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New research maps 55 million papers and patents to find the studies that truly changed science.
A new metric may better spot the papers that redirected science, including overlooked simultaneous discoveries.
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New research reveals magnetic waves deep inside the Sun, offering a way to study hidden solar processes.
SpaceLarge-scale waves are forming deep inside our SunJoseph Shavit
Penn State scientists demonstrate that lightning-like electrical discharges can occur inside solid materials, not just in storm clouds.
DiscoveriesNew discovery reinvents how lightning is formedJoshua Shavit
A study reveals how SLIT3 builds the networks that let brown fat burn calories, offering new insight into obesity treatment.
HealthScientists are rethinking how the body burns caloriesJoshua Shavit
Zebrafish study reveals how brain integrates light signals to control vertical swimming behavior.
DiscoveriesA ‘third eye’ helps fish navigate deep underwaterHannah Shavit-Weiner
A visual illustration of a bright squeezed vacuum—a quantum state of light characterized by an exceptionally high level of noise—as it interferes with a regular laser pulse at a beam splitter. By recording the resulting interference patterns, the real-time characteristics of the laser pulse can be reconstructed.
DiscoveriesTechnion scientists measure ultrafast quantum light pulses for the first timeShy Cohen
Cornell studies link loneliness mismatch to higher risks of disease and death over time.
HealthScientists are rethinking what loneliness does to the bodyRebecca Shavit
Light can travel billions of years yet experience no time. Here’s how Einstein’s physics explains it.
SpaceLight can travel for billions of years yet experience no timeJoseph Shavit
New isotopic analysis suggests Earth formed almost entirely from inner Solar System material, not beyond Jupiter.
SpacePlanetary scientists reveal where Earth’s water and building blocks came fromJoshua Shavit
University of York researchers identified ESB2, a protein that destroys specific genetic messages inside the sleeping sickness parasite.
HealthResearchers solve 40-year-old mystery behind Sleeping SicknessMac Oliveau
Dr. Niayesh Afshordi, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Waterloo and Perimeter Institute (PI).
SpaceGroundbreaking new theory rewrites quantum view of the Big BangJoshua Shavit
Cathy Galbraith, Ph.D., and Jim Galbraith, Ph.D., have a new study showing for the first time that cells create targeted streams of fluid to push proteins where they need to go.
HealthScientists discover critical cell behavior driving cancer, immunity, and healingMac Oliveau
Reconstruction of Masripithecus moghraensis by Mauricio Antón.
DiscoveriesScientists are rethinking the origins of living apesHannah Shavit-Weiner
A nasal swab may detect Alzheimer’s early by analyzing living nerve cells, offering a new path for diagnosis before symptoms appear.
HealthScientists can now detect early signs of Alzheimer’s through the noseRebecca Shavit
Understanding where a tree’s mass comes from reshapes how you think about growth, food, and the environment.
Green ImpactTrees don’t actually grow from the ground, scientists findJoseph Shavit
A rare sperm whale birth shows kin and non-kin working together to help a newborn survive its first critical hour.
DiscoveriesA rare sperm whale birth captured how families rally around a newbornHannah Shavit-Weiner
Scientists developed a new imaging tracer that tracks fat metabolism in cancer, revealing how tumors fuel their growth.
HealthNew imaging tool reveals how cancer reshapes the body’s energy useMac Oliveau