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New maps reveal how the Sun’s outer atmospheric boundary grows larger and rougher as solar activity rises.
Scientists have created the first continuous maps of the Alfvén surface, the boundary where the solar wind escapes the Sun.
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Morteratsch Glacier in Switzerland. A global study led by ETH Zurich shows glacier loss will peak mid-century, with thousands vanishing each year depending on warming levels.
Green ImpactGlaciers are disappearing faster than ever, and scientists now know when the loss will peakRebecca Shavit
A large clinical trial found that pairing eflornithine with lomustine helps people with recurrent grade 3 IDH-mutant astrocytoma live longer and delay tumor progression.
HealthNew drug combination boosts life expectancy from grade 3 brain tumors by 45% or moreMac Oliveau
Laboratory experiments reveal that silicon and carbon mixed into iron could explain why seismic waves behave differently across Earth’s inner core.
SpaceSilicon and carbon in iron may explain the onion-like layering of Earth’s inner coreJoseph Shavit
Tripedalia cystophora image shown. Tripedalia maipoensis and Tripedalia cystophora are very closely related box jellyfish within the same genus, Tripedalia.
DiscoveriesNew box jellyfish species has 24 eyes and can see in all directions at onceJoshua Shavit
UCLA researchers developed an AI tool that finds undiagnosed Alzheimer’s using health records while reducing racial disparities.
HealthNew AI Tool identifies undiagnosed Alzheimer’s cases and reduces racial gapsShy Cohen
Researchers at Purdue University have achieved a long-sought milestone, demonstrating what they call a “photonic transistor” that operates at single-photon intensities.
InnovationsScientists develop a photonic transistor powered by a single photonJoseph Shavit
Scientists have discovered a single-celled amoeba that grows at temperatures once thought impossible for complex life, pushing the known limits of eukaryotic survival.
DiscoveriesA heat-loving amoeba smashes the temperature record for complex lifeRebecca Shavit
MIT researchers have built an ultrasonic device that shakes clean water out of air soaking materials in minutes, offering a fast, low power way to turn invisible humidity into a steady source of drinking water, even in dry regions.
InnovationsNew ultrasonic tech could turn every window into a water tapJoshua Shavit
A new study finds that a 30-second ECG from a smartwatch can estimate age within three years, pointing to a safer way to verify age online.
DiscoveriesSmartwatch heart signals may offer an accurate and safe way to verify age onlineShy Cohen
An illustration of a Jupiter mass planet migrating through a protoplanetary disk.
SpaceTidal discovery offers new insight into how ‘hot Jupiters’ formedJoseph Shavit
A new study reveals that Ret finger protein acts as a molecular accelerator for fat cell growth, shaping obesity and metabolic health.
HealthRet finger protein behaves like a hidden accelerator for obesity, study findsMac Oliveau
An artist’s impression shows a black hole’s accretion disc with its inner region wobbling as the orbiting material shifts orientation around the central object.
SpaceAstronomers discover spacetime drag around a supermassive black hole — as predicted by EinsteinJoseph Shavit
A Concordia led study outlines a blueprint for 15 minute neighborhoods that grow vegetables on roofs and lots, power food delivery with solar sidewalks, and nearly eliminate transport emissions while strengthening local community ties.
Green ImpactResearchers model a sustainable, solar-powered, 15-minute cityJoshua Shavit
A team at Simon Fraser University has built a soft chest belt with 3D printed suction cup electrodes and built in AI that can pre diagnose 10 types of irregular heart rhythms, offering cleaner, faster monitoring in hospitals and remote communities.
AIOrigami 3D printed belt uses AI to spot dangerous heart rhythms in real timeShy Cohen
Green ImpactScientists find trapped heat beneath Greenland — impacting ice sheet motion and future sea level riseMac Oliveau
New research suggests life began in sticky gels that protected early chemistry before cells existed.
HealthLife may have begun in sticky gels long before the first cells formedRebecca Shavit