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Researchers mapped how Lac-Phe, a compound raised by intense exercise, suppresses appetite in mice by targeting hunger neurons and KATP channels.
A new study shows how exercise-made Lac-Phe reduces appetite by switching off hunger neurons in the hypothalamus.
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A new model suggests Io formed dry and Europa formed water-rich, with the contrast set during their birth around Jupiter.
SpaceNew study uncovers the formative conditions that made Io dry and Europa wateryJoseph Shavit
Colorblindness may delay bladder cancer detection, increasing mortality risk. Early screening and awareness are essential.
HealthColorblindness linked to higher risk of delayed bladder cancer detectionMac Oliveau
Milano Cortina 2026 uses existing venues, renewable energy and circular systems to reduce its climate footprint.
Green ImpactThe Hidden Infrastructure Shaping Milano Cortina 2026’s Climate StrategyAmyn Bhai
EHT researchers tracked polarized light around M87* across years, finding a stable ring but dramatic changes in magnetic patterns.
SpaceEvent Horizon Telescope captures magnetic turbulence flickering at the edge of black hole M87*Joshua Shavit
VR tests show autonomous prosthetic arms feel most “yours” when they move at human-like speed, about a 1-second reach
HealthProsthetic arm blurs the line between machine and human bodyShy Cohen
Engineered nanoparticles destroy melanoma tumors in mice using safe, low-power near-infrared light.
HealthNanoparticles help low-powered lasers remove melanoma tumorsHannah Shavit-Weiner
An illustration of a star that collapsed, forming a black hole. The black hole is at the center, unseen. Surrounding it is a dust shell moving away from the black hole and gas being pulled toward it.
SpaceAstronomers observe a massive star vanish and turn into a black holeJoseph Shavit
A new KAIST design targets trapped OLED light at the pixel level, boosting efficiency over twofold without sacrificing a flat display.
InnovationsThin, new design doubles the efficiency of OLED lightsJoshua Shavit
Katherine Kuchenbecker (left) and Andrew Schulz (right) with a 3D-printed replica of an elephant's trunk hair, which helped the research team understand how a transition in material stiffness facilitates contact sensing in the tactile hairs of elephants and cats.
DiscoveriesElephant whiskers act like touch sensors built into the trunkHannah Shavit-Weiner
Researchers show the Kondo effect can create magnetism when quantum spin size increases.
DiscoveriesScientists reveal how quantum electron spin can create magnetismShy Cohen
A precisely dated Moroccan cave sequence places hominin jaws and teeth at 773,000 years old, near a key split in our lineage.
Discoveries773,000-year-old Moroccan cave fossils reveal human and neandertal evolutionary splitRebecca Shavit
In a denture-based clinical trial, arginine raised plaque pH after sugar, reduced key biofilm carbohydrates, and reshaped bacteria linked to decay.
HealthSimple amino acid in saliva could help you keep that beautiful smileMac Oliveau
A new idea suggests hidden supermassive black hole pairs could reveal themselves through repeating, magnified flashes of starlight.
SpacePhysicists propose a new way to spot supermassive black hole pairsJoseph Shavit
The Penn State research team used advanced super‑resolution microscopy, a type of imaging technique that can peer into cells at the nanoscale — about 10,000 times smaller than the thickness of a human hair — to study neurons grown in petri dishes in the lab.
Health‘Gatekeeper’ lining brain cells may guard against Alzheimer’s diseaseMac Oliveau
Thawing ice is activating microbes that release carbon and toxins, creating new risks for climate and communities.
Green ImpactWarming ice awakens microbes that could speed climate changeRebecca Shavit
New research questions whether the Centaur AI model truly understands cognitive tasks or exploits data patterns.
AINew study challenges claim that AI can think like a humanShy Cohen