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Living Asgard archaea use actin-based protrusions to crawl across surfaces, revealing possible roots of complex cell movement.
Tiny relatives of our cellular ancestors reshape long protrusions within minutes and pull themselves across surfaces using ancient actin machinery.
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X-ray scans reveal that famed “early reptile” Westlothiana had gills and belonged to a far more primitive aquatic tetrapod lineage.
DiscoveriesScotland’s famous ‘Lizzie’ fossil was not the early reptile scientists thoughtRebecca Shavit
A short gamma-ray burst followed by 10 minutes of X-rays may reveal a long-lived magnetar born from a neutron star merger.
SpaceEinstein Probe catches a neutron star merger glowing far longer than expectedJoshua Shavit
Planetary chemistry suggests Earth grew mostly from pebble-built protoplanets, while Mars formed mainly from larger planetesimals.
SpaceNew evidence challenges the idea that Earth and Mars formed the same wayJoseph Shavit
Carbon isotopes suggest dinosaurs and other Cretaceous animals living near ancient seas incorporated marine food into their diets.
DiscoveriesCoastal dinosaurs may have been beachcombers, eating seafood that washed up on ancient beachesJoshua Shavit
Scientists directly observed altermagnetic spin splitting in a layered material that could become a platform for future spintronics.
DiscoveriesUCF researchers discover an unusual magnetic state that could reshape future electronicsShy Cohen
WashU Medicine researchers found lymph node-like structures in mouse skull marrow near the brain.
HealthThe skull may be an active part of the brain’s immune defenseJoshua Shavit
Four lunar satellites kept a BeiDou navigation network stable for 60 days, cutting autonomous orbit error to just 0.35 meters.
SpaceThe Moon could solve a stubborn GPS navigation problem for satellites around EarthJoseph Shavit
The binary star system 70 Ophiuchi AB, or 70 Oph AB, can be seen near the center of this image taken by the U.S. Naval Observatory in 1937.
Space170-year-old search narrows the hunt for planets around nearby binary system 70 OphiuchiJoseph Shavit
A Cambridge review links long-term particle pollution with increased Parkinson’s risk while highlighting major research gaps.
Green ImpactLong-term air pollution exposure linked to Parkinson’s disease riskRebecca Shavit
An artist's concept of a gas giant planet orbiting a red dwarf.
SpaceJWST uncovers a surprisingly cold atmosphere on the giant planet HATS-6 bJoseph Shavit
New zircon dating suggests Oklahoma’s Ames crater is about 100 million years younger than thought and may date to the Late Devonian.
SpaceOklahoma crater may be 100 million years younger than thought, shifting it toward a mass extinction eventJoseph Shavit
Ancient rocks reveal how phosphorus recycling helped sustain oxygen production during Earth’s turbulent Great Oxidation Event.
Green ImpactAncient ocean chemistry may explain how Earth kept its oxygenJoshua Shavit
Theory and later experiments keep f0(1710) among the strongest candidates for a particle built largely from gluons.
DiscoveriesPhysicists finally discover the elusive glueball, a particle made entirely of nuclear forceJoseph Shavit
Enceladus may sort and concentrate ocean chemicals into individual ice grains, potentially making rare biosignatures easier to detect.
SpaceSaturn’s moon Enceladus offers new clues in the search for alien lifeJoseph Shavit
A two-year trial found diet drinks and water supported similar weight loss, with no meaningful difference in most metabolic markers.
HealthTwo-year trial finds diet drinks perform like water for weight managementJoseph Shavit
A pressurized wind tunnel shows turbines can recover power by changing blade tip speed when they are misaligned with the wind.
Green ImpactScientists find a simple control change that could significantly boost wind turbine outputJoshua Shavit