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Invention

Scientists designed a cosmic radio detector to discover dark matter in 15 years

Pranjal Malewar

Cosmic radio!

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Biology

New study reveals the complex evolution of mammals’ upright posture

Pranjal Malewar

How mammals got their stride?

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Science

Older male African elephants display unique personality traits

PLOS

Wild males show consistent individual differences in aggression, dominance and friendly behavior.

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Archaeology

Europe’s first farmer lived in an egalitarian society

Jay Kakade

New study reveals that the people of Linear Pottery Culture were not stratified on the basis of family or biological sex.

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Environment

New cyanobacteria naturally captures carbon dioxide

Jay Kakade

In a collaboration, the researchers at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University and the University of Palermo have discovered a new strain of cyanobacteria....

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Earth

What impact did a meteorite the size of four Mount Everests have on Earth?

Pranjal Malewar

Giant impact had silver lining for life, according to new study.

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Science

Ecuadorean cloud forest’s recent mass extinction found to be a mirage

Ashwini Sakharkar

Many of Centinela's plants are still on the brink of extinction.

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Science

Fish in schools can swim easily in rough waters

PLOS

Schooling fish expend less energy in turbulent water compared to solitary swimmers.

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Social Science

US Islamist extremists form close-knit groups with mutual contacts

PLOS

Close-knit clusters of extremists are formed through mutual contacts and the "birds of a feather" effect.

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Quantum Technology

A simple internet with significant possibilities

Pranjal Malewar

Physicists demo first metro-area quantum computer network in Boston.

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Neuroscience

Scientists mapped a fragment of the human brain

Pranjal Malewar

Researchers publish largest-ever dataset of neural connections.

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Social Science

Positive emotions in adolescence affect long-term health

PLOS

Happy and calm adolescents have lower anxiety and higher optimism than adults.

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Health

Fermented foods boost brain growth

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Fermentation technology & human brain expansion.

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Space

Astronomers detail the oscillation of our giant neighbor

Amit Malewar

‘Radcliffe Wave’ is waving.

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Space

Life on a Saturn moon? Study finds key ingredient for biological building blocks

Amit Malewar

A joint Harvard-NASA study.

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Quantum Computing

Scientists created the first programmable, logical quantum processor

Amit Malewar

Key step toward reliable, game-changing quantum computing.

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Biology

A mathematical model connects the evolution of chickens, fish, and frogs

Pranjal Malewar

How does it happen?

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Space

Astronomers find an explanation for Milky Way’s warp

Amit Malewar

The results bolster hypothesis of how galaxy evolved.

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Science

Researchers discovered a 265-million-year-old fossil of the oldest, largest predator

Pranjal Malewar

The stunning fossil includes a complete skull and some skeletal bones, such as ribs and arm bones.

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Health

A dive into the question of whether a COVID cure could lead to harmful mutations of the virus

Pranjal Malewar

A COVID cure worse than the disease?

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Neuroscience

The gut-brain connection

Dr. Prajakta Banik

The colon-brain axis.

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Health

Cancer immunotherapy gets a boost from new biomaterial

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Biomaterial-based immunotherapy shows promise in treating solid tumors.

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Space

Red Planet held water for longer than previously believed

Pranjal Malewar

Life on Mars?

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Geology

A 500 million-year-old fossil reveals the amazing secrets of tunicate origins

Vidya Nagalwade

Fossil Mega siphon thylakos reveals ancestral tunicates lived stationary.

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Health

Decoding hearing issues: Yale-led study pinpoints causes of auditory problems in adults

Dr. Prajakta Banik

There is limited information about why hearing problems among older adults are more common.

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Health

An innovative strategy for slowing aggressive leukemia

Vidya Nagalwade

Harvard researchers have developed compounds that can be used to treat cancer.

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AI & Machine Learning

Targeting Alzheimer’s using AI

Vidya Nagalwade

Model tested on tens of thousands of routine brain scans spotted disease risk with 90% accuracy.

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Health

Low-carb diet is associated with a lower risk of premature death

Pranjal Malewar

Eating pattern tied to 24% reduction in cardiovascular, cancer mortality.

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Space

Striking new evidence for a mass migration of stars into the Andromeda Galaxy

Editorial Team

A team of researchers led by astronomers at NSF’s NOIRLab has uncovered striking new evidence for a mass migration of stars into the Andromeda...

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Health

Six lifestyle changes could cut the chance of long COVID by 49%

Pranjal Malewar

Healthy body weight and adequate sleep top the list, says data from Nurses’ Health Study.

Recent Stories

Mystery solved: Why foams are leakier than expected

Chemistry

Multilayered materials that work together, like nacre

Invention

Biodegradable fungi allow trash bags to decompose the organic waste

Invention

Scientists crack the mystery of the “orange fur” in cats

Wildlife

Research reveals how Sculpins use microscopic features to stay put

Wildlife