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A major review finds stronger human climate fingerprints across the atmosphere and oceans, reinforcing evidence available in 2009.
Decades of independent observations and improved methods strengthen the evidence that greenhouse gases are changing Earth’s climate.
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Octopus, squid and cuttlefish DNA contacts reveal stable domains and changing loops, offering clues to nervous-system evolution.
DiscoveriesNew DNA findings may explain how octopuses evolved complex brainsRebecca Shavit
Artist’s impression of WISE 0855, a cold, free-floating world about 7.5 light-years away. Webb observations provide evidence of changing water-cloud thickness and atmospheric chemistry beneath the clouds.
SpaceJWST discovers the first shifting water clouds on a planet outside of our solar systemJoseph Shavit
Recent research links ancient kissing records with primate evolution, grooming and microbial exchange, while leaving its origins uncertain.
DiscoveriesKissing may be millions of years older than its earliest written recordsJoseph Shavit
Cell movement activates a new biomaterial that speeds wound repair while using far lower doses of healing proteins.
HealthCell-activated wound dressing releases healing proteins in preclinical testsRebecca Shavit
Tiny artificial samples exposed a rugby-ball-shaped nucleus whose properties closely match modern nuclear theory.
InnovationsLasers reveal a rugby-ball-shaped nucleus inside fermium-255Shy Cohen
Reconstruction of potential scenario for the cause of tooth marks on TMP 2022.007.0040: Atrociraptor scavenge the carcass of Albertosaurus along the edge of a river floodplain; artwork by JAD.
DiscoveriesAlberta fossil offers first reported evidence of raptors feeding on tyrannosaursJoseph Shavit
A Brazilian Tametara fossil supports an underground lifestyle and reveals early snake diversity without settling where snakes originated.
DiscoveriesAncient Brazilian snake fossil sheds new light on the origin of snakesJoseph Shavit
The Arsia Mons Elongated Cloud as seen by Mars Express. A new model suggests Mars’s 1,800-kilometer cloud forms ice without dust seeds, though the mechanism still needs confirmation.
SpaceMars’s longest morning cloud may form ice without dustJoshua Shavit
NASA selected GIMLI to search for a lava tube beneath the Marius Hills Pit, a potential natural shelter for future astronauts.
SpaceNASA plans radar and seismic tests for a hidden lunar cave that could shelter future astronautsJoseph Shavit
Ancient DNA from tooth plaque and proteins from skull bone identify China’s Dragon Man as Denisovan, revealing detailed anatomy.
DiscoveriesAncient DNA identifies 146,000 year-old ‘Dragon Man’ as a DenisovanJoseph Shavit
New UC Riverside research shows common ant bait chemicals can trigger very different behaviors in Argentine ant colonies.
DiscoveriesAnt baits can drastically change colony behavior before ants dieRebecca Shavit
Drawing and recording work during the excavation of the wooden object at Abric Romaní.
DiscoveriesSpanish rock shelter preserves rare evidence of Neanderthal woodworkingJoshua Shavit
Webb finds the host of a record-distance fast radio burst, revealing a young dwarf galaxy that favors a magnetar origin.
SpaceJWST traces the most distant known fast radio burst to a strange dwarf galaxyJoseph Shavit
Atlantic sediments reveal a magnetic reversal lasting 70,000 years, challenging assumptions about Earth's changing field.
SpaceEarth’s magnetic field took 70,000 years to complete an ancient reversalJoseph Shavit
A theoretical model uses information theory to estimate cosmic bits, without proving information is a new state of matter.
SpaceScientists calculate how much information exists in the observable universeJoseph Shavit
A study of 894 dogs links larger size with stronger DNA methylation changes around jumping genes, offering clues to shorter lifespans.
DiscoveriesWhy big dogs die younger: DNA study points to changes around jumping genesRebecca Shavit