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A long-dead volcano in the western U.S. may contain more lithium than any site on Earth.
Scientists say a dormant volcano on the Nevada–Oregon border may hide the largest lithium deposit ever found on Earth.
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Humpbacks once hovered near extinction. A new Arctic study reveals how switching food sources helped them rebound and thrive.
Green ImpactHumpback whales are making a major comeback – here’s whyRebecca Shavit
By listening with Perseverance’s microphone, scientists uncovered “mini lightning” that shifts how you see Mars’ weather, chemistry and the risks that dust may pose to future explorers.
SpaceMartian dust storms crackle with ‘mini lightning,’ revealing a hidden electric MarsJoseph Shavit
A SickKids led study has found that tiny repeated DNA segments called short tandem repeats vary not only in length but also in sequence, especially near brain related genes and across different populations. This hidden variation may help explain why people experience disease and treatment so differently and could guide more precise diagnostics and therapies.
HealthScientists discover tiny parts of DNA that explain why diseases hit people differentlyJoshua Shavit
A faint glow around the Milky Way may be the strongest hint yet that dark matter is real, visible through its own gamma rays.
SpaceAfter nearly a century of looking, researchers may have finally detected dark matterJoshua Shavit
A study in mice reveals memory lasts through a timed handoff across brain regions and genes that decide what the mind keeps.
HealthResearchers discovered how the brain decides what to rememberMac Oliveau
New research from UNSW Sydney reveals that super recognisers do not see more of a face. Instead, their eyes automatically target the most informative features, giving them a powerful edge in recognising people that most of us can only marvel at.
HealthSuper recognizers see faces by looking smarter not harder, study findsRebecca Shavit
Pristine samples from asteroid Bennu reveal amino acids and DNA building blocks, pointing to watery chemistry that could seed life.
SpaceAsteroid Bennu samples reveal ancient water offering new clues about the origin of life on EarthJoseph Shavit
Researchers from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), which houses the laboratories of the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI).
SpaceFor the first time ever, researchers made a photon travel back in timeJoseph Shavit
New work from the University of Alaska Fairbanks reveals that seismic instruments, originally deployed to study earthquakes, can also pick up sound induced ground vibrations from aircraft and extract a stable frequency signature, opening the door to passive tracking of plane types and better filtering of noise from seismic data.
DiscoveriesEarthquake sensors can now help identify planes flying overheadJoseph Shavit
Stormlike swirls of warm water beneath Antarctic ice shelves are carving the ice from below, sometimes tripling melt rates within hours and forcing scientists to rethink how fast West Antarctica can contribute to sea level rise.
Green ImpactOcean storms under Antarctic ice found to rapidly boost meltingJoshua Shavit
A new study shows that the brain solves hard problems by reusing simple mental parts across many tasks, much like snapping together pieces of a toy set.
AIThe brain’s building blocks: Why your mind adapts better than AIShy Cohen
Professor Nathan MacDonald with Christopher Froschauer's 1525 Old Testament open at Lucas Cranach the Elder’s map of the Holy Land, in the Wren Library, Trinity College, Cambridge.
Discoveries500 year-old ‘Bible map’ reveals how maps reinvented faith and nationsJoseph Shavit
New fossil scans reveal pterosaurs flew with smaller, reptile-like brains.
DiscoveriesPterosaurs prove big brains are not needed to fly — in contrast to modern bird ancestorsJoseph Shavit
A team at Trinity College Dublin has created a nasal vaccine made from antibiotic killed Bordetella pertussis that protects the lungs and completely clears the nose in preclinical tests. By building strong local immunity where infection begins, the needle free AIBP platform could finally curb whooping cough transmission and open the door to new vaccines against other respiratory bacteria.
HealthNeedle free nasal vaccine blocks whooping cough infectionMac Oliveau
AI-generated image of red giant star orbiting a quiet black hole in the Gaia BH2 system.
SpaceRed giant starquakes reshape what scientists think about quiet black holesJoseph Shavit
A high resolution climate model reveals that as Arctic and Antarctic sea ice melts, horizontal stirring and turbulence in the polar oceans surge, changing how heat, nutrients, fish larvae and pollutants move through the seas and adding a new layer of risk to a warming world.
Green ImpactMelting polar ice supercharges ocean ‘stirring’, threatening marine climateMac Oliveau