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Artist’s conception of a magnetar surrounded by an accretion disk that is wobbling, or precessing, because of the effects of general relativity. Some models of magnetars suggest that high-speed jets of charged particles emanate from the magnetar along its rotation axis.
The light did not fade the way it was supposed to. After blazing into view about a billion light-years from Earth, the supernova known as SN 2024afav settled into something…
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Opinion paper warns AI chatbots may homogenize human writing, reasoning, and perspectives.
AIAI chatbots are standardizing how people speak, write, and thinkShy Cohen
KU research found lower-body flexion and stance width help explain stronger three-point shooting.
DiscoveriesTo attempt world record, researchers discover the secret to better 3-point shootingAmyn Bhai
Oxford researchers mapped the adult fruit fly brain, showing neurons retain a molecular record of development.
HealthBreakthrough research reveals how male and female brains develop differentlyHannah Shavit-Weiner
MIT-led researchers built photonic “ski jumps” that beam light off chips for displays, LiDAR, 3D printing, and quantum computing.
InnovationsMIT scientists built photonic ‘ski jumps’ that beam light off chips for faster quantum computingJoseph Shavit
Ancient DNA reveals forests grew in Doggerland 16,000 years ago, far earlier than expected.
DiscoveriesEvidence of an Ice Age forest emerges from the North Sea floorRebecca Shavit
Researchers found blood metabolite ratios that predicted future asthma exacerbations with high accuracy, offering a path toward earlier care.
HealthNew discovery can predict asthma attacks with high accuracyHannah Shavit-Weiner
Researchers PhD researcher Surya Kanta Ghadei and Dr Ataur Rahman in an RMIT University engineering lab working on the sea‑urchin‑inspired oil‑spill filtering material.
Green ImpactInside the dolphin-inspired robot designed to clean oil spillsRebecca Shavit
Study of IT executives reveals five hidden tensions shaping leadership in Zoom and Teams video meetings.
DiscoveriesFive major leadership issues in the age of Zoom and Teams meetingsJoseph Shavit
Using smartphones on the toilet may raise hemorrhoid risk by 46 percent, according to a new clinical study.
HealthSmartphone use on the toilet can lead to a painful health conditionMac Oliveau
Study finds the brain detects subtle differences between AI and human speech even when people cannot consciously tell them apart.
AIIs AI voice technology becoming indistinguishable from human speech?Shy Cohen
A simulated cell in the early stages of division. Left half shows cytoplasm (blue cubes), mRNA degradation machinery molecules (pink), and sugar transporters (brown). Right half adds the membrane (green) and ribosomes (yellow/red).
HealthScientists create the most detailed digital simulation of life ever attemptedJoshua Shavit
Study suggests tymoviruses infecting crops today may trace their origins to Eurasian plants before the last Ice Age.
Green ImpactNew international study traces plant viruses back to the last Ice AgeRebecca Shavit
Rice research scientist Bin Gao.
DiscoveriesQuantum spin study reveals a previously unknown state of matterShy Cohen
Visualization of the ultra-high-energy neutrino event detected by the KM3NeT/ARCA detector in the Mediterranean Sea. The colored tracks show the Cherenkov light produced as secondary particles travel through the water and are recorded by the detector's optical modules.
SpaceBlack hole-powered blazars may explain the highest-energy neutrino ever detectedJoshua Shavit
A Sinai Health team reports a blood test that flagged Crohn’s disease risk years early by measuring antibodies to a bacterial protein.
HealthSinai Health scientists develop blood test for early prediction of Crohn’s diseaseHannah Shavit-Weiner
Turbulent star environments may broaden alien radio signals, making them harder for SETI to detect.
SpaceSpace weather near stars may be hiding alien signals from EarthJoseph Shavit