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Researchers find that a subtle vowel in words like “happy” reflects social class in Manchester, with patterns stable across generations.
New study shows how the “happy” vowel in Manchester reveals social class patterns that have remained stable for decades.
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An illustration of how researchers used state-of-the-art photoelectron spectroscopy (left hand side) with a lab-based soft-X-ray light source that provides ultrashort light pulses, which was combined with powerful mathematical algorithms, to image the wavefunction of electron orbitals (right-hand side).
DiscoveriesFor the first-time ever, scientists image the 3D wavefunction of an organic moleculeRebecca Shavit
A global study shows primates play, groom, and care for other species, offering new insight into the origins of human-animal bonds.
DiscoveriesStudy reveals primates form cross-species friendships like humansJoshua Shavit
A bladeless wind turbine design produced 460 modeled watts while balancing power, efficiency and structural safety.
Green ImpactBladeless wind turbine ‘skybrator’ sways to generate quiet, clean, bird-safe powerJoseph Shavit
A newly identified monkey species in Congo’s rainforest reveals how much of Earth’s biodiversity remains unknown.
DiscoveriesScientists discover rare new monkey species in the Congo rainforestHannah Shavit-Weiner
Researchers show that treated clay can absorb ethylene gas, slowing fruit ripening and offering a simple way to reduce food waste.
Green ImpactNew clay discovery keeps fruit fresh longer and reduces global food wasteRebecca Shavit
Agulhas Leakage and AMOC records show Atlantic overturning strengthened even as Indian Ocean water inflow weakened.
Green ImpactSalty Indian Ocean water does not directly control Atlantic circulation, study findsJoshua Shavit
Asst. Prof. Ruben Verresen shows a new way to give a quantum computer the flexibility of current computers, harnessing the capabilities of exotic quantum particles called non-Abelian anyons.
DiscoveriesQuantum breakthrough uses anyons to achieve universal computing powerShy Cohen
A new cosmology model describes a universe without dark matter while matching key measurements of galaxy spacing and ancient light.
SpaceNew cosmology model finds that dark matter doesn’t existJoseph Shavit
The Smith hat tile creates chiral diffraction patterns, linking a famous math puzzle to new ways of controlling light.
DiscoveriesMathematical tile shaped like a crooked hat solves decades-old Einstein problemJoseph Shavit
A proposed chip architecture uses phonons as a compact quantum bus between qubits separated across a semiconductor wafer.
InnovationsNew quantum chip design uses phonons to link distant qubitsShy Cohen
Researchers create a light controlled system that removes key receptors, waking dormant cancer cells and improving treatment response.
HealthLight controlled therapy exposes cancer cells hiding from chemotherapyMac Oliveau
Carefully chosen snake proteins blocked lethal viper venom, pointing toward a recombinant alternative to antibody antivenoms.
HealthSnake blood proteins could lead to a more powerful antivenom treatmentRebecca Shavit
Researchers develop a catalyst-free process that turns plastic waste into useful chemicals using water and oxygen.
Green ImpactNew recycling process converts plastic waste into useful chemicals using only water and oxygenJoseph Shavit
Scientists have proposed one pathway little red dots can follow as the universe matures based on their analysis of spiral galaxy WISEA J123635.56+621424.2, nicknamed the “Saguaro.” They suggest little red dots may be a temporary phase of highly active supermassive black holes.
SpaceNASA’s Webb telescope may have solved the mystery of the universe’s ‘little red dots’Joseph Shavit
A close-up of the polygon fractures discovered by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover highlights their honeycomb-like textures.
SpaceNASA’s Curiosity rover finds a vast field of honeycomb fractures on MarsJoseph Shavit
A faint giant planet hid near Beta Pictoris b for over a decade before astronomers recognized it in archived images.
SpaceJWST captures stunning images of one of the lightest known exoplanetsJoseph Shavit