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Claiming life too soon? Doubts arise over K2-18b’s biosignature
New and old data suggests the signal is weak and explainable by other molecules.
Our sensitive teeth originally evolved from the “body armor” of extinct fish
Toothache from eating something cold?
Butterflies and their unique mating preferences
Study links genetics, vision and neural processing to mating behavior in Heliconius butterflies.
Flexible joints and their evolutionary history
Synovial joints identified for the first time in multiple ancient fish lineages.
The gemstone spinel can store quantum information
This discovery highlights the incredible potential of materials like spinel.
Heavy drinkers with depression experience the same buzz as those without depression
Countering long-held belief that the pleasure people get from drinking decreases with addiction.
Study unveils the unique nervous system of octopus arms
The large nerve cord running down each octopus arm is separated into segments.
New material can create better brain-machine interfaces, biosensors
A new hydrogel semiconductor represents a breakthrough in tissue-interfaced bioelectronics.
This new device delivers harmless electric currents to prevent infections
Researchers at the University of Chicago and the University of California San Diego have developed a new device that excites a skin-residing bacterium using...
World’s first hybrid quantum error correction technique
New breakthrough in quantum computing development.
Exploring the fascinating world of cretaceous birds
New fossil species reveal diverse body sizes and lifestyles of birds before mass extinction.
Researchers discover new material for optically-controlled magnetic memory
Progress toward developing a new optical memory that can quickly store and access computational data.
Scientists identified the primary process that formed the Moon’s atmosphere
Scientists solves 50-year-old mystery of moon's atmosphere.
Researchers create world’s first anode-free sodium solid-state battery
A breakthrough in inexpensive, clean, fast-charging batteries.
New method for faster, greener lithium extraction
Research details method to get efficient, environmentally friendly lithium.
Living bioelectronics that can sense and heal skin
This flexible, storable patch uses living bacteria to treat psoriasis in mice.
Webb Space Telescope detects atmosphere on Exoplanet 55 Cancri e
Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope find evidence of atmospheric gases surrounding a rocky exoplanet.
A common food preservative found to have unexpected effects on the gut microbiome
Nisin A, a Class I lantibiotic commonly used as a food preservative, has been studied for its ability to kill pathogens. Yet, its effects...
Innovative tool enhances disease-causing gene discovery
Enhanced gene discovery with genetic confounder adjustment.
Different species may rely on the same neural network formation
Fly brain, mouse brain, worm brain: They all network the same.
Microbiomes in poop help predict infections in liver transplant patients
The predictive power of poop.
Beef and dairy nutrient boosts immune response to cancer
Trans-vaccenic acid reprograms CD8+ T Cells for anti-tumor immunity.
Scientists invented the smallest known way to guide light
2D optical waveguides could point way to new technology.
First evidence of ‘quantum superchemistry’ observed
Breakthrough could point way to fundamental insights, new technology.
Adjusting the qubits in real time to minimize error
Noise-cancelling qubits can minimize errors in quantum computers.