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Portia fimbriata jumping spider resting beneath a silk platform. Researchers found regulated sleep with REM-like episodes in this species, though whether spiders dream remains unknown.
Australian jumping spiders show REM-like movements and recover after disrupted sleep, offering new clues to how sleep evolved across different nervous systems.
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Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have identified SP5 and SP8 as master genetic switches that trigger primary cilia formation, solving a major mystery in developmental biology and opening new avenues for studying ciliopathies.
DiscoveriesMajor breakthrough reveals how cells create their ciliaRebecca Shavit
A study of 104,688 quasars found a dust-and-motion pattern consistent with recoiling supermassive black holes, but proof remains elusive.
SpaceAstronomers find evidence of supermassive black holes ejected from the centers of galaxiesJoseph Shavit
Eight Myotis genomes connect unusual immune adaptations with DNA repair, cell death and dramatic differences in lifespan.
HealthThe secret to living longer may be hidden in bat DNAHannah Shavit-Weiner
Ancient DNA from human remains and cave sediment reveals distant ancestry connections and population continuity in Ice Age Europe.
Discoveries30,000-year-old woman’s DNA links ancestry between eastern and western EuropeJoseph Shavit
An artist’s reconstruction of a Denisovan highlights the ancient human relative’s broad, robust facial features.
DiscoveriesAncient proteins offer new clues to what Denisovans looked likeJoshua Shavit
A Lund study links noncoding DNA to gene regulation and developmental timing in human brain organoids compared with chimpanzee cells.
HealthThe secret to being human may be hidden in our DNAJoseph Shavit
The purple cosmic web of gas feeds intense star formation in the first galaxies. As stars live and die, they produce oxygen (yellow) and photons (white), all self-consistently evolved and tracked together by the new Megatron simulations.
SpaceMEGATRON simulations connect the first stars with the universe’s smallest galaxiesJoseph Shavit
Potato and fava bean proteins form strong gluten-free meat-alternative structures, but taste sensors reveal bitterness and astringency.
HealthPotatoes may be the secret to better gluten-free, plant-based meatRebecca Shavit
Ancient viral DNA silences LINC00662 in chimpanzee cells. Human organoid tests link the gene to early nerve-cell maturation.
HealthAncient viral DNA offers clues to why human and chimpanzee brains evolved differentlyHannah Shavit-Weiner
A theoretical study examines black hole splitting, finding strict barriers and possible loopholes that still lack a proven mechanism.
SpaceCan a black hole split into two in accordance with Einstein’s general relativity?Joseph Shavit
A study links Van Gogh’s Starry Night to a July 1889 dawn sky, but the proposed match does not settle the painting’s June date.
DiscoveriesScientists solve a 137-year-old mystery hidden in Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’Joseph Shavit
PPPL simulations use molecular chemistry to identify promising diamond qubit candidates containing boron and oxygen.
DiscoveriesScientists can now predict qubit behavior faster and more accuratelyShy Cohen
WSU researchers identified how extracellular ISG15 strengthens cellular defenses against RSV, offering a possible antiviral target.
HealthResearchers find a new way to supercharge the body’s natural antiviral defensesMac Oliveau
Fossils and climate models suggest warm refuges helped crocodile relatives survive the asteroid that wiped out non-avian dinosaurs.
DiscoveriesScientists discover how crocodiles survived the asteroid that killed the dinosaursRebecca Shavit
Models of early tetrapod neck mobility suggest head–shoulder separation preceded flexible necks, challenging a longstanding hypothesis.
DiscoveriesScientists discover why animals evolved necks, and surprisingly it wasn’t to turn their headsJoshua Shavit
A solar-like black hole eruption in NGC 3783 links X-ray timing and a fast wind to magnetic reconnection.
SpaceScientists find evidence of a solar storm near a supermassive black holeJoseph Shavit