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Space

Pluto ‘kissed’ its moon and captured it in orbit

Amit Malewar

The formation of Pluto and its largest moon.

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Health

Study says the heart can heal itself

Pranjal Malewar

Heart muscle can regenerate after heart failure in some people with artificial hearts.

early life model
Biology

Today’s genetic code likely came after other codes that have since gone extinct

Pranjal Malewar

Study sheds light on origin of genetic code.

tomato plant
Plants

Scientists are learning to help crops adapt to climate change

Ashwini Sakharkar

Biologists found what makes some types of tomatoes more heat tolerant.

Artist’s impression of a planet-forming disk surrounding a young star
Space

Webb reveals elusive details in young star systems

Amit Malewar

Winds of change.

Artist's illustration of the exoplanet WASP-107b
Space

A glimpse of a uniquely inflated and asymmetric exoplanet

Amit Malewar

The exoplanet WASP-107b is tidally locked to its star.

mockup texture at night
Invention

Detecting a single 5-nm quantum dot through microtoroid resonator photothermal microscopy

Pranjal Malewar

This method significantly enhances photothermal sensitivity.

blue rings background
Technology

The world’s fastest microscope that can see electrons in motion

Amit Malewar

Freeze-frame!

JADES Transient Survey (NIRCam Image)
Space

James Webb Space Telescope Shed Light on Early Universe Supernovae

Amit Malewar

NASA’s Webb Opens New Window on Supernova Science

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Health

New method to lower breast cancer metastases to brain

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Autophagy counteracts brain metastasis in breast cancer and boosts lapatinib.

Environment

How do humans impact Earth’s deep subsurface?

Pranjal Malewar

The current fluid movement rates induced by human activities are higher.

gravity gradient map
Space

How did the moon turn itself inside out?

Amit Malewar

More of a choose-your-own adventure novel.

M82 (NIRCam image - longer wavelengths)
Space

NASA’s James Webb Telescope Probes Starburst Galaxy Messier 82

Editorial Team

Amid a galaxy teeming with new and young stars lies an intricate substructure.

planet-forming disk
Space

Webb captures the end of planet formation

Amit Malewar

How much time do planets have to form from a swirling disk of gas and dust around a star?

supermassive black hole in NGC 3783
Space

JWST identified neon signs that offer clues to planet formation

Amit Malewar

Using the noble gases neon and argon.

Star system Beta Pictoris (MIRI image)
Space

New discovery in Beta Pictoris System reveals unseen structure

Amit Malewar

Scientists have made a new discovery in the Beta Pictoris planetary system, located just 63 light-years away. This system has been studied for decades...

far side of the moon
Space

Unraveling the Mystery: A rocket booster leaves two craters on the Moon

Amit Malewar

Tracking an errant space rocket.

meteorite impacting the moon surface
Space

A near-Earth asteroid is a piece of the moon

Amit Malewar

Some lucky lunar fragments could actually find their way to Earth-like orbits.

NGC 520
Space

A detailed atlas of almost 400,000 galaxies in our cosmic neighborhood

Editorial Team

Astronomers have created a detailed atlas of almost 400,000 galaxies in our cosmic neighborhood. The Siena Galaxy Atlas was compiled using data from NSF's...

Image showing man with stomach problems
Health

Study reveals irritable bowel syndrome as a long COVID symptom

Dr. Prajakta Banik

IBS as a potential long-term outcome of COVID-19.

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Neuroscience

Brain waves may hold the key to improving memory

Dr. Prajakta Banik

How theta oscillations help us to remember?

Asteroid Itokawa
Space

Scientists discovered tiny salt grains in an asteroid sample

Amit Malewar

Pass the salt!

Image showing device uses light.
Health

New battery-free pacemaker uses light to regulate heartbeat

Dr. Prajakta Banik

University of Arizona is developing a pacemaker to reduce pain.

Webb inspects dusty debris disc around Fomalhaut
Space

The warm dust around a nearby young star, Fomalhaut

Editorial Team

Astronomers used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to image the warm dust around a nearby young star, Fomalhaut, in order to study the...

Rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 b (illustration)
Space

NASA’S JWST measures the temperature of a rocky exoplanet

Editorial Team

An international team of researchers has used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to measure the temperature of the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 b. The...

Exoplanet VHS 1256 b and its stars (illustration)
Space

Webb spotted silicate cloud features in a remote planet’s atmosphere

Editorial Team

Researchers observing with the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have pinpointed silicate cloud features in a distant planet’s atmosphere. The atmosphere is constantly rising,...

NGC 1433 (MIRI Image)
Space

Webb offers first look at star formation, gas, and dust in nearby galaxies

Editorial Team

Researchers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope are getting their first look at star formation, gas, and dust in nearby galaxies with unprecedented...

Cerberus Fossae system
Space

Giant mantle plume suggests Mars is more active than previously believed

Amit Malewar

The presence of an enormous mantle plume pushes the surface of Mars upward.

Participant with blue light.
Health

Blue light therapy helps improve sleep and reduce PTSD symptoms

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Improved sleep is seen in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder using morning blue light treatment.

Image showing asteroid impact
Science

An asteroid impact crater found beneath the North Atlantic Ocean

Pranjal Malewar

More than one asteroid could have spelled doom for the dinosaurs.

Recent Stories

Marvel and DC Movies: Trauma and character development

Social Science

Exploring the impact of kids’ images on social media

Social Science

Study unveils the unique nervous system of octopus arms

Biology

What drives aggressive bone cancer?

Biology

Unexpected magnetism in atomically thin material discovered and explained

Technology