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Illustrative composite of a human, chimpanzee and gorilla alongside brain organoids. Researchers compared stem-cell-derived organoids from all three species to investigate gene regulation during early brain development.
Human, chimpanzee and gorilla brain organoids reveal how shared genes operate differently, offering clues to stem-cell shape and human neocortex expansion.
Joshua Shavitupda
A new study uncovers seven hidden frog species in Madagascar, offering fresh insight into biodiversity and conservation challenges.
DiscoveriesSeven new frog species discovered in Madagascar reveal hidden biodiversityHannah Shavit-Weiner
Black-and-white photograph of near-Earth asteroid 162173 Ryugu, taken by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft on 11 September 2018.
SpacePowerful X-ray scans of Ryugu reveal a missing component in asteroids and meteoritesJoseph Shavit
Artist’s impression of a hypothetical primordial naked singularity surrounded by luminous gas and distorted starlight. If such objects exist, their exposed extreme-gravity regions could offer clues to quantum gravity.
SpacePrimordial naked singularities could reveal physics hidden deep inside black holesJoseph Shavit
Illustrative laboratory scene depicting fossil-bone analysis. Researchers identified heme-derived molecules associated with mineralized structures interpreted as red blood cells in 115-million-year-old Aratasaurus bones.
DiscoveriesScientists find first-ever evidence of fossilized blood cells in 115-million-year-old dinosaur bonesJoshua Shavit
Researcher Haoqi Zhao displays a quantum skyrmion chip that preserved the structure of a light pattern despite noise, even after quantum entanglement disappeared during laboratory tests.
DiscoveriesNew skyrmion chip could enable more reliable quantum networksShy Cohen
Illustrative scene of a team reviewing an AI system beside server infrastructure. The proposed Four As framework addresses human control, access, decision-making authority and the distribution of AI’s benefits and burdens.
AIScientists release new ‘four as’ framework to tackle key ethical challenges governing AIShy Cohen
A study of 367 bird species found vocal patterns shared with human speech and song, regardless of whether birds learn their songs.
DiscoveriesBirds and humans share recurring speech and music patterns across 52 languagesHannah Shavit-Weiner
Blocking ANO6 reduced pancreatic tumor growth in mice and disrupted lipid transfer linked to cancer nutrition and T-cell dysfunction.
HealthBlocking ANO6 protein slows pancreatic tumor growth and reduces immune suppressionJoshua Shavit
Artist’s illustration of a crystal-compression experiment. Researchers used neutron scattering to reveal how small mechanical strains alter magnetic domains and electrical responses in materials being explored for future spintronics.
DiscoveriesSqueezing magnetic crystals offers new insight into electron behaviorShy Cohen
Samples of Teghaza 001, an ancient Martian meteorite dating back 4.1 billion years.
Space4.1-billion-year-old meteorite offers a rare look into Mars’ wetter pastJoseph Shavit
Adult astrocytes stretched, divided, and moved new nuclei into damaged brain regions during a temporary repair state.
HealthAdult brain cells reveal a surprising ability to repair damaged tissueJoshua Shavit
Baja California and the Gulf of California in an AI-edited illustration using NASA satellite imagery as a reference. Distant tectonic forces near Japan may have helped accelerate the peninsula’s separation from mainland Mexico.
DiscoveriesTectonic forces near Japan may have helped pull Baja California from MexicoRebecca Shavit
A. stephencolberti adult female in sand habitat, body length ~ 1.4 cm.
DiscoveriesStephen Colbert’s trapdoor spider connects comedy, chromosomes and conservationHannah Shavit-Weiner
This artist's illustration shows a white dwarf star surrounded by a debris disk with three asteroids orbiting in the disk.
DiscoveriesWhite dwarf’s intense gravity rips asteroids apart without grinding them into fine dustJoshua Shavit
Earth’s tidal pull could have concentrated heat near the Moon’s core-mantle boundary, as illustrated by the glowing regions in this cutaway. The heating pattern is a model prediction; sizes and distances are not to scale.
SpaceEarth’s gravitational pull could explain the Moon’s long volcanic historyJoseph Shavit
An illustration of a light-controlled molecular motor and neighboring rotor. Changing the motor’s configuration creates an obstruction that sharply slows the rotor’s random, thermally driven motion.
DiscoveriesScientists use light to control random motion inside moleculesJoshua Shavit