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Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69, informally known as Ultima Thule. New simulations suggest Kuiper Belt “snowman” objects can form directly from gravitational collapse, without rare events.
Simulations show “snowman” planetesimals may form naturally as binaries spiral together during gravitational collapse.
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A survey of nearly 65,000 students links heavy social media use with higher odds of loneliness and flags a two-hour-a-day threshold.
HealthMajor college study links heavy social media use with higher odds of lonelinessRebecca Shavit
Paola Tiranti of Northumbria University.
SpacePHD student built the first-ever 3D map of Uranus’s upper atmosphereJoseph Shavit
University of Western Australia researchers found a sleeper shark swimming into the spotlight of a video camera in Antarctica in January 2025.
DiscoveriesGlobal first: A massive sleeper shark was filmed in cold Antarctic watersJoshua Shavit
CDG-2 in the Perseus cluster was found through four globular clusters and a faint glow seen by Hubble and Euclid.
SpaceNearly invisible galaxy may be built mostly of dark matter, Hubble findsJoseph Shavit
Chalmers physicists propose “giant superatoms” that could curb decoherence and route entanglement in quantum devices.
DiscoveriesScientists develop theory for an entirely new quantum system based on ‘giant superatoms’Shy Cohen
A Nature Geoscience study finds that in one of Earth’s hottest eras, rain often arrived in bursts, not steady seasons, drying many mid-latitudes.
DiscoveriesRainfall became irregular during Earth’s hottest periods, raising global warming concernsJoshua Shavit
The geological material is discussed, documented and given a preliminary age assessment while still in the field.
Green Impact228-meter sediment core may predict future Antarctic ice sheet lossRebecca Shavit
Researcher at the site of ‘Ubeidiya. It lies three km south of the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret) on what is today the flanks of the western escarpment of the Jordan Valley.
Discoveries1.9 million-year-old finding points to the earliest evidence of humans outside of AfricaJoshua Shavit
New research finds sambaqui societies in Babitonga Bay hunted large whales 5,000 years ago, far earlier than expected.
DiscoveriesIndigenous communities in southern Brazil hunted large whales 5,000 years agoHannah Shavit-Weiner
The June 12, 1991, eruption column from Mount Pinatubo was taken from the east side of Clark Air Base.
Green ImpactVolcanic eruptions in the distant past may have led to ocean current collapseRebecca Shavit
New human antibodies block Epstein-Barr virus infection in mice, offering hope for transplant patients at high risk.
HealthFirst-of-its-kind antibody blocks Epstein Barr virus – carried by 95% of peopleMac Oliveau
A small mare ridge in Northeast Mare Imbrium taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera.
SpaceNew global map finds recent tectonic activity across the Moon’s surfaceJoshua Shavit
ESO 137-001, a jellyfish galaxy like the one recently observed by astrophysicists at the University of Waterloo.
SpaceAstronomers spot ‘jellyfish galaxy’ torn apart 8.5 billion years agoJoseph Shavit
Scarisoara Ice Cave in Romania. A 5,000-year-old cave bacterium shows resistance to modern antibiotics while producing compounds that kill pathogens.
Health5,000-year-old ice bacterium found resistant to 10 modern antibioticsRebecca Shavit
Seishiro Tada (left) standing next to an awe-inspiring Triceratops skull, with its enormous nasal cavity visible at the front.
DiscoveriesWhy triceratops and other horned dinosaurs evolved such massive nosesMac Oliveau
New analysis of nearly 100,000 people across 66 countries shows autonomy ties to well-being everywhere, with stronger effects in rich nations.
DiscoveriesWhy freedom of choice feels more powerful in wealthy nationsJoshua Shavit