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Dying Sun-like stars may not fade away quietly。 As blobs of gas erupt unevenly from their swollen surfaces, each burst gives the star a tiny push in the opposite direction。 Thousands of these random kicks could eventually break apart distant stellar pairs or, in rare cases, drive two stars into a violent collision
A distant Sun-like star appears to have devoured one of its planets, leaving behind a surprising chemical fingerprint。 Researchers found an unusually high concentration of lithium, a strong sign that planetary material was mixed into the star。 Careful comparisons with dozens of similar stars confirmed the signal is highly unusual, and scientists th
NASA’s Swift Observatory observed a supermassive black hole ripping apart a star more than 30,000 light-years from the center of a distant galaxy。 The extraordinary flare briefly outshone its entire host galaxy in ultraviolet light and revealed a black hole about a million times the Sun’s mass
Two elephant-sized South American sauropods were unusually well built for standing on their hind legs。 Digital tests showed that their robust femurs handled the enormous forces better than those of larger species, especially while the dinosaurs were young。 The upright pose may have helped them reach treetops, frighten predators, or impress potentia
Researchers have created cosmic dust from scratch by recreating space-like conditions inside glass tubes。 The dust contains complex carbon-rich molecules built from elements essential to life and produces infrared signals similar to real material found in space。 By studying these laboratory samples, scientists can explore how organic chemistry unfo
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A new analysis has precisely dated paintings in France’s Font-de-Gaume cave for the first time。 Scientists discovered charcoal inside black pigments once thought to contain only minerals, allowing them to use radiocarbon dating。 The results show that a bison was painted about 13,000 years ago, while sections of a mask-like figure were added during
Giant sequoias are built to withstand ordinary fires, but recent extreme wildfires killed thousands of trees that had survived for centuries or even millennia。 A new analysis of about 26,400 sequoias found that trees in areas treated with prescribed burns were nearly four times more likely to survive。 Researchers estimate the controlled fires preve
The opioid-like compound, which is found in kratom, can cause brutal withdrawal symptoms and will soon be a controlled substance。 Some users tell WIRED it has relieved their pain and anxiety
Stanford Medicine researchers have discovered a naturally occurring molecule that may suppress appetite and reduce body weight much like Ozempic, but without several of its common side effects。 The molecule, called BRP, acts on a more targeted region of the brain involved in hunger and metabolism rather than affecting tissues throughout the body
Europa’s hidden ocean has made the icy moon one of the solar system’s most promising places to search for habitable conditions。 Scientists have hoped that water from this deep ocean might rise through cracks and form shallow reservoirs that future spacecraft could more easily study。 New simulations suggest that journey is unlikely because turbulent
Lake fly larvae plunge more than 200 meters into Lake Malawi each day to hide from predators, using tiny air sacs to control their depth。 A rubber-like material called resilin lets them expand or shrink the sacs by changing their pH。 Their toughness challenges a popular explanation for why insects are absent from the open ocean
Rice University chemists have found a new way to make neodymium, a rare-earth metal, interact with oxygen。 Using a specially designed molecular structure described as a “basket,” the team positioned the atoms so they could form a bond once thought unlikely。 The breakthrough produced highly reactive compounds that could eventually give chemists alte
Scientists have developed a new framework that could finally apply the laws of thermodynamics to real, ever-changing black holes instead of only perfectly stable ones。 The advance may improve our understanding of black hole mergers, evaporation, and the powerful gravitational wave events detected by observatories like LIGO