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Outcrop photo of carbonaceous chert. 3.5-billion-year-old chert in India preserves carbon and layered structures that researchers link to early microbial life.
Zircon dating, carbon isotopes and Raman analysis strengthen the case for ancient microbial mats in the Singhbhum Craton.
Joshua Shavitupda
Time-restricted eating for Type 1 diabetes lowered HbA1c without increasing severe glucose complications in a six-month trial.
HealthTime-restricted eating shows promise for blood sugar control in type 1 diabetesMac Oliveau
ASU researchers found a hidden airflow effect that can cut sweat evaporation by more than 50% in still heat.
HealthSweat may cool the body less than expected in hot, dry and windless conditionsRebecca Shavit
Thunderquake seismic imaging uses storm-generated vibrations and buried fiber-optic cables to reveal underground weak zones.
Green ImpactThunderquakes turn storms into a new tool for imaging underground hazardsJoseph Shavit
Scientists including UWM Professor David Kaplan have determined the identity of a long-period radio transient to be a white dwarf accreting material from its neighboring star, as illustrated in the graphic above.
SpaceRepeating radio signals lead UMW astronomers to a rare binary white dwarf star systemJoshua Shavit
Shackleton crater on the Lunar South Pole. The Chang’e-7 Moon mission will send a hopper toward shadowed south pole craters in search of accessible lunar water ice.
SpaceChina’s Chang’e-7 targets the Moon’s South Pole in search of usable water iceJoseph Shavit
Dark photon dark matter gets new room to hide after plasma simulations overturn powerful early-universe limits.
SpaceCosmic plasma was supposed to rule out dark photons. Simulations say otherwiseJoshua Shavit
The Toba supervolcano remained active for thousands of years after its giant eruption, challenging how volcanic hazards are assessed.
Green ImpactAncient Toba eruption reveals a supervolcano can stay dangerous for thousands of yearsJoseph Shavit
An ancient impact depression under the surface regolith layer of Deimos, one of several made clearer thanks to stereoscopics image produced by Sir Brian May, a member of Hera's science team.
SpaceMars moon Deimos may be hiding ancient craters beneath 120 meters of debrisJoseph Shavit
Beijing measurements show some city trees release gases that become much more reactive in hot, sunny weather.
Green ImpactCity trees can worsen ozone pollution when heatwaves hit, study findsJoshua Shavit
This computer-simulated image shows gas from a tidally shredded star falling into a black hole. Astronomers observed the flare in ultraviolet light using NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer.
SpaceRapidly spinning stars could solve a longstanding black hole flare mysteryJoseph Shavit
Event display of collisions between Neon-20 and Oxygen-16 at the CERN Large Hadron Collider.
DiscoveriesCERN physicists recreate matter from the early universe using ‘Little Big Bangs’Joshua Shavit
Microbes surviving on the moon could persist for a week in shaded polar niches, raising contamination concerns for Artemis missions.
SpaceEarth microbes could survive for days on the Moon, NASA findsJoseph Shavit
New Monash University research argues our Paranthropus (pictured) and Australopithecus ancestors who lived up to 5 million years ago should be included under the Homo group of species.
DiscoveriesAustralopithecus findings could rewrite how we classify millions of years of human evolutionJoshua Shavit
Montana State University-led research shows how lake mud records Yellowstone’s ancient fires, forests and geyser activity.
Green ImpactYellowstone lake mud reveals 15,000 years of fire, forest and geyser changeJoshua Shavit
“Dogs in many ways bridge the space between family and peers,” said Megan Mueller, an associate professor at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. Photo: Shutterstock
HealthSpending time with a dog helps teens to better cope with social anxietyHannah Shavit-Weiner
The fastest star in the Milky Way races around Sagittarius A* at 25,000 km/s and could help astronomers measure its spin.
SpaceMilky Way’s fastest star revolves around the central black hole at 15,500 miles per secondJoseph Shavit