When a black hole winks at you: Variability identified in supermassive black hole in Andromeda galaxy
A Michigan State University researcher saw X-rays coming from a black hole using the NASA Chandra X-Ray Observatory telescope ...
Climate change and prehistoric human populations: Study finds eastward shift of settlement areas at end of last Ice Age
A new study sheds light on how prehistoric hunter-gatherer populations in Europe coped with climate changes over 12,000 years ...
Stem cell barcoding reveals how the brain and inner ear are formed
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a method that shows how the nervous system and sensory organs are formed ...
Quantum statistical approach quiets big, noisy data
Big data has gotten too big. Now, a research team with statisticians from Cornell has developed a data representation method ...
Anesthetic gas emissions have dropped by 27% in last decade, but there's room for improvement
Gases used in anesthesia are potent greenhouse gases, and their total global impact has not previously been known. A study ...
Some insects are declining, but what's happening to the other 99%?
Insects are the dominant form of animal life on our planet, providing humans and wildlife with pollination, food, and ...
Astronomers listened to the 'music' of flickering stars—and discovered an unexpected feature
The "music" of starquakes—enormous vibrations caused by bursting bubbles of gas that ripple throughout the bodies of many ...
Twisted crystals open door to smaller, more powerful sensors for optical devices
Twisted moiré photonic crystals—an advanced type of optical metamaterial—have shown enormous potential in the race to ...
Bonobos combine calls in similar ways to human language, study finds
Bonobos—our closest living relatives—create complex and meaningful combinations of calls resembling the word combinations of ...
Australia and New Zealand are plagued by 'tall poppy syndrome'—but would a cure be worse than the disease?
The original tall poppies bloomed in the garden of Tarquin the Proud, last king of Rome. To communicate that his enemies ...
Engineers develop a way to mass manufacture nanoparticles that deliver cancer drugs directly to tumors
Polymer-coated nanoparticles loaded with therapeutic drugs show significant promise for cancer treatment, including ovarian ...
'Liberation Day' tariffs are the highest in decades. An economist explains how that could hurt the US
President Donald Trump unveiled a sweeping new tariff plan on April 2, 2025, to reshape U.S. trade and boost domestic ...