A cell biologist is investigating the balance of brain flexibility, stability
One of the most remarkable things about the human brain is that it changes. A lot. This ability to reinvent […]
A vital ocean current is stable, for now
The ocean’s circulatory system may not be doing as poorly as previously thought. A vital ocean artery known as the
How to spot tiny black holes that might pass through the solar system
Black holes about the size of a hydrogen atom could be careening through the solar system unnoticed. But their days
Reactive dust from Great Salt Lake may have health consequences
Dust pollution is known to contribute to asthma and heart and lung disease. But dust blowing from Utah’s Great Salt
A neutrino mass mismatch could shake cosmology’s foundations
As the youthful universe congealed under the pull of gravity, matter knotted itself into galaxies, galaxy clusters and filaments, weaving
How did dark matter shape the universe? This physicist has ideas
At age 12, Tracy Slatyer felt sorry for a book. She read a newspaper article about how lots of people
A study in mice hints at a new way to treat spinal cord injuries
After a devastating spinal cord injury, mice’s nerve cells balloon up in size. Some of these neurons stay swollen longer
Starlink satellites’ leaky radio waves obscure the cosmos
While SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are enabling internet access and cell phone communications around the globe, they’re also posing a threat
Betelgeuse has a tiny companion star hidden in plain sight
Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse! The red supergiant that marks Orion’s left shoulder may have a tiny, unseen companion. Two independent studies found
Physicists just discovered the rarest particle decay ever
It’s the rarest particle decay ever discovered. Scientists have clinched the case for a special type of decay of subatomic