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Discovered in 2013, the Pink Planet orbits a sun-like star located 57 light-years from Earth. At roughly 25 times the mass of Jupiter, it sits near the fuzzy boundary between giant planets and brown dwarfs.
JWST has revealed salt clouds and unusual chemistry in GJ 504 b, one of the coldest worlds ever directly imaged.
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Numerical relativity may let scientists test early-universe ideas once considered beyond the reach of physics.
SpaceScientists use Einstein’s equations to reveal what came before the Big BangJoseph Shavit
A conceptual figure of this study. The background diagram represents the history of the Universe stretching from the Big Bang on the left and the modern Universe on the right. ALMA captured the starburst galaxy “Shadow Blaster” in the same direction as the high-energy neutrino event IC 210922A.
SpaceShadow Blaster points to starburst galaxies as hidden sources of cosmic neutrinosJoshua Shavit
A review of 22 studies found that naturally occurring trans fats in milk, cheese, butter, and yogurt do not increase the risk of heart disease or type 2 diabetes, highlighting important differences from industrial trans fats.
DiscoveriesWhat dairy trans fats really mean for your heart healthHannah Shavit-Weiner
An image of the excess gamma rays appearing at the center of our Milky Way, overlaid on an optical image of the galaxy. The cause of this excess, and whether it could come from dark matter, has been debated for more than a decade.
SpaceA strange glow in the heart of the Milky Way may be dark matterJoseph Shavit
Ultracold potassium atoms reveal that collision-driven resistivity can saturate, clarifying a long-running puzzle in transport physics.
DiscoveriesPhysicists discover the upper limit of electrical resistance in metalsJoseph Shavit
New research shows AI chatbots often agree too much, shaping beliefs and weakening accountability in personal conflicts.
AIAI that agrees too much may be hurting human judgmentShy Cohen
Ancient DNA shows plague killed Siberian hunter-gatherers 5,500 years ago, before cities and flea-borne epidemics.
HealthPlague was killing hunter-gatherers 5,500 years ago, long before citiesHannah Shavit-Weiner
A colossal mass buried beneath the Moon’s far side may be the remains of an ancient impactor
SpaceMassive underground structure discovered beneath the Moon’s South Pole-Aitken basinJoshua Shavit
Shingrix was linked to lower dementia risk over four years in older adults after skilled nursing facility admission.
HealthShingles vaccine linked to lower dementia risk, study findsMac Oliveau
Swedish lake data show dark diversity can predict when closely related or distant invasive fish are more likely to establish.
Green ImpactSwedish lakes help solve Darwin’s 160-year puzzle about invasive speciesHannah Shavit-Weiner
A strange metal crystal showed at least nine-partite quantum entanglement, offering a new clue to its unusual behavior.
DiscoveriesSchrödinger’s anthill: Quantum entanglement detected inside a centimeter-sized strange metalShy Cohen
A Stanford study challenges a decades-old geological theory, finding that meandering rivers likely existed long before plants colonized land, with major implications for climate and carbon storage history.
Green ImpactMeandering rivers existed before land plants appeared, Stanford study findsJoshua Shavit
New review says cow’s milk may support bones and nutrient absorption better than many plant-based alternatives.
HealthDairy or plant-based: which type of milk provides the most health benefitsRebecca Shavit
A1689-zD1, a galaxy seen 700 million years after the Big Bang (background), with the ALMA-detected [O I] line shown as contours and a spectrum. This is one of four galaxies studied in this paper.
SpaceAstronomers detect first direct evidence of star-forming gas in early galaxiesJoseph Shavit
Real-world data found tirzepatide led to greater weight loss than semaglutide, with major differences in who responded best.
HealthTirzepatide vs Semaglutide: Which is more effective in the real world?Mac Oliveau
New research reveals that music affects study focus differently for each person, challenging one-size-fits-all advice.
DiscoveriesDoes music help you study? That may depend on youMac Oliveau