Early galaxy collisions may explain why giant galaxies died young
A new study suggests that some of the Universe’s earliest giant galaxies may have lived dramatic lives. They…
500-million-year-old fossil rewrites a missing chapter of Earth’s history
A remarkable fossil hidden in a museum collection for decades is helping scientists rethink one of the biggest…
Researchers turn sunlight and CO2 into living biomass
Carbon dioxide has long looked more like waste than resource. A new solar reactor turns it into living…
New AI model reads the language of genes to detect diseases faster
Artificial intelligence is helping scientists read gene behavior more like language, revealing how genes cluster, shift roles, and…
Scientists discover why deadly lung scarring from IPF refuses to heal
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis slowly turns the lungs stiff and scarred, but researchers may have found why the damage…
Life depended on a rare metal for survival – billions of years ago
Earth’s earliest microbes may have built vital chemistry around molybdenum, a metal thought too scarce to matter in…
Printed artificial neurons can communicate with living brain cells
A new kind of printed electronic neuron may bring scientists closer to machines that communicate directly with living…
Scientists can now detect early signs of Alzheimer’s through the nose
A thin brush reaches deep into the upper nose, where smell begins. The motion takes only minutes. What…
A single workout can rewire your brain’s memory circuits
A brief period of exercise may do more for your brain than you expect. New research led by…
Quantum spin study reveals a previously unknown state of matter
At temperatures approaching absolute zero, most magnetic materials settle into tidy patterns. Their tiny magnetic moments, or spins,…
Gravitational waves finally reveal what’s inside neutron stars
Some of the universe’s densest objects can twist, stretch, and resonate in ways that challenge even the most…
Discover Ushikuvirus, a giant DNA virus that could reshape cellular evolution
The story of life’s beginnings gets stranger when you look closely at viruses. These tiny entities seem to…