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Tonga eruption entombed deep-sea life in ash
When Hunga erupted in 2022, ash "decimated" slow-moving species living on the seafloor. More mobile species were able to hoof it out of harm's way.
By Kamal Nahas published
Physically, athletes might reach a point where they can no longer beat sports records — however, innovative techniques and sportswear breakthroughs could potentially help athletes perform better in the future.
By Jennifer Nalewicki last updated
The largest T. rex to ever live may have weighed up to 33,000 pounds.
By Mattias Tranberg published
A palliative care researcher explains how death can help people appreciate life.
By Stephanie Pappas published
Human societies that experience downturns do a better job of recovering from later disasters, new research finds.
By Alexander McNamara published
In a new series of comics, where young, female scientists take center stage, MIT's Ritu Raman explains how the format can inspire the next generation of young people into the world of STEM.
By Paul Sutter published
Do dead stars glow? A strange gravitational phenomenon could be generating enormous amounts of light around neutron stars, new research suggests.
By Ben Turner published
By blowing atoms up to several hundred times their size, researchers have been able to make another type of oddly-behaving time crystal.
By Ben Turner published
The physicist César Lattes, who is honored today (July 11) in a Google Doodle, is famous across Latin America for his discovery of the pion — a subatomic particle produced by shockwaves from exploding stars.
By Kristel Tjandra published
Honey owes its long shelf-life to its makers, but it doesn't always last forever.
By Jane McCallion published
Scientists harness a compound normally used in cancer treatment to reclaim rare-earth elements from electronic waste.