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A working thorium-229 nuclear clock now tests fundamental constants and sets new limits on ultralight dark matter.
Thorium-229’s first stand-alone nuclear clock keeps time and probes whether nature’s constants subtly change.
Joshua Shavitupda
PhishLumos tracks hidden phishing infrastructure, finding scam campaigns about 8 days before expert verification.
AINew anti-phishing system finds scam networks by mapping domains, IPs, and certificatesShy Cohen
A newly discovered antibiotic from soil bacteria attacks microbes in a unique way, offering hope against drug-resistant infections.
HealthNew antibiotic manikomycin could help fight drug resistant superbugsMac Oliveau
Rising Arctic iceberg traffic is dropping rocks onto the deep seafloor, boosting biodiversity and raising new risks for ships.
Green ImpactThe number of icebergs in the Arctic is surging and transforming life on the ocean floorRebecca Shavit
A 52-study review found no clear strength or aerobic advantage for transgender women over cisgender women after hormone therapy.
DiscoveriesNew study finds no clear physical advantage for transgender women over cisgender women in sportsAmyn Bhai
This portion of the universe generated from dark matter halos in the Uchuu simulation shows the distribution of galaxies and quasars up to billions of light-years away.
SpaceNew ‘cosmic GPS’ produces the most accurate map of dark matter in the universeJoseph Shavit
Artistic reconstruction. Fossilized squirrel droppings reveal ancient ecosystems, offering rare genetic insights into life during the Ice Age.
DiscoveriesAncient squirrel droppings reveal 700,000 years of lost ecosystemsHannah Shavit-Weiner
The textile incorporated into the jacket collects moisture and funnels it to detachable harvesting units.
Green ImpactJacket harvests up to 30 ounces of drinkable water a day out of thin airShy Cohen
Dr. Emily Mitchell at Mistaken Point, Newfoundland, Canada. Her research suggests clone-based reproduction kept early animals stable until sexual reproduction boosted diversity.
Discoveries574 million-year-old fossils reveal a lack of sex delayed evolution for millions of yearsRebecca Shavit
Giovanni Barontini, Professor of Physics, at the University of Birmingham, with the apparatus to trap and cool rubidium atoms in the background.
Discoveries‘Mini Universe’ built from ultracold atoms measures time without a clockJoshua Shavit
The night sky looks crowded, but physics may keep distant civilizations from ever meeting or even noticing one another.
SpaceThe harsh physics behind interstellar travel and why Earth may never be visited by aliensJoseph Shavit
New calculations show how a collapsing star might form a gravastar, avoiding a black hole’s singularity and event horizon.
SpaceCollapsing stars could form gravastars instead of black holesJoshua Shavit
A Nature Medicine correspondence warns digital medical training misses tacit learning needed for safe clinical skills.
AI2,000-year-old experiment tests virtual reality’s surgical training abilityShy Cohen
Global map of hyphal density of AM fungi.
Green ImpactEarth’s underground fungal network may stretch 110 quadrillion kilometersRebecca Shavit
Goblin sharks were filmed alive in the deep ocean for the first time, extending their known range and depth in the Pacific.
DiscoveriesDeep-ocean cameras capture first-ever images of live Goblin sharkHannah Shavit-Weiner
A new study suggests alien life could be going undetected because scientists focus more on avoiding false discoveries than missing real ones.
SpaceScientists warn we may be missing signs of alien life across the universeJoseph Shavit
Artist's impression of the exoplanet WASP-121 b. It belongs to the class of hot Jupiters. Due to its proximity to the central star, the planet's rotation is tidally locked to its orbit around it.
SpaceJWST finds rare planet with different atmospheric conditions at dawn and duskJoseph Shavit