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Illustration of the distant galaxy 8 billion light-years away (red), magnified by an unrelated foreground disk galaxy, resulting in a red ring. Splitting up the radio light into different colors, as a prism does, reveals the hydroxyl gigamaser (top-right rainbow-colored line).
A pair of galaxies that are merging far away in space has been magnified by gravity, making it easier to see from Earth.
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A global team built a test so difficult that today’s AI models still fail most of it.
AIHumanity’s last exam, the test that modern AI still struggles to passShy Cohen
A lesser-known brain peptide may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease, challenging decades of research focused on amyloid beta alone.
HealthA lesser-known brain peptide may contribute to Alzheimer’s diseaseMac Oliveau
Five physical barriers may prevent civilizations from ever meeting, from light speed limits to cosmic timing gaps.
SpaceInterstellar travel is impossible and aliens haven’t visited Earth, physicists sayJoseph Shavit
A six-month trial found daily peanut butter improved older adults’ sit-to-stand power without weight gain.
HealthEating peanut butter builds muscle power in older adults, study findsJoshua Shavit
A Nature Immunology study suggests PARP inhibitors can reprogram CD8 T cells into longer-lasting “superior memory” cancer fighters.
Health‘Superior memory’ helps reprogrammed T cells hit tumors harderRebecca Shavit
Ant carrying a Maculinea butterfly caterpillar.
DiscoveriesCaterpillars use precise vibrational patterns to communicate with antsHannah Shavit-Weiner
Study finds soccer teams win more when they spread play unpredictably across the entire field rather than relying on familiar zones
DiscoveriesWhat ball movement patterns reveal about winning football teamsAmyn Bhai
New research shows aggressive cancer cells can be identified by how they grip and move, without genetic or chemical tests.
HealthResearchers find a new way to spot the most dangerous cancer cellsMac Oliveau
Ancient sediments reveal Earth’s magnetic poles once took 70,000 years to reverse, far longer than scientists expected.
SpaceEarth’s magnetic poles once took 70,000 years to reverseJoseph Shavit
Malaria remains a major global health burden, with an estimated 249 million cases and 608,000 deaths worldwide in 2022.
DiscoveriesResearchers reveal when mosquitoes first developed a taste for early humansMac Oliveau
Scientists discover red blood cells absorb glucose in low oxygen, revealing a new path for diabetes treatment.
HealthLiving at high altitudes may reduce risk of diabetes and other metabolic diseasesHannah Shavit-Weiner
Survey of 7,260 Norwegian Year 8 students finds boys rate motivation higher, girls lead in compassion, with different resilience links.
DiscoveriesBoys are more driven while girls lead in compassion and empathy, study findsMac Oliveau
A common soil fungus releases airborne chemicals that block dangerous crop diseases, pointing to a future with fewer synthetic fungicides.
Green ImpactA friendly fungus protects crops using airborne chemicalsGarry Shymko
Dogs often help like toddlers when humans search for objects, while cats rarely do, new research finds.
DiscoveriesDogs act more like toddlers than cats when someone needs helpHannah Shavit-Weiner
Some Mars soil simulants quickly halted active tardigrades, but washing one simulant with water largely removed the damage.
SpaceTardigrades and water reveal potential for food growth on MarsJoseph Shavit
Ice Age carvings of dots and crosses show information patterns that match early proto-cuneiform, a new PNAS study finds.
Discoveries40,000-year-old Paleolithic carvings may be the precursor to human writingRebecca Shavit