Research, Space & Discovery
The proof of a decades-old conjecture has given researchers a new way to understand complex networks.The postMathematicians Build Long-Awaited Graph Sandwichfirst appeared onQuanta Magazine
A team of researchers, including those from the University of Tokyo, spotted a rare kind of planet that's unusually hot and eccentric. TOI-1355 b orbits its star, TOI-1355, which is also much hotter t...
Just 20 minutes of easy walking appeared to jolt the gut into action, nearly doubling the intensity of bowel sounds within minutes. Constipation is one of the most common digestive complaints, affecti...
Starship's next test flight will be its first orbital mission. The craft will also release working Starlink V3 satellites for the first time, making the flight the first commercially useful Starship m...
When it comes to whole grains and health, a new analysis suggests the more the betterThe postIs This Massive New Study on the Benefits of Whole Grains Part of the “War on Protein” RFK Jr. is Ending?ap...
Though the spiral galaxy in this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope seems serene, it hides a chaotic secret. This galaxy is NGC 4698, and it lies about 55 million light-years away in t...
Israeli COVID-19 Vaccine Records Reveal Early Myocarditis Signal—and Troubling Gaps in Safety Surveillance
September 18, 2026 Black moms and pregnant women forced out of their homes in metro Detroit face health and safety threats by Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, The Conversation edited by Gaby Clark , ...
The most harmful smartphone habit may not be spending hours on a device, but repeatedly surrendering attention to an endless stream of content. Research from Semmelweis University suggests that proble...
One of Dublin's "lost" medieval castles has been found hiding in plain sight inside University College Dublin's Roebuck Castle. New research reveals that substantial remains of the Norman castle of Ro...
Students may come for the dog, but new research from UBC Okanagan published in the Journal of College Student Mental Health suggests that's not always what they leave with. In a study of 676 students—...
On Sept. 15, the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau sent volcanic ash up to 15,000 meters (50,000 feet) and produced rumbling heard 700 kilometers (435 miles) away. Eight airports suspended operations, t...
A new study sheds light on how Syrian archaeologists risked their lives to rescue approximately 30,000 priceless artifacts from the Deir ez-Zor Museum during the summers of 2014 and 2015 as the city f...
Cysteine is one of the main building blocks that cells use to make proteins. But this amino acid is a double-edged sword—too much cysteine is toxic to the cell. Cells therefore keep free cysteine leve...
A new study by Chester Zoo and Nottingham Trent University scientists revealed that just over a third (38%) of more than 230 householders in Cheshire and North Wales were willing or able to introduce ...
A new way to accurately measure the distance between quasar pairs—the blazing, black-hole-powered centers of distant galaxies that appear side by side in space—is showing promise through University of...
Lord Howe Island sits about 600 kilometers (370 miles) off the New South Wales coast, a crescent of rainforest and sea cliffs that draws visitors to its beaches and birdlife. Few people realize they a...
The Antarctic ozone hole in 2025 was one of the smallest in decades—a testament to the continuing success of international action to protect Earth's ozone layer, which shields us from the sun's harmfu...
A new approach that changes just one atom in plastic-degrading enzymes could help make them more efficient while maintaining their stability, according to new research from The Australian National Uni...
September 18, 2026 From war to weather, Australian farmers are planting spring crops in an uncertain world by Katharina Belt, Samantha Harvie, The Conversation edited by Swati Mestri , ...