Four Warning Signs Predict When a Tilted Hurricane Will Intensify
Analysis of nearly three decades of Hurricane Hunter flights identifies four structural features that signal a tilted storm is about to organize and strengthen.
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Report: Geopolitical Rivalry Strains Global Cooperation, Reform Paths Exist
A new report finds that while conflict, rivalry, and authoritarian nationalism pressure global cooperation, the situation is more nuanced than headlines suggest.
Circular mRNA boosts microbial protein output sixfold
A new synthetic biology method converts easily degraded mRNA into a ring form inside microbes, raising protein yields up to six times.
Quantum networks advance: multi-user keys and 100-channel teleportation
Two new experiments push quantum communication toward practical multi-party networks.
Cat urine fatty acids may act as scent ID cards
Researchers have identified 13 fatty acids in cat urine that may serve as a durable chemical signature for individual recognition, likely shared across the cat family.
How the Sun’s quiet spells help scientists decode the solar cycle
A new explainer highlights why periods of low solar activity are just as revealing as stormy ones for understanding the Sun’s magnetic behavior.
Virtual Cells Built from 4D AI Models Could Accelerate Drug Testing
A new approach models mitochondria as dynamic networks, not static shapes, to create digital twins of cells for faster drug discovery.
Magma influx caused brief bulge at Tanzania's Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano
A short-lived ground uplift detected in 2024 at Ol Doinyo Lengai was caused by roughly one million cubic meters of magma entering a shallow reservoir.
Feast of San Gennaro as a Lens on Italian-American Assimilation
A cultural history argues that the annual New York festival traces how Italian immigrants became American.
Social Tech Shows Little Link to Adult Life Satisfaction, Survey Finds
A longitudinal survey of adults found little evidence that social technology use predicts life satisfaction.
Dead Sea Scrolls Calendar Mystery May Be Solved by Qumran Proposal
Researchers suggest the Qumran sect truly used a 364-day calendar, resolving a longstanding puzzle about the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Austrian gravel pit yields Europe's largest hoard of Iron Age iron bars
A chance find during gravel extraction has revealed the biggest known cache of prehistoric iron bars in Europe, reshaping views of Iron Age metal production and trade.
Self-Limiting Clusters May Explain Glass Transition
New research suggests that cooling liquids forms self-limiting particle clusters, offering a fresh explanation for the glass transition.
Tiny Sand Hoppers Move Massive Amounts of Sand on California Beaches
New research shows that small beach crustaceans act as major geological agents, reshaping the California coastline through their burrowing and feeding activity.
Venus May Have Swallowed Its Moon, New Research Suggests
A new UC Riverside study proposes that Venus, Earth's near-twin in size and structure, likely consumed a rocky satellite, explaining why it has no moon.
Firelight may have shaped the origins of spoken language
A new paper proposes that fire and language, two of humanity's greatest innovations, may be far more connected than previously thought.
Humpback Whale Spotted 60 Miles Up Sacramento River
A humpback whale was observed in a California river far from the Pacific Ocean, highlighting an unusual inland excursion.
LandScan Mosaic maps global populations by building use
A new Oak Ridge dataset estimates where people are throughout the day based on how buildings are occupied.