parameter in CrSb Magnetic quantum oscillations resolve the g-wave order parameter of the altermagnet CrSb in 3D E 94I 45N 53	58	94	45	53	Early signal	Aug 26, 2026
09	Physics· Notable GW250114: Testing Hawking’s Area Law and the Kerr Nature of Black Holes Gravitational-wave merger confirms horizon area grows and the remnant is Kerr E 96I 75N 54	46	96	75	54	Settled	Sep 10, 2025
10	Physics· Notable EAST Tokamak Runs Stably Past the Greenwald Density Limit A Chinese fusion device holds plasma densities up to 65% above a barrier long thought to trigger disruption. E 89I 44N 50	43	89	44	50	Firming up	Jan 1, 2026
11	Physics· Notable DESI's Second Data Release Points to Dark Energy That Weakens Over Time Three years of galaxy maps favor an evolving dark energy over Einstein's constant. E 88I 96N 45	43	88	96	45	Settled	May 23, 2025
12	Physics· Notable KATRIN Nearly Halves the Direct Limit on the Neutrino's Mass Precision tritium spectroscopy pushes the electron-antineutrino mass below half an electronvolt. E 96I 83N 46	41	96	83	46	Settled	Apr 10, 2025
13	Physics· Early Fermilab's Final Muon g-2 Measurement The definitive value of the muon's magnetic anomaly, pinned to 127 parts per billion. E 68I 17N 43	27	68	17	43	Early signal	Jun 3, 2025

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