27,500-Year-Old Bear Attack Reveals Paleolithic Grief Like Ours
A 27,500-year-old bear attack victim in Italy reveals Paleolithic mourning rituals: red ochre, fox-teeth headdress, and deliberate wound covering, proving grief is ancient.
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Species Loss Order Determines Grassland Stability, Study Finds
A new study reveals that the sequence in which species disappear from grasslands dramatically alters ecosystem stability, with major implications for conservation and climate resilience.
How Ancient Evolution Gives Invasive Plants Their Edge
New King’s College London study finds invasive plants succeed because of ancient evolutionary traits, not recent adaptation—a discovery with major implications for climate change and biosecurity.
Sun’s Eruptions Take the Punch Out of Storms Over North America
A new University of New Hampshire study reveals that solar storms can weaken rain and snow across North America. The discovery may upend weather forecasting.
15-Million-Year-Old Eggshells Reveal How Plants Survived a Hotter Earth
Scientists analyzed oxygen isotopes in 15-million-year-old giant bird eggshells from the Miocene and found plants were transpiring heavily under high CO₂—a warning for today’s warming world.
The Deep Freeze Gauntlet: How Reusable Rockets Survive Cryogenic Thermal Cycles
Reusable rocket tanks must survive brutal cryogenic thermal cycles without cracking. From aluminum-lithium alloys to friction stir welding, here’s the science behind the deep freeze.
Burned-Home Soils Reveal Uneven Lead & Arsenic After LA Fires
A new study finds that lead and arsenic levels in soils from burned LA homes vary wildly even between neighboring properties, raising urgent health and equity concerns for wildfire recovery.
Peptide Breakthrough Could Beat Superbugs Without Antibiotics
University of Alberta researchers engineered a human-derived peptide, D-GK, that kills superbugs in preclinical tests. Could this be a new weapon against antimicrobial resistance?
Female Baboons Keep Family Bonds Strong: Research Reveals the Benefits
New research reveals how female baboons build strong family bonds that reduce stress, extend lifespan, and shape primate evolution. Insights from 30 years of Amboseli data.
Lithium-Doped Carbon Nanorings Could Revolutionize Next-Gen Optics
Computational study reveals lithium-doped carbon nanorings boost nonlinear optical response 15x, paving way for faster, flexible photonic devices. DFT calculations show record hyperpolarizability.
Bringing Signals to NASA: A Central Coast Engineer’s Path to Deep Space
Engineer Eric Fernandez, from a Central Coast childhood watching rocket launches, now leads signal-processing innovations for NASA’s Deep Space Network, enabling communication across billions of kilometers.
Grade Inflation in Pandemic Boosted Private School and Disadvantaged Applicants
New study reveals pandemic A-level grade inflation boosted private school applicants most, but disadvantaged students also gained. Long-term effects could reshape university admissions.