- by Javier BarbuzanoTests on olivine hint that water-rich exoplanets could generate H2O internally, possibly explaining ocean worlds and even some of Earth’s early water.
- by Emily ConoverTheoretical physicist Alex Lupsasca is pushing for a space telescope to glimpse the thin ring of light that is thought to surround every black hole.
- by Carly KayScientists found thousands of patterned fish nests in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea, boosting calls for marine protected areas.
- by Tina Hesman SaeyThe open-source AI model improves transparency in predicting how proteins interact with other molecules, which could speed up drug discovery.
- by Roberta McLainScientists have linked bipedalism to changes in how the human pelvis developed millions of years ago.
- by Carolyn GramlingThe story of Atlantic hurricanes is treading a familiar — and frightening — path: Climate change is fueling huge, slow-moving, rain-drenching storms.
- by Gennaro TommaA new study shows how much food polar bears leave behind — and how their decline threatens scavengers across the Arctic.
- by Bruce BowerDNA and stone tool comparisons suggest Eastern European Neandertals trekked 3,000 kilometers to Siberia, where they left a genetic and cultural mark.
- by Carly KayWith a high-speed camera and a tiny guillotine, scientists showed that chopping onions slowly and with sharper knives cuts down on tears.
- by Carolyn GramlingThese tropical forest CO₂ emissions may warn of similar shifts in other regions, a key topic for COP30 climate talks in Brazil.
- by Kathryn HulickAI promises to speed up scientific analysis and writing. However, AI agents struggled with accuracy and judgment.
- by Meghan RosenDNA from Napoleonic soldiers’ teeth uncovered two fever-causing bacteria that may have worsened the army’s fatal retreat from Russia.
- by Meghan RosenGlioblastoma doesn't just affect the brain. It also erodes bones in the skull and changes the composition of immune cells in skull marrow.
- by Jake BuehlerA variety of subway-dwelling mosquito seems like a modern artifact. But genomic analysis reveals the insect got its evolutionary start millennia ago.
- by Chiara MarchisioNew dating of New Mexico rocks suggest diverse dinosaurs thrived there just before the impact, countering the idea dinos were already on their way out.
- by Carolyn GramlingPricey civet coffee gets its cred from its journey through the mammal’s gut, which changes the content of fat, protein, fatty acids — and even caffeine.
- by Erin Garcia de JesúsVipers have the fastest strikes, but snakes from other families can give some slower vipers stiff competition.
- by Emily ConoverGoogle says its quantum computer achieved a verifiable calculation that classic computers cannot. The work could point to future applications.
- by Melissa HobsonThousands of at-risk manta and devil rays become accidental bycatch in tuna fishing nets every year. A simple sorting grid could help save them.
- by Tina Hesman SaeyBiomedical engineer Erika Moore investigates diseases that disproportionately affect women of color.
