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New surveys reveal freshwater beneath Great Salt Lake, raising questions about dust control and hidden groundwater reserves.
Airborne surveys found signs of deep freshwater beneath Great Salt Lake’s salty surface and drying playa.
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Becky Coleman aims to row the full Thames Boat Race course, pushing for more accessible rowing opportunities.
Global GoodBecky Coleman sets sights on becoming first wheelchair athlete to row Oxford–Cambridge courseAmyn Bhai
Antarctic ice reveals 3 million years of climate history, with cooling tied to only modest greenhouse gas changes.
Green ImpactThree million years of climate history, captured in Antarctic iceJoshua Shavit
The Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog 4.0, pictured, is a record of cosmic mergers detected between 2015 and 2024 by the LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA gravitational wave observatories. Each panel is a time and frequency signature of an individual event — the merger of two black holes, two neutron stars, or one of each, somewhere out in the cosmos.
SpaceExpanding catalog of black hole collisions is rewriting the history of the universeJoseph Shavit
Chairside HbA1c tests at dental visits identified undiagnosed pre-diabetes or diabetes in more than a third of patients.
HealthDentists are becoming an unexpected front line in diabetes screeningMac Oliveau
Study finds ChatGPT often answers research hypotheses correctly, but remains inconsistent and weak at spotting false claims.
AIScientists are rethinking how much we can trust ChatGPTShy Cohen
AI can detect advanced heart failure using routine ultrasounds, offering earlier diagnosis without specialized testing.
AINew AI model can detect advanced heart failure before it’s too lateShy Cohen
Hawaii tests roads made from recycled plastic and fishing nets, with early results showing no increase in microplastic shedding.
Green ImpactFishing nets and recycled plastic trash are being paved into Hawaii’s roadsMac Oliveau
New research reveals how NR2F1 triggers lens scarring and cataracts, opening the door to non-surgical treatments.
HealthWhy do many patients develop scarring after cataract surgery?Mac Oliveau
Harvard study finds direct evidence that Earth’s plates were moving 3.5 billion years ago.
Green ImpactEarth’s tectonic plates were already shifting 3.5 billion years agoRebecca Shavit
Professor Jeremy Munday has built an experimental engine that taps into the temperature gap between Earth and deep space, producing mechanical power simply by operating outdoors at night.
InnovationsRevolutionary new engine runs on the cold of space – no fuel requiredJoshua Shavit
Mouse study suggests scar-free skin healing may be possible by blocking a nerve-related regeneration brake.
HealthStudy reveals new way to fully regenerate skin without scarringJoseph Shavit
The ultra-low-density planet Kepler-51d is surrounded by the thickest layer of haze found on a planet yet, according to a new study that used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to take a deeper look at the “super-puff” planet.
SpaceThe haziest planet we’ve ever seen won’t give up its secretsJoshua Shavit
A UC Riverside study reports that casein and wheat gluten sharply reduced cholera’s ability to colonize mouse intestines, hinting at diet-based protection.
HealthMilk and wheat proteins identified as potent defenses against choleraMac Oliveau
Dr Babak Bakhit, University of Cambridge.
AINew brain-inspired device sharply reduces AI hardware energy useShy Cohen
New calculations suggest collapsing gas clouds can build galactic magnetic fields far faster than standard theory predicts.
SpaceScientists are rethinking how young galaxies formed their magnetic fieldsJoseph Shavit
A painted reconstruction of a bluntnose six-gill shark (or cow shark) scavenging on a tiny extinct right whale carcass during the Early Pliocene of the southern North Sea.
DiscoveriesWhale fossils reveal evidence of ancient shark attacksRebecca Shavit