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Sunset over Bolotana, a village on the Italian island of Sardinia.
Validated records reveal unusually favorable survival among older women in Bolotana, Sardinia, while small samples and changing estimates call for more study.
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Copper-oxide superconductivity gains a magnetic explanation, but the highest transition temperatures still need another ingredient.
DiscoveriesScientists may have found the key to one of quantum physics’ biggest mysteries: superconductivityJoseph Shavit
A bacterial compound changes how Candida uses glucose, weakening a shape shift linked to dangerous infections.
HealthScientists discover a bacterial molecule that tricks deadly fungi into starvingJoshua Shavit
Pixel Cake. A layered confection composed of modular edible units arranged through computational design and assembled by hand. The work illustrates how artistic meaning can emerge through the interplay of digital organization, material transformation, and embodied experience, rather than residing solely in the finished object.
AIThe age of AI is forcing humanity to rethink what it means to be creativeShy Cohen
Ten-minute NASA satellite scans help scientists investigate how lightning produces pollution and changes atmospheric chemistry.
Green ImpactNASA satellite tracks the pollution lightning leaves behindJoshua Shavit
Accelerating pulses in SN 2024afav support a newborn magnetar model involving a wobbling disk and relativistic frame-dragging.
SpaceAstronomers discover rare evidence of Einstein’s relativity playing out in a cosmic explosionJoseph Shavit
A self-made bacterial hydrogel can push cells from dying biofilms and may offer a new path for disrupting resistant communities.
HealthScientists discover bacteria that sacrifice their own cells for survivalRebecca Shavit
A palladium-coated membrane captured six PFAS and broke carbon-fluorine bonds during a 58-day lab test, with 83% defluorination.
Green ImpactNew palladium-coated membrane captured and destroyed 99% of forever chemicalsJoshua Shavit
Atmospheric models suggest Uranus and Neptune formed from different ingredients, but uncertain mixing leaves their origins open.
SpaceNeptune and Uranus appear to have significantly different chemical originsJoseph Shavit
A pig kidney recovered partial function after a year at −150°C, but long-term transplant survival remains untested.
HealthMagnetic nanoparticles rewarm and restore function to pig kidneys one year after cryogenic storageJoseph Shavit
Frozen molecular samples illustrate experiments comparing how thymine and uracil respond to ultraviolet light, offering clues to the chemistry behind DNA’s evolution.
HealthDNA’s vulnerability to sunlight may explain the complex origins of intelligent lifeRebecca Shavit
IBM Quantum Heron quantum processing unit in hand. Repeated measurements and resets controlled chaos across 100 qubits, testing hardware capabilities relevant to future error correction.
DiscoveriesScientists take a major step toward quantum computers that correct their own errorsShy Cohen
Lunar fault mapping indicates the moon’s radius shrank about 45 meters during a late stage of cooling and contraction.
SpaceTen thousand faults reveal how the Moon’s radius shrank by about 45 metersJoseph Shavit
A review follows queens to redefine honey bee colony generations, raising questions about swarming, parental care and beekeeping.
DiscoveriesA honey bee colony is more than a community, it acts as a superorganismJoshua Shavit
A major study reveals confusion over what social media means, highlighting risks for research, policy, and everyday understanding.
DiscoveriesStudy finds no clear definition of social media among publicJoshua Shavit
A 2026 expedition captures icebergs breaking away from Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier. A new UC Irvine and NASA JPL model reveals that warm ocean water beneath the glacier may be causing twice as much melting and sea level rise as previously estimated.
Green ImpactHidden seawater beneath Thwaites Glacier could substantially raise sea levelsRebecca Shavit
Roman will share vast amounts of cosmic data, helping astronomers hunt planets, black holes and clues to dark energy.
SpaceNASA’s Roman Space Telescope prepares to unleash a flood of new cosmic discoveriesJoseph Shavit