Study of quark speeds finds a solution for a 35-year physics mystery Number of proton-neutron pairs determine how fast the particles move, results suggest. February 20, 2019 Read full story →
Lobster’s underbelly is as tough as industrial rubber Membrane material’s properties could guide design of flexible body armor, new study suggests. February 18, 2019 Read full story →
Climate change makes summer weather stormier yet more stagnant Study finds rising temperatures feed more energy to thunderstorms, less to general circulation. February 18, 2019 Read full story →
Mathematician finds balance and beauty in math Zhiwei Yun seeks to connect seemingly disparate fields in mathematics. February 13, 2019 Read full story →
New technique pinpoints milestones in the evolution of bacteria Results show bacterial genomes provide “shadow history” of animal evolution. February 7, 2019 Read full story →
Study: Much of the surface ocean will shift in color by end of 21st century Climate-driven changes in phytoplankton communities will intensify the blue and green regions of the world’s oceans. February 4, 2019 Read full story →
MIT robot combines vision and touch to learn the game of Jenga Machine-learning approach could help robots assemble cellphones and other small parts in a manufacturing line. January 30, 2019 Read full story →
Ingestible, expanding pill monitors the stomach for up to a month Soft, squishy device could potentially track ulcers, cancers, and other GI conditions over the long term. January 30, 2019 Read full story →
Engineers program marine robots to take calculated risks Algorithm could help autonomous underwater vehicles explore risky but scientifically-rewarding environments. January 30, 2019 Read full story →
Technique identifies electricity-producing bacteria Microbes screened with a new microfluidic process might be used in power generation or environmental cleanup. January 11, 2019 Read full story →
X-ray pulse detected near event horizon as black hole devours star Pulse pattern suggests distant black hole must be spinning at least at 50 percent the speed of light. January 9, 2019 Read full story →
Astronomers observe evolution of a black hole as it wolfs down stellar material Halo of highly energized electrons around the black hole contracts dramatically during feeding frenzy. January 9, 2019 Read full story →
TESS discovers its third new planet, with longest orbit yet Measurements indicate a dense, gaseous, “sub-Neptune” world, three times the size of Earth. January 7, 2019 Read full story →
Tiny satellites could be “guide stars” for huge next-generation telescopes Researchers design CubeSats with lasers to provide steady reference light for telescopes investigating distant planets. January 4, 2019 Read full story →
A “pacemaker” for North African climate Study shows the Sahara swung between lush and desert conditions every 20,000 years, in sync with monsoon activity. January 2, 2019 Read full story →