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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.
Physicists use plasma physics to explore gravitational reconnection, a theoretical process that could reshape field connections and alter energy exchange.
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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
A view of the solar system traces the orbit of dwarf planet candidate 2026 ED138. The distant object was discovered in data from the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Simonyi Survey Telescope.
SpaceRubin Observatory finds new dwarf planet candidate in our solar systemJoseph Shavit
Seismic evidence reveals widespread partial melt beneath tectonic plates, but it appears to do little to weaken the mantle.
DiscoveriesScientists discover a hidden layer of molten rock beneath Earth’s surface
Coral-independent Red Sea fish may be the next Mediterranean invaders, according to a model built from underwater observations.
Green ImpactNew model flags Red Sea fish that could invade the MediterraneanJoshua Shavit
Jawdat Al-Bassam (left), associate professor of molecular and cellular biology, and postdoctoral researcher Md Ashaduzzaman helped discover how cells control a crucial "walking protein."
Health‘Enchanted Broomstick’ protein walks on two tiny legs to protect the brain’s nerve cellsRebecca Shavit
A Lumina simulation reveals 650 million light-years of the cosmic web, with dark matter filaments connecting galaxy clusters and orange-yellow regions highlighting the fastest-moving gas.
SpaceNew cosmic simulation recreates the Universe’s earliest moments in unprecedented detailJoseph Shavit