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A fuel cell catalyst for data centers retained 82.5% performance after 150,000 cycles while using stable platinum-cobalt particles.
Radial carbon channels kept platinum-cobalt particles small, ordered and active through punishing fuel-cell durability tests.
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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 rewrites 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
A new AI system can redesign proteins at scale, preserving structure and function while enabling faster breakthroughs in medicine and biology.
AIDuke scientists create an AI Raygun that shrinks, expands, and rewrites proteinsShy Cohen
Researchers find that a subtle vowel in words like “happy” reflects social class in Manchester, with patterns stable across generations.
DiscoveriesStudy reveals how a single vowel reflects social class in ManchesterMac Oliveau
An illustration of how researchers used state-of-the-art photoelectron spectroscopy (left hand side) with a lab-based soft-X-ray light source that provides ultrashort light pulses, which was combined with powerful mathematical algorithms, to image the wavefunction of electron orbitals (right-hand side).
DiscoveriesFor the first-time ever, scientists image the 3D wavefunction of an organic moleculeRebecca Shavit
A global study shows primates play, groom, and care for other species, offering new insight into the origins of human-animal bonds.
DiscoveriesStudy reveals primates form cross-species friendships like humansJoshua Shavit
A bladeless wind turbine design produced 460 modeled watts while balancing power, efficiency and structural safety.
Green ImpactBladeless wind turbine ‘skybrator’ sways to generate quiet, clean, bird-safe powerJoseph Shavit