Life online remains vulnerable. Criminals can infiltrate bank accounts or steal personal identities, and AI is helping these attacks become more sophisticated. Quantum cryptography offers a promising defense by using the rules of quantum physics…
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JWST spots a strange red dot so extreme scientists can’t explain it
In the summer of 2022, only a few weeks after the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) began delivering its first scientific images, astronomers noticed an unexpected pattern: tiny red points scattered throughout the new observations. These…
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Scientists may have found dark matter after 100 years of searching
In the early 1930s, Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky noticed that many galaxies were moving far faster than their visible mass should permit. This unusual motion led him to propose that some kind of invisible structure — dark matter — was…
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Saturday Citations: Cute squid with scary name; potential detection of dark matter; fate of the AMOC
This week, researchers reported that weight and health markers may rebound when patients stop using some of the new hormonal gastric inhibitory polypeptide drugs. A prototype device can restore lost olfactory sense. And a new universal law…
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Millions are about to choose the wrong Medicare plan
Right now, 68 million Americans have a deadline coming up: the deadline to decide their Medicare health coverage for next year if they’re over age 65 or have major disabilities.
They must make those decisions by December 7, for coverage…
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Seven-year study uncovers the holy grail of beer brewing
For many people, a glass of beer feels incomplete without a thick, creamy layer of foam resting on top. Yet anyone who enjoys beer knows that this foam often disappears quickly, collapsing before the first sip. Some varieties, however, manage to…
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Domestic Cats Were Introduced to Europe around 2,000 Years Ago, Probably from North Africa: Study
The domestic cat (Felis catus) descends from the African wildcat (Felis lybica lybica). Its global distribution alongside humans testifies to its successful adaptation to anthropogenic environments. Uncertainty remains regarding whether…
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Scientists Create 7 Remarkable New Ceramic Materials by Simply Removing Oxygen
Penn State scientists discovered seven new ceramics by simply removing oxygen—opening a path to materials once beyond reach. Sometimes, less truly is more. By removing oxygen during the synthesis process, a team of materials scientists at Penn…
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Two Australopithecus Species Co-Existed in Ethiopia 3.4 Million Years Ago
In 2009, paleoanthropologists found eight bones from the foot of an ancient human ancestor in 3.4-million-year-old sediments at the paleontological site of Woranso-Mille in the Afar Rift in Ethiopia. According to new research, the fossil —…
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How Earth’s 2029 Approach Will Reshape Asteroid Apophis
What can the close flyby of the asteroid 99942 Adophis to Earth in 2029 teach scientists about the interiors of asteroids and other planetary bodies? This is what a recent study published in The Planetary…
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