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New manganese emission-line calculations could help astronomers trace supernova chemistry and the chemical evolution of galaxies.
Hundreds of predicted manganese signals could reveal conditions in stellar debris and help reconstruct billions of years of cosmic chemistry.
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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
MIT physicists find recoil and fermion statistics prevent a proposed radioactive condensate from producing a neutrino laser.
DiscoveriesMIT physicists show why a laser made of neutrinos is impossibleJoseph Shavit
Genetic evidence links greater GLP-1 receptor activity to 7% higher odds of male-pattern hair loss in susceptible men.
HealthGenetic study links GLP-1 drugs to higher risk of male-pattern baldnessJoshua Shavit
Genetic risk beyond APOE was linked to cognition, hippocampal volume, amyloid and tau across several ancestry groups.
HealthNew Alzheimer’s genetic score improves risk prediction across ancestry groupsRebecca Shavit
Solar Orbiter found a sharp change in heavy-ion composition inside the Sun’s vast heliospheric current sheet.
SpaceESA’s Solar Orbiter reveals how the Sun’s corona transforms into solar windJoseph Shavit