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LSTs under construction at the CTAO-North site in La Palma, Spain.
CTAO’s four Large-Sized Telescopes mark construction completion, with commissioning ahead and distant explosions among their targets.
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High-pressure experiments show magma can retain excess oxygen, suggesting a possible link between deep Earth and atmospheric oxidation.
Green ImpactScientists discover oxygen trapped deep inside Earth’s magma, possibly explaining the rise of early lifeJoshua Shavit
Five silicon spin qubits share a microwave line, with new calibration preserving high accuracy during simultaneous operations.
InnovationsSilicon spin qubits reach 99.99% fidelity bringing larger quantum processors into reachShy Cohen
The shape of WASP-17b’s atmosphere mapped using transmission strings. The planet has a broad banded jet around the equator with vast wind speeds which transport material and heat from the permanently irradiated dayside to the permanently shadowed nightside.
SpaceJWST finds hidden structure in a hot exoplanet’s atmosphere 1,300 light-years awayJoseph Shavit
DiscoveriesThe Odyssey: Ancient graves in southern Italy reveal how Greek heroes and goods crossed culturesJoshua Shavit
SN 2018zd offers evidence for an electron-capture supernova, but competing studies leave its mechanism and the Crab’s origin debated.
SpaceUnusual supernova solves 1,000 year mystery revealing a third way stars might explodeJoseph Shavit
Ultrathin facial electrodes blend into skin while recording eye movements, muscle activity and brain signals in volunteer tests.
HealthInvisible facial sensors could transform wearable health technologyJoseph Shavit
A ten-person trial found modest visual gains with gene therapy and special goggles, but larger studies must establish efficacy.
HealthExperimental treatment helps some blind patients see objectsMac Oliveau
Brief contact with healthy genetic clones helped bleached coral fragments recover in lab tests, revealing a possible restoration pathway.
Green ImpactScientists discover a way to reverse coral bleaching, one of the ocean’s biggest environmental threatsJoshua Shavit
A giant fungus from China's Yunnan forests reveals a new fungal family, unusual reproductive structures and clues to its evolution.
DiscoveriesScientists discover ‘D-Rex,’ a giant fungus with a 65-million-year evolutionary historyJoseph Shavit
Two niobium-titanium alloys stayed tough at −253°C by generating new routes for deformation inside their crystal structures.
InnovationsNew, cold-resistant, metal alloys tolerate extreme temperatures up to −253°CJoshua Shavit
Simulated atmospheric aging raised aircraft-particle oxidative potential six- to sevenfold, highlighting changes beyond fresh exhaust.
Green ImpactAircraft exhaust particles may become more harmful over time
Population models reveal regional decline and coastal growth after Japan’s Kikai-Akahoya eruption about 7,300 years ago.
Green ImpactAncient volcanic eruption brought population collapse and coastal growth to JapanJoseph Shavit
A reef discovered off Cape York in 2020 rises more than 1,640 feet. Later records clarify its naming history and exploration context.
Green ImpactAustralia’s 1,640-foot tall coral reef reveals a hidden ocean landscape taller than the Empire State BuildingJoseph Shavit
Simulations explain how magnetic-field draping and reconnection shape uneven waves at Earth’s magnetic shield.
SpaceEarth’s tilted magnetic field changes where space waves formJoseph Shavit
A Wits optical neural network reads topological information in structured light, with promising lab results and practical limits ahead.
InnovationsLight-powered neural network could transform future quantum communicationsShy Cohen
Mount Sinai sends brain and heart tissue models to the ISS to study spaceflight, genetic risk and changes linked to aging.
HealthMiniature brain and cardiovascular models head to orbit on SpaceX CRS-35 to study agingJoseph Shavit