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Artist's concept of a planet called TRAPPIST-1d passing in front of the star TRAPPIST-1.
New studies reveal how TRAPPIST-1 flares shape planets and how scientists cut through stellar noise to find distant atmospheres.
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Your skin does more than protect you. New research finds that warmth and cold shape how you feel, think and even sense your own body.
HealthHow a warm hug changes the way you feel about yourselfRebecca Shavit
Microplastics are now found in the human brain. New research reveals how they may worsen Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, raising public health alarms.
HealthMicroplastics in your brain? Scientists warn of links to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’sJoshua Shavit
DiscoveriesTwo ancient cousins of Lucy walked on two legs in different waysMac Oliveau
Astronomers uncover how passing stars and exploding giants shaped the gas around our solar system and may still shield Earth today
SpaceAstronomers reveal how passing stars and exploding giants shaped our early solar systemJoseph Shavit
Climbers found ancient footprints on Italy’s cliffs. Scientists say they show a panicked turtle rush during an earthquake, preserved for 80 million years.
DiscoveriesFossil tracks in Italy record a turtle stampede from 80 million years agoMac Oliveau
Fermilab’s neutrino beam accelerator complex in Batavia, Illinois, where scientists created a beam of neutrinos by firing protons into a carbon target, producing charged particles that decay into neutrinos and other particles. The unwanted particles are absorbed by the Earth, leaving a pure neutrino beam that travels to a 14,000-ton detector 500 miles away in northern Minnesota.
SpaceNeutrinos may explain why anything exists at all, study findsJoshua Shavit
Denmark mapped its microbes like plants once were, uncovering a hidden world that shapes farming, water, and climate.
HealthGlobal first: Scientists map the microbiome of an entire countryRebecca Shavit
The Black Death did not begin with disease alone. Volcanoes, hunger, and trade opened the door.
HealthScientists reveal what triggered the Black Death plague in EuropeJoseph Shavit
Image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, showing two dwarf galaxies (NGC 4490 and NGC 4485, depicted as glowing hues) connected by a wispy bridge of gas (seen as a red stream). There are regions of bright blue ionised gas visible in concentrated areas of the red stream.
SpaceAt 50 million-light-years long, scientists discover one of the universe’s largest structuresJoseph Shavit
Tiny plastic fragments are spreading through deep ocean waters
Green ImpactMicroplastics are filling the deep ocean faster than scientists fearedRebecca Shavit
Seeing Batman on a Milan train doubled acts of kindness
DiscoveriesThe ‘Batman effect’ found to double acts of kindnessShy Cohen
A sweeping genetic study reveals that complex life began forming nearly three billion years ago, long before oxygen rose and before mitochondria arrived.
DiscoveriesComplex life developed much earlier than previously thought, study findsMac Oliveau
New exascale simulations track light and matter around black holes in full gravity, revealing why some glow, some blast jets, and others hide their shine.
SpaceSupercomputer simulations reveal why some black holes shine and others stay dimJoseph Shavit
A tightly controlled Penn State study finds that small daily portions of lean, unprocessed beef, when eaten in a Mediterranean style pattern rich in fruits, vegetables, and olive oil, did not increase levels of TMAO, an emerging blood marker linked to cardiovascular risk, and even boosted gut microbiome diversity compared with a typical American style menu.
HealthModest amounts of lean, unprocessed beef can be heart friendly, study findsJoshua Shavit
Ancient DNA from 28 people shows southern Africa hosted a long-isolated branch of humans for hundreds of thousands of years.
DiscoveriesAncient DNA reveals southern Africa’s hidden role in the rise of modern humansMac Oliveau
The inside of the MiniBooNE neutrino detector. A precision test at Fermilab finds no sign of a fourth neutrino, ruling out the simplest sterile model.
DiscoveriesFermilab experiment finds no evidence for a fourth neutrino, ending a long-debated theoryJoshua Shavit