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Sasan Jalili holds the microneedle skin patch, which is about the size of a quarter.
New microneedle patch samples immune cells from skin painlessly, offering a new way to monitor disease and treatment responses.
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New research shows immersive dreams may help sleep feel deeper, even as brain activity becomes more wake-like overnight.
HealthVivid dreams can help sleep feel deeper and more restorativeRebecca Shavit
From spaghettification to time dilation, here's what science knows, and still doesn't, about matter falling into a black hole.
SpaceThe physics of no return: What actually happens if you get pulled into a black holeJoseph Shavit
A paleontologist snorkeling an underground stream in Texas found Ice Age fossils never before seen in Central Texas
DiscoveriesLion-sized armadillo, ancient tortoises: Ice Age creatures discovered in Central TexasHannah Shavit-Weiner
Scientists used NASA's Juno to measure Jupiter lightning power during rare isolated storms. Artist's concept of lightning distribution in Jupiter's northern hemisphere.
DiscoveriesLightning bolts on Jupiter are up to 100 times stronger than Earth’sJoseph Shavit
The griffinfly, now extinct, once stretched its wings nearly 70 centimeters wide.
DiscoveriesWhy don’t giant prehistoric insects still exist?Hannah Shavit-Weiner
Modern physics suggests distance may emerge from motion, gravity and quantum entanglement, not exist as a basic fact.
SpaceDistance in space is an illusionJoseph Shavit
An AI system produced a paper that passed workshop peer review, raising new questions about science, trust and research norms.
AIThe AI Scientist takes a big step toward end-to-end automation of scientific researchShy Cohen
Researchers find that a single exercise session increases brain activity tied to memory, offering new insight into how movement sharpens thinking.
HealthA single workout can rewire your brain’s memory circuitsJoshua Shavit
A new study maps aging across millions of cells, revealing coordinated changes, immune shifts, and key targets for slowing aging.
HealthScientists map millions of cells to decode the biology of agingRebecca Shavit
Repeating meals and keeping calories steady may help people lose more weight, a new study suggests.
HealthThe surprising case for less meal variety when losing weightMac Oliveau
Scientists directly measured dark points in light waves and found some moved faster than light without breaking relativity.
SpaceDarkness can move faster than light without breaking relativityJoseph Shavit
Illustration of the formation of the GCR cavity in the ecliptic plane. The white lines from the Sun show the typical pattern of magnetic field lines in interplanetary space, referred to as the Parker spiral IMF.
SpaceRadiation ‘cavity’ near the moon could lower astronaut exposure to cosmic radiationJoshua Shavit
CU Boulder researchers find that reward and surprise can instantly affect how fast people move, linking dopamine to motion.
HealthDopamine shapes how fast you move, study findsAmyn Bhai
Dopasia formosensis in natural habitat. Photographed by Y-JL.
DiscoveriesThe hidden forest lizard that forced scientists to rethink reptile classificationHannah Shavit-Weiner
XRISM observations suggest Gamma Cassiopeiae’s strange X-rays come from an accreting white dwarf companion.
SpaceGamma Cassiopeiae may be hiding a magnetic white dwarf companionJoseph Shavit
Human infants’ helplessness may help explain cooperation, learning and social development, researchers argue.
HealthWhy humans are helpless at birth and what it tells us about human natureMac Oliveau