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Head-scratching observations of distant galaxies are challenging cosmologists’ dominant ideas about the universe, potentially leading to the implication that the strange substance called dark matter doesn’t exist. That’s one possible …

Strange observations of galaxies challenge ideas about dark matter Read More

When bloodstream infections set in, fast treatment is crucial — but it can take several days to identify the bacteria responsible. A new, rapid-diagnosis sepsis test could cut down on …

Lifesaving sepsis testing could be done in hours, not days, with a new method Read More

The cosmos may have something in common with a doughnut. In addition to their fried, sugary goodness, doughnuts are known for their shape, or in mathematical terms, their topology. In …

The universe may have a complex geometry — like a doughnut Read More

Keep your eyes on the night sky this summer, scanning for the constellation Corona Borealis, and if you are lucky, you may glimpse what appears to be a new star …

A stellar explosion may create a temporary ‘new star’ this summer Read More

Rogue waves are freakishly large ridges of water known for rising out of the blue to ambush hapless ships and beachgoers. But a new artificial intelligence model can predict most …

This AI can predict ship-sinking ‘freak’ waves minutes in advance Read More

Meet graphene’s newest metallic cousin, goldene. For the first time, researchers have created a free-standing sheet of gold that’s just one atom thick. The development, reported in the April 16 …

Scientists developed a sheet of gold that’s just one atom thick Read More

Supermassive black holes at the hearts of active galaxies may be churning out a lot of the universe’s high-energy neutrinos. Two teams using data from IceCube, the world’s premier neutrino …

We may finally know the source of mysterious high-energy neutrinos Read More

Imagine tiny fists punching their way through your body. For some cancer patients, this may be the reality. Melanoma cells can mechanically tunnel their way through tissue using fleshy membrane …

Some melanoma cancer cells may punch their way through the body Read More

For the first time in nearly a century, physicists have identified a brand new type of magnetic material. Crack open a physics textbook and you may read that scientists classify …

Newfound ‘altermagnets’ shatter the magnetic status quo  Read More

A summer wave of COVID-19 is rising. “There’s clearly a bump,” says William Schaffner, an infectious diseases expert at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. The medical center has seen …

How to stay healthy during the COVID-19 summertime surge Read More