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Blocking ANO6 reduced pancreatic tumor growth in mice and disrupted lipid transfer linked to cancer nutrition and T-cell dysfunction.
Researchers linked ANO6 to lipid transfer that feeds pancreatic tumors and weakens T cells, identifying a potential treatment target in cell and mouse studies.
Joshua Shavitupda
Artist’s illustration of a crystal-compression experiment. Researchers used neutron scattering to reveal how small mechanical strains alter magnetic domains and electrical responses in materials being explored for future spintronics.
DiscoveriesSqueezing magnetic crystals offers new insight into electron behaviorShy Cohen
Samples of Teghaza 001, an ancient Martian meteorite dating back 4.1 billion years.
Space4.1-billion-year-old meteorite offers a rare look into Mars’ wetter pastJoseph Shavit
Adult astrocytes stretched, divided, and moved new nuclei into damaged brain regions during a temporary repair state.
HealthAdult brain cells reveal a surprising ability to repair damaged tissueJoshua Shavit
Baja California and the Gulf of California in an AI-edited illustration using NASA satellite imagery as a reference. Distant tectonic forces near Japan may have helped accelerate the peninsula’s separation from mainland Mexico.
DiscoveriesTectonic forces near Japan may have helped pull Baja California from MexicoRebecca Shavit
A. stephencolberti adult female in sand habitat, body length ~ 1.4 cm.
DiscoveriesStephen Colbert’s trapdoor spider connects comedy, chromosomes and conservationHannah Shavit-Weiner
This artist's illustration shows a white dwarf star surrounded by a debris disk with three asteroids orbiting in the disk.
DiscoveriesWhite dwarf’s intense gravity rips asteroids apart without grinding them into fine dustJoshua Shavit
Earth’s tidal pull could have concentrated heat near the Moon’s core-mantle boundary, as illustrated by the glowing regions in this cutaway. The heating pattern is a model prediction; sizes and distances are not to scale.
SpaceEarth’s gravitational pull could explain the Moon’s long volcanic historyJoseph Shavit
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.
DiscoveriesScientists use light to control random motion inside moleculesJoshua Shavit
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