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The planetary odd couple of a mini-Neptune and hot Jupiter probably formed out beyond its star’s “frostline,” in the colder region of the system’s early protoplanetary disk.
JWST data suggest TOI-1130 b formed far from its star before migrating inward with a hot Jupiter companion.
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An ant holds an oak gall containing wasp larvae. Researchers discovered an elaborate relationship among ants, wasps and oak trees.
Green Impact8-year-old’s backyard discovery upends a century of plant-insect scienceJoshua Shavit
Artist’s conception of this research showing an imagined time sequence as a star passes behind a TNO with an atmosphere.
SpaceStrange atmosphere detected on small icy world beyond PlutoJoseph Shavit
HealthEating one egg a day linked to lower Alzheimer’s risk in older adultsMac Oliveau
Science in lofty heights: Samuel Weber installs a seismometer and a solar panel on the summit of the Matterhorn.
Green ImpactHuman activity found to literally move mountainsJoshua Shavit
Princeton researchers combined two disciplines to help designers create unique shapes.
InnovationsPrinceton engineers link origami and tensegrity into fantastic new shapesRebecca Shavit
AI tool reads mutation patterns in DNA to estimate ancestry faster than classical population genetics methods.
AINew AI model reconstructs human ancestry from DNAShy Cohen
Pyralis papaleonei sp. nov., holotype.
DiscoveriesNewly discovered purple-winged moth named after Pope Leo XIVHannah Shavit-Weiner
Harvard robots modeled on ants can build or dismantle structures using simple rules and environmental cues.
InnovationsHarvard engineers built ant-like robots that work together without central controlMelanie Livingstone
Cal Poly physicists show timed magnetic fields can create exotic quantum states with no static counterpart.
DiscoveriesTime-varying magnetic fields can create exotic quantum matterShy Cohen
This high-resolution photo of the planet Mercury probably resembles the rocky exoplanet LHS 3844 b. Results from JWST observations favour an airless rocky planet with a dark, basalt-like surface, likely space-weathered by irradiation and meteorite impacts.
SpaceJWST finds a dark, airless exoplanet covered in rock like MercuryJoshua Shavit
Blood tests tracking monocyte aging may help identify mood and cognitive symptoms of depression in women with and without HIV.
HealthStudy links biological aging to cognitive effects of depressionMac Oliveau
JWST found a massive early galaxy with almost no rotation, challenging standard ideas of how giant ellipticals form. Image is actually Giant elliptical galaxy NGC 1316 in Fornax Cluster, used for illustrative purposes only.
SpaceA dead galaxy from the early universe is forcing astronomers to rethink galactic evolutionJoseph Shavit
AI analysis of serial face photos linked faster facial aging in cancer patients to worse survival outcomes.
AIAI tool tracks facial aging, and helps doctors gauge cancer riskJoshua Shavit
New perovskite diode reaches 26.7% solar efficiency and 31% LED efficiency in one device, pointing to self-charging displays.
Green ImpactPerovskite breakthrough brings self-charging screens closer to realityJoshua Shavit
In roughly six months, he lost nearly everything.
Good NewsUber kindness, white settlement police, Parkinson’s guitar therapy, and more good news todayAmyn Bhai
AI-written papers and reviews are rising fast, and one major journal says they are straining peer review and lowering writing quality.
AIAI is flooding peer review, and editors say it’s making science harder to judgeShy Cohen