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Panoramic aerial drone image of the Jinlin crater, taken on May 12, 2025.
A hillside crater discovered in southern China offers rare proof of a powerful Holocene impact, revealing how a fast-moving meteorite reshaped the land.
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NASA's Curiosity rover at Mars' Gale Crater. Hardened dunes act as natural vaults that can store chemical signatures of life for billions of years.
SpaceUnderground water in Martian dunes points to hidden habitable zonesJoseph Shavit
The Pleiades, long admired as the Seven Sisters, are only the bright core of a much larger stellar family stretching nearly 2,000 light-years across the Milky Way.
SpaceThe Seven Sisters (Pleiades) are part of a vast 2,000-light-year stellar networkMac Oliveau
Galaxy Y1 shines thanks to dust grains heated by newly-formed stars. Image from the James Webb telescope.
SpaceAstronomers discover a galaxy making stars 180x faster than the Milky WayJoseph Shavit
Continents drift apart in slow, powerful motions that reshape the world above and below your feet.
Green ImpactContinental splits spark new volcanic activity for tens of millions of yearsRebecca Shavit
For years, researchers have wondered whether these medicines protect the heart in the same way
HealthResearchers compare tirzepatide and semaglutide in largest real-world studyJoseph Shavit
Early matter era may have formed the first black holes and exotic stars before nucleosynthesis.
SpaceAstronomers reveal what happened less than a second after the Big BangJoseph Shavit
A new study shows how three Neanderthal DNA variants strengthened a key enhancer for jaw development, offering fresh insight into facial evolution
DiscoveriesNeanderthal DNA sheds new light on the structure of the modern human faceMac Oliveau
Scientists have uncovered why people with Alzheimer’s lose the ability to recognize loved ones and found a way to protect that memory in mice.
HealthMajor study reveals why Alzheimer’s patients forget their family, friendsJoshua Shavit
A still image from a computer simulation of a black hole’s formation and evolution.
SpaceAstronomers solve cosmic mystery surrounding two massive black holes that shouldn’t existJoseph Shavit
Diets lower in methionine and cysteine could offer a practical way to raise daily energy burn.
HealthScientists discover a new way to lose weight without movingRebecca Shavit
New thermal data from Cassini reveal unexpected heat rising from Enceladus’s quiet north pole, suggesting a far more active interior and a stable subsurface ocean.
SpaceSaturn’s icy moon may host a stable ocean fit for lifeJoshua Shavit
A rare clinical trial suggests that a moderate daily coffee habit may cut the risk of recurrent atrial fibrillation after cardioversion, challenging years of advice to avoid caffeine.
HealthA cup of coffee a day keeps the risk of atrial fibrillation away, study findsMac Oliveau
"Pillars of Creation," a region in the Eagle Nebula where clouds of gas and dust are collapsing to form new stars.
SpaceCosmic discovery reveals how mysterious buckyballs form in deep spaceJoshua Shavit
A 21 year Finnish study links voting behavior to long term survival, suggesting civic engagement may signal deeper patterns in health and well-being.
HealthVoting behavior strongly linked to future risk of death, study findsJoseph Shavit
Elaine Bearer found that the microplastic clumps taken from brain samples are actually clusters of hook-shaped nanoplastics
HealthFirst-confirmed images of microplastics in the brain — possible link to dementiaRebecca Shavit
Midbrain dopaminergic neurons under a microscope.
HealthTwo-tiered atlas of the developing human brain offers new hope in Parkinson’s treatmentRebecca Shavit