Jupiter’s early formation shaped the structure of the Solar System, influencing its overall development. However, the exact timeline of its formation remains uncertain due to gaps in current models, ...

Creating biosensors that continuously track molecules inside the body has been challenging due to biofouling, probe degradation, and signal drift. Inspired by the gut’s natural defenses, Stanford ...

AI models can excel in many fields, but their ability to understand emotions is still unclear. Researchers from the University of Geneva and the University of Bern tested six AIs, including ChatGPT, ...

Current tests for detecting Alzheimer’s disease through blood biomarkers are costly and not widely available. Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have developed a new, low-cost test ...

Images of dwarf planets: NASA/JPL-Caltech; image of 2017 OF201: Sihao Cheng et al. A composite image showing the five dwarf planets recognized by the International Astronomical Union, plus the newly ...

A crowded galaxy field on a black background, with one large star dominating the image just right of center. Three areas are concentrated with larger white hazy blobs on the left, lower right, and ...

For years, researchers have grappled with one of autism’s enduring mysteries: why males receive diagnoses at more than four times the rate of females. While many theories have suggested that ...

This image, taken with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), shows the molecular gas content of two galaxies involved in a cosmic collision. The one on the right hosts a quasar –– a ...

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have identified a promising new drug combination that could improve outcomes for patients with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), the most common ...

For years, farmers and policymakers have believed that regenerative farming practices, designed to pull carbon from the air and store it in soil, would naturally boost crop yields. However, a ...

For decades, cosmologists believed the universe’s final moments were unfathomably distant—so far in the future that even theoretical estimates stretched beyond comprehension. However, new calculations ...

The thin mycelial film is almost transparent and has good tensile strength. It could be used as a living bioplastic. Picture: Empa Biodegradable materials are the future, but they often come at a cost ...