Have We Found Alien Life? Hundreds of Scientists Say Probably Not Yet
A survey of astrobiologists reveals only 6.6% think K2-18b hints are alien life; 15.1% say the same for Mars rock. Experts remain cautious.
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Research, space, climate and the natural world.
Five-Metal Alloy Catalyst Keeps Working After 10,000 Cycles, Offering a Cheaper Path for Fuel Cells
Scientists build a five-metal catalyst that survives 10,000 cycles, cutting reliance on costly platinum in fuel cells.
Google’s AlphaGenome Atlas Predicts the Effect of Every Possible Single-Base Change in the Human Genome
Google's AlphaGenome Atlas predicts effects of all 9 billion possible single-base DNA changes, mapping non-coding genome function.
Study links California’s historic deluge to unusual heat half a world away
Scientists find that heat waves on the Tibetan Plateau triggered California's record-breaking atmospheric river floods thousands of miles away.
What Robert Langlands’ Wormhole Theory Actually Does For Mathematics
The Langlands program links number theory and wave analysis, and mathematicians still struggle to agree on what it truly means.
Leonardo da Vinci Procrastinated for Years on the Mona Lisa — and It May Have Been the Secret to His Genius
Leonardo da Vinci's endless delays on the Mona Lisa weren't laziness—new research links his procrastination to genius-level creativity.
Denisovan arm bone and stone tools show the mysterious human lineage occupied a Chinese cave across 100 millennia
A cave in China yields the first Denisovan arm bone plus tools and animal bones, revealing 100,000 years of life there.
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Is Bursting With Methanol, ALMA Observations Reveal
ALMA finds interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS unusually rich in methanol, reshaping ideas about icy comet formation beyond our solar system.
Moon May Have Formed in Just Five Hours, Per New Simulations of Earth’s Collision With Theia
New simulations suggest the moon formed in just 5 hours after Earth collided with Theia, reshaping planetary science.
Leipzig Team Finds a Compound That Turns On a Bone-Strengthening Receptor in Mice
German scientists found a receptor, GPR133, that strengthens bones and muscle in mice — a possible new path to treating osteoporosis.
How Ancient Greece’s Self-Winding Water Clock Kept Perfect Time for 1,800 Years
An ancient water thief kept perfect time for eighteen hundred years, a marvel of forgotten Grecian art and patient contrivance.
Second complete map of a fruit fly brain finished, this time a male’s
A second full map of every nerve cell in a fruit fly brain has been completed, a work of vast and patient toil for science.