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Simulated atmospheric aging raised aircraft-particle oxidative potential six- to sevenfold, highlighting changes beyond fresh exhaust.
Aircraft particles became more reactive during simulated aging, while ship emissions followed a different pattern in the same test.
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Population models reveal regional decline and coastal growth after Japan’s Kikai-Akahoya eruption about 7,300 years ago.
Green ImpactAncient volcanic eruption brought population collapse and coastal growth to JapanJoseph Shavit
A reef discovered off Cape York in 2020 rises more than 1,640 feet. Later records clarify its naming history and exploration context.
Green ImpactAustralia’s 1,640-foot tall coral reef reveals a hidden ocean landscape taller than the Empire State BuildingJoseph Shavit
Simulations explain how magnetic-field draping and reconnection shape uneven waves at Earth’s magnetic shield.
SpaceEarth’s tilted magnetic field changes where space waves formJoseph Shavit
A SwRI-led model filters false far-side solar detections and improves magnetic maps, with a measured trade-off in missed active regions.
SpaceImproved magnetic field maps bring the Sun’s hidden hemisphere into focusJoshua Shavit
Electron microscopy tracks dark wave singularities moving faster than light, without carrying energy or information at that speed.
DiscoveriesEinstein was right: Darkness can travel faster than light without breaking relativityJoseph Shavit
DNA Typewriter reconstructs a 1.28-million-cell lineage tree in a mouse embryo, revealing ancestry and unequal developmental contributions.
HealthScientists construct a ‘family tree’ containing 1.28 million cells from a single embryoJoseph Shavit
A major review finds stronger human climate fingerprints across the atmosphere and oceans, reinforcing evidence available in 2009.
Green ImpactClimate change models and measurements provide clear evidence of human influenceJoshua Shavit
Octopus, squid and cuttlefish DNA contacts reveal stable domains and changing loops, offering clues to nervous-system evolution.
DiscoveriesNew DNA findings may explain how octopuses evolved complex brainsRebecca Shavit
Artist’s impression of WISE 0855, a cold, free-floating world about 7.5 light-years away. Webb observations provide evidence of changing water-cloud thickness and atmospheric chemistry beneath the clouds.
SpaceJWST discovers the first shifting water clouds on a planet outside of our solar systemJoseph Shavit
Recent research links ancient kissing records with primate evolution, grooming and microbial exchange, while leaving its origins uncertain.
DiscoveriesKissing may be millions of years older than its earliest written recordsJoseph Shavit
Cell movement activates a new biomaterial that speeds wound repair while using far lower doses of healing proteins.
HealthCell-activated wound dressing releases healing proteins in preclinical testsRebecca Shavit
Tiny artificial samples exposed a rugby-ball-shaped nucleus whose properties closely match modern nuclear theory.
InnovationsLasers reveal a rugby-ball-shaped nucleus inside fermium-255Shy Cohen
Reconstruction of potential scenario for the cause of tooth marks on TMP 2022.007.0040: Atrociraptor scavenge the carcass of Albertosaurus along the edge of a river floodplain; artwork by JAD.
DiscoveriesAlberta fossil offers first reported evidence of raptors feeding on tyrannosaursJoseph Shavit
A Brazilian Tametara fossil supports an underground lifestyle and reveals early snake diversity without settling where snakes originated.
DiscoveriesAncient Brazilian snake fossil sheds new light on the origin of snakesJoseph Shavit
The Arsia Mons Elongated Cloud as seen by Mars Express. A new model suggests Mars’s 1,800-kilometer cloud forms ice without dust seeds, though the mechanism still needs confirmation.
SpaceMars’s longest morning cloud may form ice without dustJoshua Shavit
NASA selected GIMLI to search for a lava tube beneath the Marius Hills Pit, a potential natural shelter for future astronauts.
SpaceNASA plans radar and seismic tests for a hidden lunar cave that could shelter future astronautsJoseph Shavit