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Astronomers discovered the most primitive star ever
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (646+ words) Astronomers confirmed SDSS J0715-7334 as the most metal-poor star ever found, a survivor of the universe's second stellar generation born near the Large Magellanic Cloud. (CREDIT: Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4. 0) A dim red giant just out of reach of the Milky Way…...
What if dark matter came in two states?
5+ hour, 44+ min ago (614+ words) The constellation of Ursa Major (The Great Bear) is home to Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy. This image is a combination of exposures taken through green and infrared filters using Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys. The field of view is approximately…...
Cassini-Huygens mission finds lopsided shift in Saturn's magnetic bubble
14+ hour, 54+ min ago (750+ words) Saturn's magnetic shield does not sit where many scientists would expect. The finding comes from a study in Nature Communications based on Cassini-Huygens mission data collected between 2004 and 2010. The researchers argue that Saturn's rapid rotation, combined with the heavy plasma…...
Penguin "toxicologists" find PFAS chemicals in remote Patagonia
15+ hour, 54+ min ago (304+ words) An adult Magellanic penguin stands with its chick during breeding season in Argentina. (CREDIT: Ralph Vanstreels/UC Davis) Written By: Kat Kerlin / Edited By: Joseph Shavit Penguins living along the Patagonian coast of Argentina can serve as living monitors of…...
New chip design could boost efficiency of power management in data centers
16+ hour, 54+ min ago (631+ words) The new DC-DC step-down conversion chip shown on a U. S. penny for scale. (CREDIT: University of California San Diego) Written By: Liezel Labios / Edited By: Joseph Shavit In an effort to meet the rising energy demands of data centers, engineers at…...
FDA-approved cancer drug may treat drug-resistant herpes
17+ hour, 54+ min ago (1218+ words) A common chemotherapy drug may help treat drug-resistant herpes by targeting host cell pathways instead of the virus itself. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) A drug long used to fight cancer may soon take on a very different role. Researchers at the University…...
Wildfire smoke linked to higher assault rates, study finds
19+ hour, 54+ min ago (1225+ words) A decade-long study shows assault rates rise on smoky days in Seattle, pointing to a link between air pollution and aggression. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) Smoke from distant wildfires can drift into a city without warning, turning the sky hazy and the…...
Groundbreaking memory chip withstands temperatures hotter than lava
21+ hour, 54+ min ago (808+ words) USC researchers built a memristor memory chip that worked at 700 C, far beyond standard electronics" heat limits. (CREDIT: Tetra Mem) Heat has always been the quiet enemy inside electronics. Once temperatures climb much past 200 degrees Celsius, the memory systems in…...
High'fat diets linked to fast decline in gut health
23+ hour, 54+ min ago (632+ words) High-fat diets may quickly destroy gut immune cells, weaken the intestinal barrier, and trigger inflammation, study finds. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) Fat hits the gut fast, and one line of immune defense disappears almost right away. These cells do an unglamorous but…...
To the Moon and beyond: Artemis II and humanity's reach into space
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (796+ words) An artist's illustration of NASA's Orion crew capsule heading to the moon. (CREDIT: NASA) In April 2026, NASA's Artemis II mission carried four astronauts around the Moon and back, sending Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen farther from…...