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Artist's impression of the exoplanet WASP-121 b. It belongs to the class of hot Jupiters. Due to its proximity to the central star, the planet's rotation is tidally locked to its orbit around it.
JWST shows WASP-121 b has different atmospheric conditions at dawn and dusk, exposing heat transport on an extreme world.
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Researchers analyzed more than 600,000 people to create the most detailed map yet of how genetic differences shape human metabolism, uncovering over 88,000 links between DNA and blood biomarkers.
HealthMassive blood study finds 88,000 new links between genes and metabolismMac Oliveau
Sahara angrite meteorite offers direct evidence that a lost early protoplanet was far larger than once believed.
DiscoveriesRare meteorite points to a long-lost planet from our early solar systemJoshua Shavit
People in Spain and Japan showed the same counterclockwise turning bias, pointing to a possible built-in feature of human movement.
DiscoveriesResearchers find a surprising human bias toward counterclockwise motionRebecca Shavit
Human ancestors may have fallen to about 1,280 breeding individuals nearly 930,000 years ago, reshaping our genetic history.
DiscoveriesHumans nearly went extinct 930,000 years ago, researchers findJoseph Shavit
New modeling suggests Cajon Pass sits near peak stress, raising concern about a rupture crossing two major Southern California faults.
Green ImpactCajon Pass appears primed for a massive earthquake crossing two major Southern California faultsJoshua Shavit
Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed MOSAIC, a powerful microscope that captures life in unprecedented detail and could help build an AI assistant for biology.
DiscoveriesNew microscope captures living cells in stunning 5D detailMac Oliveau
There was no blackboard or sedentary math tasks when the students had fractions incorporated into their physical education classes. The students not only found it more fun – they also became better at math.
DiscoveriesBasketball drills help middle schoolers improve fractions skillsAmyn Bhai
A newly identified fan-shaped basin system beneath East Antarctica may reshape views of Gondwana breakup and ice flow.
Green ImpactMassive fan-shaped structure found hidden beneath East AntarcticaRebecca Shavit
An artist’s impression of the galaxy CRISTAL-02, with a huge plume of cold gas extending away from it. This plume is almost as long as the galaxy itself, which is a telltale sign that gas is being driven out of the galaxy.
SpaceGalaxy-killing wind may explain why giant galaxies died so earlyJoseph Shavit
A new study suggests trapped-ion atomic clocks could detect quantum superpositions of time, opening a path toward uniting quantum mechanics and relativity.
DiscoveriesAtomic clocks may be powerful enough to detect the quantum fabric of timeShy Cohen
Penn State study finds worker bees help turn larvae into future queens by passing juvenile hormone in food.
Green ImpactWorker bees help choose the next queen in bumble bee coloniesHannah Shavit-Weiner
New MLB bat-tracking research finds shorter two-strike swings boost contact, but slower swings can drain power.
DiscoveriesShould baseball hitters with two strikes change their swing?Amyn Bhai
Astronomers found the earliest flickering quasar yet, revealing a thin, mature-looking disk around a young supermassive black hole.
SpaceMIT astronomers detect oldest known flickering quasar from the cosmic dawnJoseph Shavit
A lunar meteorite records a 3.5-billion-year impact, matching evidence from Earth and Vesta in the young inner solar system.
SpaceLunar meteorite discovery reveals violent chapter in the inner solar system 3.5 billion years agoJoshua Shavit
Oxford physicists created exotic quantum superpositions in a trapped ion, opening new paths for quantum computing and sensing.
DiscoveriesOxford physicists create a new kind of Schrödinger’s catJoseph Shavit
A new study suggests pigeons sense Earth’s magnetic field using iron-filled immune cells in their livers, revealing a surprising navigation mechanism.
DiscoveriesPigeons may use magnetic immune cells to find their way homeHannah Shavit-Weiner