Fast Radio Bursts Are Traced to Magnetars
Brief, brilliant flashes from deep space got a leading explanation. In 2020 astronomers linked a fast radio burst to a...
Month: July 2026
The Human Genome Gets a Y Chromosome at Last
The last and hardest human chromosome was finally sequenced end to end. In 2023 researchers completed the Y chromosome, long...
Wormhole Dynamics Are Simulated on a Quantum Processor
Physicists used a quantum computer to study behavior analogous to a wormhole. A 2022 experiment ran a model in which...
The Atlantic Circulation Shows Signs of Weakening
A vast ocean current system that shapes climate may be slowing. Studies suggest the Atlantic overturning circulation has weakened and...
Enhanced Rock Weathering Aims to Lock Away Carbon
Spreading crushed rock on farmland could pull carbon dioxide from the air. The minerals react with the gas and trap...
The Standard Second Faces an Optical Redefinition
Atomic clocks have grown so precise that timekeeping itself may be redefined. Optical clocks lose less than a second over...
Halicin: An Antibiotic Discovered by Artificial Intelligence
Machine learning found a powerful new antibiotic where traditional screens had failed. In 2020 a model trained to predict antibacterial...
Liquid Biopsies Hunt Cancer in a Blood Draw
A simple blood test may detect cancer earlier than ever. Liquid biopsies read fragments of tumor DNA circulating in the...
Cancer mRNA Vaccines Enter Late-Stage Trials
The mRNA technology behind COVID vaccines is being aimed at cancer. Personalized shots encode a patient's specific tumor mutations to...
A Universal Flu Strategy Targets the Virus’s Stalk
Researchers pursued a flu vaccine that would not need yearly updates. The strategy aims immunity at a conserved part of...
