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Health Previously irrelevant organ could be key to longer life and better cancer outcomes

The thymus was long treated as irrelevant in adults. New research suggests it may still shape aging and cancer treatment.

Space Black hole GW190521 may be a wormhole from another universe Joseph Shavit

Green Impact WSU scientists convert sewage sludge into 99% pure natural gas sharply boosting energy recovery Rebecca Shavit

Space Massive binary star system may be feeding the Milky Way’s central black hole Joseph Shavit

AI Generative AI increases risks of cyberattacks and data leaks Shy Cohen

Space NASA cleanroom fungus could survive a trip to Mars, raising contamination concerns Joshua Shavit

Space Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS points to a far colder planetary birthplace Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Giant octopuses were the ocean’s apex predators 100 million years ago Hannah Shavit-Weiner

Green Impact School gardens can boost science learning, agriculture and food literacy Breaking Science

Space Laser-powered, ‘metajets’ could be the future of interstellar flight Shy Cohen

Space Astronomers find thick water-ice clouds on Jupiter-like exoplanet Epsilon Indi Ab Joseph Shavit

Discoveries New scan data of Turkish formation is reviving the Noah’s Ark debate Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries The strange connection between falling balls and quantum weirdness Shy Cohen

Health UPenn researchers develop bioengineered chewing gum to fight head and neck cancers Mac Oliveau

Discoveries Strange Physics: Why Wi-Fi and radio waves can pass through walls but light can’t Joseph Shavit

Space NASA’s Curiosity rover detects never-before-seen organic compounds on Mars Joshua Shavit

Green Impact Seeds can sense the sound of falling raindrops, MIT study finds Rebecca Shavit