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MIT’s tiny flying robot gets 450% faster with AI
MIT researchers developed an AI-based controller for insect-sized flying robots, increasing speed by 450% and enabling complex aerial maneuvers like repeated somersaults.
These massive stars could explain Webb’s strangest galaxies
Astronomers are using the Hubble Space Telescope to study massive stars in nearby dwarf galaxies that resemble early universe conditions, potentially explaining unusual features of distant galaxies observed by the James Webb Space Telescope.
“We just need to go back” – Uranus’ moon Ariel may have hidden a 100-mile-deep ocean
Research suggests Uranus’ moon Ariel may once have harbored a subsurface ocean exceeding 100 miles deep, based on analysis of the moon’s fractured surface and tidal stress patterns.
Scientists find two tiny new snails with shells that close like doors
Two newly identified snail species from Montenegro’s mountains have been described in a scientific journal. Both species feature unusual characteristics including eyes positioned on the sides of their heads and shell-closing mechanisms.
Distant time crystals can somehow fall into the same rhythm
Physicists demonstrated that multiple time crystals in a semiconductor can synchronize their oscillations across distances greater than 1,000 times their individual size through spin-coupled mechanisms.
When what you see doesn’t make sense, your brain does something remarkable
New research reveals the brain may resolve visual conflicts by comparing interpretations across different brain regions until a consistent picture emerges through a consensus-building mechanism.
Indonesian foragers may have sucked on mind-altering nuts 25,000 years ago, research finds
Archaeological evidence from ancient Indonesian skeletons suggests foragers sucked on psychoactive betel nuts as far back as 25,000 years ago, potentially marking the earliest known human drug use.
UK mathematician debunks myth around Parthenon’s optical illusions
A UK mathematician challenges the long-held belief that the Parthenon’s architectural features were designed to correct optical illusions, finding little evidence to support the 2,000-year-old claim.
‘Very messy eaters’: scientists solve the mystery of when black holes ‘burp’
Scientists have identified when black holes release powerful jets after consuming stars, finding they occur at two specific phases of the feeding cycle regardless of the black hole’s size.
This tiny organism can shrink to one quarter its size in milliseconds
Scientists identified how a single-celled organism called Spirostomum ambiguum can compress its body to one quarter its size in milliseconds, revealing an unusual calcium-driven contraction mechanism potentially useful for artificial muscles.
This deep-sea enzyme survives heat that destroys most proteins
Researchers isolated a heat-resistant enzyme from a deep-sea microorganism that performs nitrogen fixation at temperatures above 90°C, revealing structural features shared across different nitrogenase families.
A giant crater may reveal the origin of Mars’ doomed moon
Scientists are studying Mars’ moon Phobos using gravity and motion measurements to determine whether it formed from debris or was captured as an asteroid, focusing on the massive Stickney Crater.
New chemical wipes out 95% of termites without harming humans
Researchers at UC Riverside found that bistrifluron, a chemical that disrupts insect exoskeleton formation, kills 95-99% of western drywood termites and spreads through colonies via social feeding behaviors.
Hurricane Hunters reveal 4 warning signs that a storm is about to strengthen
Researchers identified four features that help tilted tropical cyclones become vertically organized and capable of intensifying, potentially enabling earlier forecasts of rapid storm strengthening.
Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
Archaeologists discovered an earlier, simpler version of Stonehenge three miles away, consisting of two wooden posts aligned with solstices and dating back 5,000 years.
Antarctica’s first ever dinosaur bone discovered in a drawer
A dinosaur tail bone discovered in Antarctica in 1985 and stored in a drawer for four decades has been confirmed as the first dinosaur fossil ever found on the continent.
Supermassive black hole winds are 100 times more powerful than scientists thought
New observations reveal that winds from supermassive black holes carry 100 times more energy than previously estimated, extending roughly 300,000 light-years beyond their host galaxies.
The shape behind the Einstein problem just revealed strange new physics
Researchers have discovered that optical structures based on the Smith hat—a shape that solved a decades-old mathematical puzzle—produce unusual chiral light patterns, revealing unexpected physics applications.
UV light reveals possible camouflage on a 125-million-year-old crocodile
UV light analysis of a 125-million-year-old crocodile fossil from Spain reveals preserved soft tissues, sensory structures, and possible camouflage coloration on its tail.
This Australian cave hid 25,000 years of ritual secrets
Archaeological evidence from Cloggs Cave in Australia demonstrates that the GunaiKurnai people conducted rituals involving deliberate grass burning for approximately 25,000 years.
Scientists stunned as volcano cloud starts destroying methane
Scientists discovered that the massive volcanic plume from the 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption unexpectedly destroyed methane pollution, offering insights into potential climate strategies.
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