Heart of lonesome galaxy is brimming with dark matter
Isolated for billions of years, a galaxy with more dark matter packed into its core than expected has been identified by astronomers using data...
New mineral classification system captures Earth’s complex past
The first minerals to form in the universe were nanocrystalline diamonds, which condensed from gases ejected when the first generation of stars exploded. Diamonds...
Establishing the ultimate limits of quantum communication networks
Evolutionary adaptations resulting from cultural change, such as humans being able to consume dairy products, are more widespread in nature than previously thought.
A new...
Solving the sun’s super-heating mystery with Parker Solar Probe
It's one of the greatest and longest-running mysteries surrounding, quite literally, our sun—why is its outer atmosphere hotter than its fiery surface?
University of Michigan...
Researchers develop superconducting quantum refrigerator
Imagine a refrigerator so cold it could turn atoms into their quantum states, giving them unique properties that defy the rules of classical physics.
In...
Loss of Arctic sea ice stokes summer heat waves in southern U.S.
Over the last 40 years, Arctic sea ice thickness, extent and volume have declined dramatically. Now, a new study finds a link between declining...
Making metal with the lightness of air
Gold, silver and copper are heavy metals, but LLNL scientists can now make them nearly as light as air—in a form so tiny it...
Researchers develop breakthrough process to create cancer-killing drugs
A research team at Dartmouth College has developed a new strategy for drug discovery and development that can be used to produce targeted therapies...
Research group finds way to turn plastic waste products into jet fuel
A research group led by Washington State University scientists has found a way to turn daily plastic waste products into jet fuel.
In a new...
Circadian clocks: Body parts respond to day and night independently from brain, studies show
Can your liver sense when you're staring at a television screen or cellphone late at night? Apparently so, and when such activity is detected,...
Oldest flaked stone tools point to the repeated invention of stone tools
A new archaeological site discovered by an international and local team of scientists working in Ethiopia shows that the origins of stone tool production...
