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Scientists have used rare skull scans to uncover how the dodo saw, smelled, and interacted with its environment before extinction.
New CT scans of rare dodo skulls reveal how the extinct bird sensed its world and challenge myths about its intelligence.
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Robert L. Eil, M.D., is co-senior author of a new study in Science that identifies a previously unknown way tumors escape immune attack and points to a promising new target for cancer immunotherapy.
HealthCancer cells disarm T cells by stealing the molecules they need to fightMac Oliveau
An experimental cancer drug strengthened bones and reduced body fat in mice modeling menopause, pointing to a possible new osteoporosis strategy.
DiscoveriesNew cancer drug may reverse midlife bone loss and weight gainJoshua Shavit
Black hole ringdown waves may reveal hidden matter or new physics through distinct changes in frequency and damping.
SpaceBlack hole ‘hair’ could reveal hidden matter after two black holes collideJoseph Shavit
New manganese emission-line calculations could help astronomers trace supernova chemistry and the chemical evolution of galaxies.
SpaceFaint manganese signals could reveal how the universe built its elementsJoseph Shavit
Scientists showed that bacterial RNA polymerase can read an eight-letter DNA alphabet containing four synthetic genetic letters.
HealthBiology’s four-letter DNA alphabet just expanded to eightJoshua Shavit
A new framework shows how the arrow of time can emerge from interacting systems, with pairs of retinal neurons providing most irreversibility.
DiscoveriesScientists trace the arrow of time to interactions between neuronsJoseph Shavit
A decade-long model study suggests major offshore wind expansion could alter moisture transport over European seas.
Green ImpactMassive offshore wind farms could shift rainfall across Europe’s coastsJoshua Shavit
Equal weight loss improved health on three diets, but severe carbohydrate restriction produced larger short-term liver changes.
HealthEqual weight loss, different results: keto produced the largest liver changesRebecca Shavit
A climate model suggests bright salt crystals on frozen oceans may have amplified cooling during Earth's Snowball episodes.
Green ImpactSea salt may have made Snowball Earth far colder than previously thoughtJoshua Shavit
An ultrasound-based blood assay amplifies tiny amyloid seeds linked to Alzheimer’s and MCI before measuring their activity.
HealthNew blood test measures beta-amyloid seeding to identify Alzheimer’s diseaseRebecca Shavit
Models show a hypothetical ancient Venusian moon could reverse its orbit, break apart and disappear through tidal evolution.
SpaceTidal forces may have doomed an ancient moon around VenusJoshua Shavit
JWST detected CO₂ and icy dust around Centaur 450P/LONEOS, revealing how a frozen outer solar system body may become comet-like.
SpaceJWST detected an icy world beyond Jupiter transforming into a cometJoseph Shavit
Ancient DNA shows the American “cheetah” was a puma relative, while Yukon fossils reveal a surprising diet linked to fish.
DiscoveriesAncient DNA rewrites the story of the extinct North America ‘Cheetah’Joshua Shavit
Researchers observed bright flares of X-ray emissions, produced as gas falls into a supermassive black hole.
SpaceAstronomers confirm Einstein’s gravity by viewing light from behind a supermassive black holeJoseph Shavit
Women near ovulation showed more interest in visible luxury goods, but the effect depended on whether others could notice them.
HealthStudy finds a surprising link between fertility and a women’s desire for luxuryRebecca Shavit
Artistic interpretation of the distant planetary system PDS 70. Possible exocomets around PDS 70 may reveal how giant planets send icy bodies and water toward regions where rocky worlds form.
SpaceAstronomers spot signs of comets transporting water to a young solar system PDS 70Joseph Shavit