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Astronomers studying the interstellar comet found that its water is packed with an unusually heavy form of hydrogen called deuterium.
Water from 3I/ATLAS carries an extreme chemical signature unlike anything measured in solar system comets.
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Vivek Shenoy, Eduardo D. Glandt President’s Distinguished Professor in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), at left, walks through some of the mathematics behind mollifier layers, with doctoral candidate Vinayak Vinayak, at right.
AIPenn engineers use AI to solve some of science’s most difficult math problemsShy Cohen
Harvard researchers mapped smell receptors in mice, showing the nose is far more organized than scientists believed.
HealthHarvard researchers discover how the human nose decodes smellsHannah Shavit-Weiner
Study finds butterflies and moths reused the same wing-pattern genes for 120 million years, pointing to predictable evolution.
DiscoveriesEvolution has used the same genetic ‘cheat sheet’ for over 120 million yearsHannah Shavit-Weiner
A handful of roasted coffee beans highlights the natural compounds researchers are studying to better understand coffee’s potential health benefits.
HealthDrinking coffee linked to slower aging and better healthMac Oliveau
Ancient platypus fossils from South Australia reveal a toothed species with a body plan close to today’s platypus.
DiscoveriesAncient platypus had teeth 25 million years ago, fossils revealHannah Shavit-Weiner
PFAS found in newborn blood were linked to higher odds of childhood leukemia in a UC Irvine study.
Health‘Forever chemicals’ in newborn blood linked to childhood leukemiaMac Oliveau
Cascadia’s Seafloor Is Tearing Apart, Offering a Rare Glimpse of How Subduction Zones End
Green ImpactThe Earth is tearing itself apart near Vancouver Island in the Pacific NorthwestRebecca Shavit
Earth’s chemistry may have stabilized within 3 million years, with water and volatiles arriving later in a giant impact.
SpaceAncient impact with Theia may have brought water and life to EarthJoseph Shavit
A new study shows light can generate chirality in empty space, without special materials or tight focusing.
DiscoveriesResearchers discover a new way to control light in empty spaceShy Cohen
For grape breeding and crop improvement, the study highlights a possible molecular target for sweetness.
Green ImpactScientists discover the genetic cause of sweeter grapesRebecca Shavit
New research suggests T. rex moved on tiptoes, using a bird-like gait that may have boosted speed and stability.
DiscoveriesTyrannosaurus rex walked like a bird on its tiptoesHannah Shavit-Weiner
Study finds vivid dreams reflect personal traits, sleep quality, and shared events like the COVID-19 pandemic.
HealthThe dreaming mind doesn’t replay life, it rebuilds itMac Oliveau
In this underground image, seismic waves from southern hemisphere earthquakes pass through the ULVZ along Earth’s core–mantle boundary before being captured by sensors in Antarctica.
DiscoveriesAntarctic seismic data points to an ancient structure circling Earth’s coreJoseph Shavit
Ice shelves in Bellinghausen Sea, Antarctica, taken onboard the R/V Falkor (too) in 2025.
Green ImpactAntarctica’s ice shelves face a growing threat from warm waters belowRebecca Shavit
New research finds East Africa’s Turkana Rift is in a critical breakup phase that also may explain its rich fossil record. Christian Rowan at Lothagam fossil site in West Turkana.
Green ImpactEast Africa’s Turkana Rift may be closer to splitting than scientists thoughtRebecca Shavit
Astronomers now know of more than 350 molecules in the spaces between and around stars.
SpacePromising biosignatures on alien worlds could take years to confirmJoshua Shavit