Since 2012, geneticist David Reich and his team of researchers have been studying DNA from living and ancient people to probe mysteries surrounding the origins of human life. But the future of their work faces uncertainty after the Trump…
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New Type of Tektite Reveals 11-Million-Year-Old Asteroid Impact in Australia
Tektites are nearly pure glasses (practically no crystalline inclusions) created when a space rock slams into Earth, melting surface material and hurling it hundreds or even thousands of km.
Map of the ananguites strewn field, based on the…
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New Suspect for Neutrino Signals
Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson
Black holes born in the early Universe could account for the recently observed ultrahigh-energy astrophysical neutrinos.
[Physics 18, s124] Published Thu Sep 18, 2025
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Predicting Sea Waves More Effectively
Author(s): Marric Stephens
Researchers have developed an improved technique for making wave-height predictions that mitigate gaps in data coverage and encompass rare, dangerously high waves.
[Physics 18, s114] Published Thu Sep 18, 2025
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What Is Mirror Life?
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In 1958, Bizarro made his way into comic strips—an inverted Superman who lives…
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Scientists build micromotors smaller than a human hair
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have made light-powered gears on a micrometer scale. This paves the way for the smallest on-chip motors in history, which can fit inside a strand of hair.
Gears are everywhere – from clocks and cars to…
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America is throwing away the minerals that could power its future
All the critical minerals the U.S. needs annually for energy, defense and technology applications are already being mined at existing U.S. facilities, according to a new analysis published recently in the journal Science.
The catch? These…
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Harvard’s salt trick could turn billions of tons of hair into eco-friendly materials
- SEAS researchers have discovered the chemical mechanism by which certain salt compounds break down protein waste, like wool and feathers.
- The discovery enables a gentler and more sustainable protein recycling process.
The textile and…
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Unquiet minds — Harvard Gazette
For years, people with paralysis have used brain-computer interfaces to turn neural signals into actions by thinking about the actions they would like to take: typing words, controlling robotic arms, producing speech. But new research shows that…
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How an astronaut calculates risk — Harvard Gazette
A series exploring how risk shapes our decisions.
When Anil Menon launches into space aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket next June, he’ll bring two decades of experience as a physician, engineer, military pilot, and NASA…
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