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A study finds posture influences emotions and decision-making, with upright sitting linked to higher confidence and smarter risks.
New research shows sitting upright can improve mood and lead to better risk-taking decisions without conscious awareness.
Mac Oliveauupda
Scientists reveal that cells share ancient rules for turning genes on, while using varied systems to silence DNA threats.
HealthScientists discover 2-billion-year-old rules that control genes across all life forms on EarthJoshua Shavit
Researchers found that ultrathin ruthenium dioxide can show spin behavior linked to altermagnetism, opening paths for future electronics.
DiscoveriesUltrathin ruthenium dioxide discovery could enable faster, smaller and more efficient computer devicesShy Cohen
A new study finds that language processing extends beyond classic brain areas, revealing a wider network that supports communication.
HealthMIT study finds hidden language network in the human brainJoshua Shavit
A new accelerating wave equation links changing light speeds to relativity, momentum conservation and the arrow of time.
DiscoveriesA new wave equation for light challenges how physics explains the arrow of timeJoseph Shavit
Illustration of solar wind streaming from a fuming Sun drives auroras bright enough to be seen far from the poles, a dazzling signature of an extreme geomagnetic storm
SpaceScientists discover solar storms could hit Earth much harder than previously thoughtJoseph Shavit
New research shows gases from heated underground rocks may have caused climate swings that led to ancient mass extinctions.
DiscoveriesUnderground gases may explain Earth’s most devastating climate changes and mass extinctionsRebecca Shavit
Dark markings on Pluto’s largest glacier may be evidence that liquid nitrogen recently rose and flowed across its surface.
SpaceNew Horizons images reveal signs of flowing liquid nitrogen on PlutoJoseph Shavit
Life reconstruction of the burrowing stem snake Tametara mirim which lived alongside now-extinct stem-birds and sauropod dinosaurs.
Discoveries80-million-year-old snake fossil rewrites the story of snake evolutionJoshua Shavit
HealthScientists discover how our sixth sense really worksJoseph Shavit
Cambrian Explosion fossilized feces may have moved nutrients through ancient oceans, helping complex marine ecosystems expand.
Green ImpactHow animal feces became an evolutionary force 540 million years agoJoseph Shavit
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
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 rewriting Los Angeles’ climate historyRebecca Shavit
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