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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.
A molecular motor acts as a light-controlled brake on a neighboring rotor, combining experimental evidence of slower motion with large calculated rate changes.
Joshua Shavitupda
Laboratory scene illustrates research using ultracold helium droplets and gold nanoparticles to study how repelling charges arrange themselves on a sphere. The monitor shows a conceptual visualization of the charge pattern.
DiscoveriesTiny gold particles in a helium droplet help solve the century-old Thomson problemShy Cohen
Human leaders and higher-ranking chimpanzees show greater reported risk tolerance, but the study cannot establish cause and effect.
DiscoveriesNew study finds an evolutionary link between leadership and risk-taking behaviorJoseph Shavit
Microscopic pigment structures in fish eyes, also preserved in ancient fossils, offer clues to the evolution of vision.
DiscoveriesScientists discover eye color played a significant role in vertebrate evolutionHannah Shavit-Weiner
New modeling suggests atmospheric breakup, impact heating and dilution made comets unreliable suppliers of concentrated ingredients for life.
SpaceNew discovery challenges the long-held theory that comets seeded life on EarthJoseph Shavit
Illustration depicts two approaching black holes, with blue curves representing mathematical gravitational field sheets. A new theoretical study explores how these structures could reconnect and alter energy exchange between gravity and matter.
DiscoveriesEinstein’s equations offer new clues to extreme gravity and space-time behaviorJoseph Shavit
Nanoscale imaging reveals how living cells in human milk differ in structure, chemistry and nutrient handling.
HealthResearchers discover a hidden world of living cells in human breast milkJoseph Shavit
Access to a fictional character’s private remorse increased forgiveness ratings, with tentative links to forgiving real-life offenses.
DiscoveriesLiterature can inspire us to forgive, Ohio State researchers findRebecca Shavit
Human brain recordings reveal how category-selective amygdala neurons predict later image recognition, beyond emotional content.
HealthScientists find a walnut-sized area of the brain has a giant role in memoryMac Oliveau
Webb spectra suggest 3I/ATLAS carries dusty ice grains resembling material in distant solar system worlds.
SpaceInterstellar comet 3I/ATLAS contains planet-building materials from worlds beyond NeptuneJoseph Shavit
Explore 8,291 known TNOs, Rubin’s new dwarf-planet candidate and the telescopes expanding the solar system’s distant census.
SpaceBeyond Neptune: 8,291 objects and new discoveriesJoseph Shavit
A red giant draws material from a companion star in this illustration. Past mass gain could change how astronomers interpret the giant’s vibrations and estimate its internal magnetic field.
SpaceRed giants with unusual vibrations may have gained mass from companionsJoseph Shavit
A turkey-sized dinosaur’s sliding jaw suggests it mashed soft plants and fruit, offering clues to Cretaceous feeding specialization.
DiscoveriesTurkey-sized ‘hell chicken’ dinosaur had a jaw suited to mashing fruitJoshua Shavit
This illustration shows a debris disc around the white dwarf J1328−1450 –– the dead core of a star similar to our Sun that expelled its outer layers at the end of its lifetime.
SpaceTwo rings around a white dwarf offer a glimpse of our Solar System’s possible futureJoseph Shavit
An evolutionary hypothesis proposes that ancient visual circuits helped shape the brain’s crossed sensory and motor pathways.
HealthWhy does the right side of our brain control the left side of our body? New research may have the answerJoshua Shavit
A view of the solar system traces the orbit of dwarf planet candidate 2026 ED138. The distant object was discovered in data from the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Simonyi Survey Telescope.
SpaceRubin Observatory finds new dwarf planet candidate in our solar systemJoseph Shavit
Seismic evidence reveals widespread partial melt beneath tectonic plates, but it appears to do little to weaken the mantle.
DiscoveriesScientists discover a hidden layer of molten rock beneath Earth’s surface