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CMS measured the W boson mass with high precision, backing the Standard Model and challenging the 2022 CDF anomaly.
A new CERN measurement of the W boson mass supports the Standard Model and deepens doubts about a famous 2022 anomaly.
Joshua Shavitupda
New holographic storage packs data into amplitude, phase and polarization, raising density and simplifying readout.
InnovationsNew holographic storage method uses light to pack more data in less spaceShy Cohen
After fieldwork, genomic samples were analyzed at the molecular laboratories of Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito. The results demonstrated that the population found represented a new species.
DiscoveriesNew glassfrog species named in honor of Equadorian Olympic champion Neisi DajomesAmyn Bhai
New modeling suggests Yellowstone’s magma comes from shallow mantle flow, not a deep plume.
Green ImpactThe hidden mantle flow shaping Yellowstone’s supervolcanoRebecca Shavit
A famous 300-million-year-old “octopus” fossil was actually a nautiloid, hidden by decay before fossilization.
Discoveries300-million-year-old sea creature mistaken for the world’s oldest octopusHannah Shavit-Weiner
Review finds nicotine e-cigarettes are likely to cause lung and oral cancers, based on human, animal and lab evidence.
HealthStudy finds surprising new link between vaping and cancerMac Oliveau
SuperCDMS reaches base temperature deep underground, opening a new search for ultralight dark matter particles.
SpaceThe coldest ever hunt for dark matter has begun deep undergroundShy Cohen
Southern California hybrid honeybees carry far fewer Varroa mites, offering clues for healthier colonies.
Green ImpactSouthern California bees are keeping deadly mites in checkHannah Shavit-Weiner
Artist’s interpretation of the cosmic distance ladder — a succession of overlapping methods used to measure distances across the Universe, where each rung of the ladder provides information that can be used to determine the distances at the next higher rung.
SpaceOur local universe’s expansion rate doesn’t add up, astronomers findJoshua Shavit
SpaceFrozen ocean world found lurking between Mars and JupiterJoseph Shavit
New research links oxygen sensing to why frog tadpoles regrow limbs while mammals fail to do so.
HealthThe missing ingredient in limb regeneration may be oxygenRebecca Shavit
A striking reconstruction of an Asgard archaeon, drawn from cryo-electron tomography, reveals a cell laced with thread-like internal scaffolding—structures that echo the architectural complexity seen in nucleus-bearing cells.
DiscoveriesNewly discovered Asgard microbe could explain the origins of complex life on EarthJoshua Shavit
Scientists uncover active HIV-infected cells during treatment, using a new tool called HIV-seq to reveal how the virus persists.
HealthNew discovery helps explain why HIV can return so quicklyMac Oliveau
A distant ultra-hot Jupiter reveals that planets can mirror their stars’ chemistry, offering new insight into how worlds form and evolve.
SpaceDo planets inherit their chemical structure from their stars?Joshua Shavit
A strange LIGO signal may point to a primordial black hole and a new clue in the search for dark matter.
SpaceScientists are close to proving that primordial black holes existJoseph Shavit
One DNA-letter change in a regulatory region caused XX mice to develop testes instead of ovaries.
HealthFlipping a single DNA letter can trigger complete sex reversalRebecca Shavit
SpaceRichard Feynman explains why our night sky is dark despite trillions of starsJoseph Shavit