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Dark markings on Pluto’s largest glacier may be evidence that liquid nitrogen recently rose and flowed across its surface.
New Horizons images suggest Pluto’s frozen heart may conceal pressurized reservoirs that occasionally release liquid nitrogen.
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Life reconstruction of the burrowing stem snake Tametara mirim which lived alongside now-extinct stem-birds and sauropod dinosaurs.
Discoveries80-million-year-old snake fossil rewrites the story of snake evolutionJoshua Shavit
HealthScientists discover how our sixth sense really worksJoseph Shavit
Scientists recreated a wolfsbane and larkspur alkaloid pathway, opening new ways to study complex plant-derived medicines.
HealthDeadly poisons in wolfsbane and larkspur linked to pain relief, malaria and cancer therapyMac Oliveau
Cambrian Explosion fossilized feces may have moved nutrients through ancient oceans, helping complex marine ecosystems expand.
Green ImpactHow animal feces became an evolutionary force 540 million years agoJoseph Shavit
A fuel cell catalyst for data centers retained 82.5% performance after 150,000 cycles while using stable platinum-cobalt particles.
InnovationsNew fuel-cell catalyst could power next-generation data centersJoseph Shavit
Captured at a wavelength of 416 nanometers by the Inouye Solar Telescope, this is the highest-resolution image ever taken of the Sun's visible surface. It reveals ultra-fine magnetic structures and distorted boundaries shaped by the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability.
SpaceSmall whirlpool-like structures reveal how the Sun stores and releases energyJoshua Shavit
A Neandertal growth hormone receptor variant is linked to greater adult muscle mass and subtle differences in jaws and teeth.
DiscoveriesNeandertal DNA linked to more muscle mass in modern adultsJoshua Shavit
Researchers used a cone-shaped solar concentrator to generate entangled photons from sunlight, demonstrating a technique that could one day allow satellites to produce secure quantum encryption keys using the Sun as a natural light source.
InnovationsUniversity of Ottawa scientists produce quantum entanglement using sunlightShy Cohen
Sr Principal Preparator Jason Brougham installing Microraptor. The smallest non-avian dinosaurs never reached mouse size, and competition with early mammals may explain why.
DiscoveriesScientists discover why tiny dinosaurs never roamed the EarthJoshua Shavit
An illustration credited to Arturo Davalos that reconstructs a Late Pleistocene wetland at Rancho La Brea.
DiscoveriesExtinct ice age toad found at La Brea Tar Pits rewriting Los Angeles’ climate historyRebecca Shavit
A new AI tool analyzes simple video to measure how children imitate movements, offering a more accessible and objective aid for autism assessment.
AIResearchers develop new video-based AI tool for autism assessmentShy Cohen
Artificial light at night fell in policy cities, alongside smaller shifts in spring green-up and autumn leaf timing.
Green ImpactReducing city light pollution could improve urban tree and plant growthJoseph Shavit
About one in four people who reported an extraordinary experience said it caused immediate distress, yet more than half said the event ultimately had a positive, lasting impact on their lives.
HealthUnusual visions and sensations are often meaningful and positive over timeJoshua Shavit
Hydrothermal vent chemistry may explain how bacteria and archaea independently became the first free-living cells.
HealthA shared ancestor may have led to two independent origins of lifeMac Oliveau
The USC football analytics database will organize 10 years of play data to help analysts test strategies and prepare for opponents.
AIEngineering students build USC Football a smarter play-by-play archive to sharpen game strategyAmyn Bhai
This image shows the host galaxy of the recently detected supernova SN 2026gzf.
SpaceRare x-ray flash reveals the first moments of a powerful supernova without a gamma-ray burstJoseph Shavit