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WashU Medicine researchers found that laser brain tumor therapy outcomes improve when tumors are smaller and more fully treated.
A large study finds laser therapy may extend survival in selected brain tumor patients with shorter recovery.
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Two experiments used entangled photons to demonstrate anonymous electronic voting without requiring a trusted central election authority.
DiscoveriesEntangled photons could make electronic voting truly anonymous and more secureShy Cohen
Nitrogen in 3I/ATLAS suggests the interstellar comet formed at roughly 30 kelvins or below in the icy outskirts of another star system.
SpaceNitrogen in 3I/ATLAS reveals an extremely cold birthplace beyond the solar systemJoseph Shavit
Cosmic rays may erode icy interstellar objects far faster than expected, suggesting ‘Oumuamua could once have been much larger.
SpaceA hidden cosmic filter may decide which interstellar objects reach our solar systemJoseph Shavit
Field photos of the Khugenetsavkhlant badlands in the Eastern Gobi Desert of Mongolia, which is where Tamirkhan balcarceli was discovered.
DiscoveriesA six-inch fossil just rewrote a major chapter of mammal evolutionJoshua Shavit
Researchers have uncovered the full nicotine production pathway in tobacco plants, opening new possibilities for safer medicines and biotechnology.
DiscoveriesScientists learn how tobacco plants make nicotine: could lead to new low-nicotine strainsRebecca Shavit
Sleep spindles and slow oscillations were linked to greater resilience against high orexin levels in people with Alzheimer’s.
HealthAlzheimer’s study finds sleep quality may matter more than hours sleptJoshua Shavit
Simulations show drifting icy pebbles can build 10-Earth-mass cores for Jupiter-like planets in only about 200,000 years.
SpaceNew computer simulation reveals exactly how gas giants formJoseph Shavit
MeerKAT directly detected faint hydrogen from billions of years ago, opening a new way to map the cosmic web without optical surveys.
SpaceMeerKAT detects a faint hydrogen signal from billions of years agoJoseph Shavit
Scientists have used rare skull scans to uncover how the dodo saw, smelled, and interacted with its environment before extinction.
DiscoveriesInside the Dodo’s skull, scientists found a bird unlike any living pigeonJoshua Shavit
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