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Earth’s tidal pull could have concentrated heat near the Moon’s core-mantle boundary, as illustrated by the glowing regions in this cutaway. The heating pattern is a model prediction; sizes and distances are not to scale.
A lunar model suggests Earth’s tidal pull could concentrate heat near the Moon’s core, offering a possible clue to its prolonged history of volcanic activity.
Joseph Shavitupda
An illustration of a light-controlled molecular motor and neighboring rotor. Changing the motor’s configuration creates an obstruction that sharply slows the rotor’s random, thermally driven motion.
DiscoveriesScientists use light to control random motion inside moleculesJoshua Shavit
Laboratory scene illustrates research using ultracold helium droplets and gold nanoparticles to study how repelling charges arrange themselves on a sphere. The monitor shows a conceptual visualization of the charge pattern.
DiscoveriesTiny gold particles in a helium droplet help solve the century-old Thomson problemShy Cohen
Microscopic pigment structures in fish eyes, also preserved in ancient fossils, offer clues to the evolution of vision.
DiscoveriesScientists discover eye color played a significant role in vertebrate evolutionHannah Shavit-Weiner
New modeling suggests atmospheric breakup, impact heating and dilution made comets unreliable suppliers of concentrated ingredients for life.
SpaceNew discovery challenges the long-held theory that comets seeded life on EarthJoseph Shavit
Illustration depicts two approaching black holes, with blue curves representing mathematical gravitational field sheets. A new theoretical study explores how these structures could reconnect and alter energy exchange between gravity and matter.
DiscoveriesEinstein’s equations offer new clues to extreme gravity and space-time behaviorJoseph Shavit
Nanoscale imaging reveals how living cells in human milk differ in structure, chemistry and nutrient handling.
HealthResearchers discover a hidden world of living cells in human breast milkJoseph Shavit
Access to a fictional character’s private remorse increased forgiveness ratings, with tentative links to forgiving real-life offenses.
DiscoveriesLiterature can inspire us to forgive, Ohio State researchers findRebecca Shavit
Human brain recordings reveal how category-selective amygdala neurons predict later image recognition, beyond emotional content.
HealthScientists find a walnut-sized area of the brain has a giant role in memoryMac Oliveau
Webb spectra suggest 3I/ATLAS carries dusty ice grains resembling material in distant solar system worlds.
SpaceInterstellar comet 3I/ATLAS contains planet-building materials from worlds beyond NeptuneJoseph Shavit
Explore 8,291 known TNOs, Rubin’s new dwarf-planet candidate and the telescopes expanding the solar system’s distant census.
SpaceBeyond Neptune: 8,291 objects and new discoveriesJoseph Shavit
A red giant draws material from a companion star in this illustration. Past mass gain could change how astronomers interpret the giant’s vibrations and estimate its internal magnetic field.
SpaceRed giants with unusual vibrations may have gained mass from companionsJoseph Shavit
An experimental implant converts glucose into gluconate, lowering blood sugar and body weight in diabetic mice. Human testing has not begun.
HealthETH Zurich’s electronic implant lowers blood sugar and body weightJoseph Shavit
The Lexicon installation was suspended in Deferrari Hall at the Boston Public Library.
InnovationsMIT’s origami construction offers a new way to build lightweight curved structuresShy Cohen
A turkey-sized dinosaur’s sliding jaw suggests it mashed soft plants and fruit, offering clues to Cretaceous feeding specialization.
DiscoveriesTurkey-sized ‘hell chicken’ dinosaur had a jaw suited to mashing fruitJoshua Shavit
This illustration shows a debris disc around the white dwarf J1328−1450 –– the dead core of a star similar to our Sun that expelled its outer layers at the end of its lifetime.
SpaceTwo rings around a white dwarf offer a glimpse of our Solar System’s possible futureJoseph Shavit
An evolutionary hypothesis proposes that ancient visual circuits helped shape the brain’s crossed sensory and motor pathways.
HealthWhy does the right side of our brain control the left side of our body? New research may have the answerJoshua Shavit