The exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e takes its turn in the JWST’s spotlight
This artist’s illustration shows the Earth-size exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e, depicted at the lower right as it transits in…
Mars Perseverance rover data suggests presence of past microbial life
Rocks in the Bright Angel Formation. NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Right Mastcam-Z camera.…
Scientists respond to the planned termination of the only U.S. Antarctic research vessel
Nathaniel B. Palmer, the only U.S. Antarctic research vessel icebreaker, is set to have its lease terminated in…
By working together, cells can extend their senses beyond their direct environment
In this model, cell clusters can “feel” farther beyond their surrounding environment in the human body by acting…
Mini microscope enables real-time 3D brain imaging in freely moving mice
The DeepInMiniMicroscope developed by UC Davis electrical engineering professor Weijian Yang combines optical technology and machine learning to…
Want to hear dinosaurs ‘sing’? These instruments bring prehistory back to life
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The roar of a T. rex, made iconic by Jurassic Park, has become the…
Ancient DNA reveals deeply complex Mastodon family and repeated migrations driven by climate change
Windsor Sinkhole Mastodon tusk, dated to approximately 178,000 years ago, was found in a gypsum sinkhole in Nova…
A mechanism for liver failure; LIGO black hole kick observed; primordial black hole explosions
Illustration of the merger of two black holes and the gravitational waves they generate. Credit: Galician Institute of…
Gravitational wave analysis confirms theory of merging black holes
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Ten years after scientists first detected gravitational waves emerging from two colliding black holes,…
Laser reveals sound from supersonic molecules in near-space cold conditions
Credit: The Journal of Physical Chemistry A (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5c02265 What happens when you hurl molecules faster than…
Cheese cave fungi reveal how genetic mutations drive rapid evolutionary change
The mold on the rind of Bayley Hazen Blue cheese: the original green and the evolved white several…
Atomic-level engineering enables new alloys that won’t break in extreme cold
Deformation microstructure of the CoNiV-AlTi alloy cryogenically deformed to 30%. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09458-1 Navigating the extreme…