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Study of 6,594 solar twins suggests the Sun migrated outward from the Milky Way’s center 4–6 billion years ago.

The Sun could be one of thousands of solar twins moving through the Milky Way

Astronomers find evidence the Sun joined a mass migration of Sun-like stars moving away from the Milky Way’s center billions of years ago.

Joshua ShavitupdaPublished Mar 13, 2026 4:07 PM PDT

Research suggests humans may be biologically wired for music, with musical abilities appearing in infancy and across cultures.

Health Humans are born musical, study finds Rebecca Shavit

Study finds European hedgehogs hear ultrasound, raising hopes for sound devices that could keep them away from cars.

Discoveries Oxford researchers find ultrasound could help save hedgehogs Hannah Shavit-Weiner

Study finds social pressure and peer behavior strongly influence sports betting among young adults during major events like March Madness.

Discoveries March Madness: Why sports betting is booming among young adults Amyn Bhai

Scientists discover the first neutron star–black hole merger with an eccentric orbit, reshaping theories of how these systems form.

Space Astronomers discover the first neutron star–black hole merger with an eccentric orbit Joseph Shavit

Prebiotic inulin eased knee osteoarthritis pain and improved grip strength in a new University of Nottingham trial.

Health Daily fiber supplement relieves arthritis pain, study finds Mac Oliveau

Artist’s conception of a magnetar surrounded by an accretion disk that is wobbling, or precessing, because of the effects of general relativity. Some models of magnetars suggest that high-speed jets of charged particles emanate from the magnetar along its rotation axis.

Space Newborn magnetar offers rare evidence of Einstein’s relativity in a stellar explosion Joshua Shavit

KU research found lower-body flexion and stance width help explain stronger three-point shooting.

Discoveries To attempt world record, researchers discover the secret to better 3-point shooting Amyn Bhai

Oxford researchers mapped the adult fruit fly brain, showing neurons retain a molecular record of development.

Health Breakthrough research reveals how male and female brains develop differently Hannah Shavit-Weiner

Ancient DNA reveals forests grew in Doggerland 16,000 years ago, far earlier than expected.

Discoveries Evidence of an Ice Age forest emerges from the North Sea floor Rebecca Shavit

Researchers found blood metabolite ratios that predicted future asthma exacerbations with high accuracy, offering a path toward earlier care.

Health New discovery can predict asthma attacks with high accuracy Hannah Shavit-Weiner

Study of IT executives reveals five hidden tensions shaping leadership in Zoom and Teams video meetings.

Discoveries Five major leadership issues in the age of Zoom and Teams meetings Joseph Shavit

Study finds the brain detects subtle differences between AI and human speech even when people cannot consciously tell them apart.

AI Is AI voice technology becoming indistinguishable from human speech?Shy Cohen

Study suggests tymoviruses infecting crops today may trace their origins to Eurasian plants before the last Ice Age.

Green Impact New international study traces plant viruses back to the last Ice Age Rebecca Shavit

Rice research scientist Bin Gao.

Discoveries Quantum spin study reveals a previously unknown state of matter Shy Cohen

Visualization of the ultra-high-energy neutrino event detected by the KM3NeT/ARCA detector in the Mediterranean Sea. The colored tracks show the Cherenkov light produced as secondary particles travel through the water and are recorded by the detector's optical modules.

Space Black hole-powered blazars may explain the highest-energy neutrino ever detected Joshua Shavit

A Sinai Health team reports a blood test that flagged Crohn’s disease risk years early by measuring antibodies to a bacterial protein.

Health Sinai Health scientists develop blood test for early prediction of Crohn’s disease Hannah Shavit-Weiner