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Columbia researchers identify a neuron cleanup system that may help trigger Alzheimer’s tau tangles early in disease.
A neuron surface disposal system may help explain how Alzheimer’s-linked tau tangles first begin to form.
Hannah Shavit-Weinerupda
Texas A&M researchers are studying how lunar regolith and robotics could help build a permanent human base on the moon.
SpaceMoon dust could become the foundation of humanity’s first permanent lunar baseJoseph Shavit
Alaska rock records show ocean deoxygenation began nearly 8 million years before the end-Triassic mass extinction.
DiscoveriesAncient oceans started to suffocate 8 million years before the Triassic mass extinctionRebecca Shavit
Physicists derived an exact limit on how much information a noisy channel could send backward through time.
SpaceSending short messages back in time may not break the laws of physicsShy Cohen
Scientists have discovered a new 500-million-year-old arthropod fossil in Canada, challenging the idea that late Cambrian life experienced a major biodiversity decline.
Discoveries500-million-year-old fossil rewrites a missing chapter of Earth’s historyHannah Shavit-Weiner
MAVEN data shows Mars can redirect plasma inside its ionosphere during solar storms, revealing a new space weather effect.
SpaceMars’ atmosphere is changing how scientists see unmagnetized planetsJoshua Shavit
A new method uses dust rings in protoplanetary disks to estimate the masses of hidden newborn planets.
SpaceAstronomers can now measure newborn planet mass from dusty stellar ringsJoseph Shavit
MIT researchers developed a low-temperature process that extracts battery-grade lithium from spodumene with far less waste and energy.
Green ImpactNew low-temperature process extracts battery-grade lithium with far less waste and energyRebecca Shavit
Reconstruction of Labrujasuchus expectatus, a new species of Shuvosauridae from Late Triassic rocks of Ghost Ranch, New Mexico.
DiscoveriesTriassic fossil reveals a beaked, bipedal reptile that looked like an ostrich dinosaurHannah Shavit-Weiner
Genetic information in the DNA and modifications, such as DNA methylation, define the epigenetic landscape and phenotype and show both Mendelian and non-Mendelian heredity.
HealthScientists find hundreds of inherited DNA patterns that defy classic Mendelian geneticsRebecca Shavit
A new study reveals how antibodies and T cells helped a small group of people control HIV for years after stopping medication.
HealthScientists discover how some people control HIV without daily medicationMac Oliveau
A split image showing an active Sun during solar maximum (on the left, taken in 2014) and a quiet Sun during solar minimum (on the right, taken in 2019).
SpaceForty years of solar data finds our Sun is changing from the inside outJoshua Shavit
This artist's impression shows two Earth-sized worlds passing in front of their parent red dwarf star, which is much smaller and cooler than our Sun.
SpaceAstronomers observe six red dwarf stars ‘eating’ Earth-like planetsJoseph Shavit
AI meal planning found that one to three ingredient swaps can make meals healthier and cheaper without changing them beyond recognition.
AINew AI model finds a cheaper path to healthier eatingShy Cohen
Forest ranger Greg Whipple first spotted the fungus in 1988, estimating it spread across 400 acres.
Green ImpactThe world’s largest fungus is hiding in Oregon’s Blue Mountains — and its really bigRebecca Shavit
A wireless chest sensor from Northwestern University can track stress signals in real time, offering hope for infants and vulnerable patients.
InnovationsWearable polygraph tracks hidden stress signals without wiresShy Cohen
University of Waterloo modelling suggests pitchers may lower UCL stress through mechanics without losing velocity.
HealthHow pitchers can protect their elbows without giving up velocityAmyn Bhai