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Scientists turn discarded plastic into a powerful material that captures carbon dioxide and helps fight climate change.
Researchers in Denmark have found a way to transform plastic waste into a material that captures carbon dioxide, tackling pollution and climate change at once.
Rebecca Shavitupda
This is a previously undiscovered and currently unknown astrophysical anomaly, discovered in the Hubble Space Telescope’s archive by researchers using a new AI-assisted method.
SpaceAI Tool Uncovers Hundreds of Hidden Cosmic Oddities in Hubble DataShy Cohen
Chinese scientists built the first quantum sensor network to hunt axion dark matter, setting record laboratory limits.
DiscoveriesScientists build the world’s first large-scale quantum sensor network to search for dark matterJoshua Shavit
New ultrasound helmet precisely targets deep brain regions without surgery, opening doors for research and treatment of brain disorders.
HealthUltrasound helmet reaches deep into the brain without surgeryMac Oliveau
Oxford study finds reading quantum clocks costs far more energy than running them, reshaping quantum tech design and understanding of time.
InnovationsWhat costs more energy — running a quantum clock or observing it?Mac Oliveau
New research suggests Thomas Edison’s early light bulbs may have unknowingly produced graphene more than a century ago.
DiscoveriesEdison may have unknowingly created graphene with his 1879 light bulbJoshua Shavit
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows galaxy MoM-z14 as it appeared in the distant past, only 280 million years after the universe began in the big bang.
SpaceJWST confirmed the most distant galaxy ever observed at 13.5 billion light years awayJoseph Shavit
Researchers have developed a wearable, comfortable and washable device called Revoice that could help people regain the ability to communicate naturally and fluently following a stroke, without the need for invasive brain implants.
HealthAI-powered neck wearable helps stroke survivors speak again without implantsShy Cohen
New research shows coral reefs helped regulate Earth’s climate recovery for more than 250 million years.
Green ImpactCoral reefs have helped control earth’s climate for 250 million yearsRebecca Shavit
A NASA water satellite is helping scientists study how rivers reshape land, from large river motion to steep drops and sediment-moving forces.
DiscoveriesNASA satellites help scientists observe how rivers carve the EarthJoseph Shavit
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) videos of beating hearts in an inherited arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy mouse model, shown untreated (Left) and after connexin-43 gene therapy treatment (Right), illustrating repair of impaired heart function.
HealthSingle protein is key to treating a deadly genetic heart disease targeting young athletesAmyn Bhai
New research shows that AI systems learn better when trained with inner speech and working memory models inspired by the human brain.
AIAI systems learn better when trained with inner speech like humansShy Cohen
Reconstruction of Xigou tool-making.
DiscoveriesAncient stone tools in China reveal an unexpectedly early start to human technologyJoshua Shavit
Ancient underwater volcanoes may explain why marine life repeatedly collapsed during the Triassic, according to new geological evidence.
DiscoveriesAncient Ocean Volcanoes Linked to Repeated Triassic ExtinctionsRebecca Shavit
UC San Diego maps a heart-brain-immune loop after heart attack, revealing targets that reduced damage in mice.
HealthNew research links the heart to the brain, nerves, and immune defensesMac Oliveau
Composite gri image of NGC 4388 showing SN 2023fyq, captured by the Las Cumbres Observatory on August 11, 2023. White tick marks highlight the supernova’s location.
SpaceRadio telescopes reveal the final years of a rare exploding starJoseph Shavit
Boston University researchers link advanced CTE to dementia and show it is often mistaken for Alzheimer’s disease.
HealthLargest study of its kind reveals CTE as cause of dementiaAmyn Bhai