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3Q: What We Learned From The Asteroid-Smashing DART Mission

Saverio Cambioni discusses new results revealing the redirected asteroid Dimorphos to be a dust-trailing rubble-pile.

Study: Smoke Particles From Wildfires Can Erode The Ozone Layer

MIT chemists show the Australian wildfires widened the ozone hole by 10 percent in 2020.

Study: Shutting Down Nuclear Power Could Increase Air Pollution

If reactors are retired, polluting energy sources that fill the gap could cause more than 5,000 premature deaths, researchers estimate.

A Message To Meteorite Hunters: Put Down Your Magnets!

A new study shows that simple hand magnets erase a meteorite’s magnetic memory.

How To Untangle A Worm Ball: Mathematicians Solve A Knotty Mystery

California blackworms tangle themselves up by the thousands, then separate in a split second. Their trick may inspire the design of self-detangling materials and fibers.

Astronomers Detect The Closest Example Yet Of A Black Hole Devouring A Star

The event was spotted in infrared data — also a first — suggesting further searches in this band could turn up more such bursts.

Like Ancient Mariners, Ancestors Of Prochlorococcus Microbes Rode Out To Sea On Exoskeleton Particles

A new study shows the carbon-capturing phytoplankton colonized the ocean by rafting on particles of chitin.

River Erosion Can Shape Fish Evolution, Study Suggests

The new findings could explain biodiversity hotspots in tectonically quiet regions.

A Telescope’s Last View

Astronomers discover the last three planets the Kepler telescope observed before going dark.

Turning A Circle Into A Square Is Possible With This Kirigami-Inspired Formula

A study inspired by the Japanese paper-cutting art provides a blueprint for designing shape-shifting materials and devices.

Physicists Discover A New Switch For Superconductivity

The results could help turn up unconventional superconducting materials.

River Erosion Can Shape Fish Evolution, Study Suggests

The new findings could explain biodiversity hotspots in tectonically quiet regions.

Turning A Circle Into A Square Is Possible With This Kirigami-Inspired Formula

A study inspired by the Japanese paper-cutting art provides a blueprint for designing shape-shifting materials and devices.

Speedy Robo-Gripper Reflexively Organizes Cluttered Spaces

Rather than start from scratch after a failed attempt, the pick-and-place robot adapts in the moment to get a better hold.

Like Ancient Mariners, Ancestors Of Prochlorococcus Microbes Rode Out To Sea On Exoskeleton Particles

A new study shows the carbon-capturing phytoplankton colonized the ocean by rafting on particles of chitin.

How To Untangle A Worm Ball: Mathematicians Solve A Knotty Mystery

California blackworms tangle themselves up by the thousands, then separate in a split second. Their trick may inspire the design of self-detangling materials and fibers.

Astronomers Detect The Closest Example Yet Of A Black Hole Devouring A Star

The event was spotted in infrared data — also a first — suggesting further searches in this band could turn up more such bursts.

Like Ancient Mariners, Ancestors Of Prochlorococcus Microbes Rode Out To Sea On Exoskeleton Particles

A new study shows the carbon-capturing phytoplankton colonized the ocean by rafting on particles of chitin.