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A new study finds that the balance of two hormones can predict how well people learn and overcome fear.

Hormone balance study reveals best time for learning and memory

New research shows hormone balance can predict learning ability and fear memory, offering hope for better mental health treatments.

Rebecca ShavitupdaPublished Jul 27, 2026 1:07 PM PDT

A high-frequency SETI search using ALMA opened new radio bands and showed that past surveys may have covered millions more stars.

Space First ALMA SETI survey searches new frequencies for signals from alien civilizations Joseph Shavit

A Solar Cycle 26 prediction uses a newly identified sunspot switch-off point to forecast solar activity up to seven years early.

Space Sunspots could predict dangerous solar storms seven years in advance Joshua Shavit

A new therapy targets cancer’s stress defenses, showing promise in early trials for mesothelioma patients with limited treatment options.

Health New mesothelioma treatment turns cancer’s defense into its weakness Mac Oliveau

Nanoplastics in Antarctic soil reveal how plastic pollution reaches the remote McMurdo Dry Valleys through local and long-range sources.

Green Impact Scientists discover six types of nanoplastics polluting Antarctica’s soil for the first time Rebecca Shavit

$Europa ocean water transport may stall as turbulence forms ice crystals that clog fractures beneath the moon’s surface.$

Space New findings complicate the search for life beneath Europa’s ice Joseph Shavit

Schrödinger Basin: Moon far side asteroid impacts reveal a long decline in bombardment, challenging the idea of one violent peak 3.9 billion years ago.

Space Chang’e-6 moon rocks reveal a 3.9-billion-year decline in asteroid impacts on the dark side of the Moon Joshua Shavit

Interacting galaxies NGC 4676, known as "The Mice," as captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Space New study challenges existing knowledge for why galaxies stop forming stars Joseph Shavit

Orcas ramming sunfish in the Gulf of California may be processing prey into smaller pieces for calves or engaging in social play.

Discoveries Gulf of California orcas use precision strikes to explode sunfish into thousands of pieces Hannah Shavit-Weiner

The north polar region of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io was captured by NASA’s Juno during the spacecraft’s 57th close pass of the gas giant on Dec. 30, 2023. Data from that flyby and one on Feb. 3, 2024, is helping scientists understand Io’s interior.

Space Jupiter’s volcanic moon, Io, hides intense heat beneath its porous crust Joshua Shavit

The Paleocoordinates Calculator reconstructs ancient fossil locations using five plate models, with errors below 17 metres.

Discoveries New PACA mapping tool tracks fossil locations back through millions of years Rebecca Shavit

A CMLase aging enzyme removed substantial protein damage from preserved human eye, artery and skin tissue in laboratory tests.

Health New enzyme removes years of aging from skin and other human tissue Hannah Shavit-Weiner

This illustration shows the system around the star CD-35 2722, with the newly found moon-like object at the centre. The star –– the point source to the left –– has about half the mass of our Sun, and it is orbited by a brown dwarf, the reddish-brown object seen here in the foreground (right).

Space Astronomers may have finally detected a moon located outside our solar system Joshua Shavit

SpaceX's StarMind captures solar energy in space to power low-cost, high-performance AI computation.

Space Millions of planned satellites could create a bright artificial ring around Earth making the night sky 4 times brighter Joseph Shavit

Bee venom Parkinson’s treatment improved movement and memory when added to levodopa in mice, though its mechanism remains unknown.

Health Bee venom helps preserve memory in new Parkinson’s disease study Hannah Shavit-Weiner

A new study reveals that skin damage begins deep within collagen structure before visible signs appear, opening the door to earlier detection.

Health New study finds that skin damage begins before visible aging appears Rebecca Shavit

This multiwavelength scene shows the Jellyfish Nebula supernova remnant (right), the interstellar cloud it's interacting with, and a distinctive curving filament to its upper left.

Space Scientists find evidence of a rare double supernova in the Jellyfish Nebula Joseph Shavit