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MIT researchers are developing an implantable device that contains insulin-producing cells.
An MIT implant kept insulin-producing cells alive for 90 days in animals without immune-suppressing drugs.
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Scientists developed a new imaging tracer that tracks fat metabolism in cancer, revealing how tumors fuel their growth.
HealthNew imaging tool reveals how cancer reshapes the body’s energy useMac Oliveau
Aerial photo of Rujm el-Hiri, view to east.
DiscoveriesSatellites solved a 50-year mystery about Israel’s ‘Stonehenge’Shy Cohen
JWST reveals Saturn’s aurora drives a self-sustaining heat cycle, solving its shifting rotation mystery.
SpaceJWST just helped solve Saturn’s mysterious spin problemJoshua Shavit
A strange LIGO signal hints at primordial black holes and a possible link to dark matter.
SpaceAstrophysicists are close to proving the existence of primordial black holesJoseph Shavit
Professor Andrea Blanco-Redondo while performing the photonic quantum experiments at her lab at CREOL, the College of Optics and Photonics at UCF.
DiscoveriesScientists unlock scalable entanglement for next-generation quantum computingShy Cohen
Sasan Jalili holds the microneedle skin patch, which is about the size of a quarter.
HealthSmall microneedle skin patch tracks body’s response to disease, vaccines, and treatmentMac Oliveau
New research shows immersive dreams may help sleep feel deeper, even as brain activity becomes more wake-like overnight.
HealthVivid dreams can help sleep feel deeper and more restorativeRebecca Shavit
Artist's impression of Space Reactor-1 Freedom, the nuclear-powered spaceship NASA says it is sending to Mars.
SpaceAmerica’s nuclear spacecraft is heading to Mars, and it’s bringing helicoptersJoshua Shavit
From spaghettification to time dilation, here's what science knows, and still doesn't, about matter falling into a black hole.
SpaceThe physics of no return: What actually happens if you get pulled into a black holeJoseph Shavit
A paleontologist snorkeling an underground stream in Texas found Ice Age fossils never before seen in Central Texas
DiscoveriesLion-sized armadillo, ancient tortoises: Ice Age creatures discovered in Central TexasHannah Shavit-Weiner
A new study finds AI struggles with true creativity, especially in visual imagination tasks compared to humans.
AIAI struggles with true creativity compared to humans, study findsShy Cohen
Alvaro Gurovich, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Physical Therapy and Movement Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso. He is the senior author of the study.
HealthSix-week boxing routine lowers blood pressure in young adultsAmyn Bhai
Scientists used NASA's Juno to measure Jupiter lightning power during rare isolated storms. Artist's concept of lightning distribution in Jupiter's northern hemisphere.
DiscoveriesLightning bolts on Jupiter are up to 100 times stronger than Earth’sJoseph Shavit
The griffinfly, now extinct, once stretched its wings nearly 70 centimeters wide.
DiscoveriesWhy don’t giant prehistoric insects still exist?Hannah Shavit-Weiner
Microgravity disrupts sperm navigation and fertilization, raising new questions about reproduction in space.
HealthGetting pregnant in space isn’t that easy, study findsMac Oliveau
Modern physics suggests distance may emerge from motion, gravity and quantum entanglement, not exist as a basic fact.
SpaceDistance in space is an illusionJoseph Shavit