Physics
Star Bridge Glows Inside Merging Galaxy Cluster
It took twenty-eight hours under the pristine Chilean sky for the Dark Energy Camera to expose a secret hidden in plain sight.
Aug 6, 2025
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Earth & Environment
How Climate Change Will Supercharge West Coast Storms
As climate change reshapes Earth's weather patterns, the powerful storms known as atmospheric rivers will evolve differently across the U.S.
Dec 20, 2024
Space
Dark Energy Camera Spies the Outskirts of the Swirling Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
Messier 83, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, is one of the most prominent spiral galaxies in the night sky.
Dec 7, 2024
Space
Radiant Stars at the Heart of a Cosmic Rose
Around 5000 light-years away, the Rosette Nebula appears to be blooming right out the interstellar medium.
Oct 6, 2024
Technology
Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe: DESI's Groundbreaking 3D Map Reveals Dark Energy Mysteries
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), a cutting-edge astronomical survey, has been making significant strides in its quest to create the largest and most detailed 3D map of the Universe ever.
Apr 5, 2024
Physics
Astronomers Discover Most Massive Neutron Star—or Least Massive Black Hole
An international team of astronomers have discovered a massive dark object in orbit around a rapidly spinning millisecond pulsar.
Jan 18, 2024
Space
The moon is 40M years older than previously thought
By analyzing tiny lunar zircon crystals gathered by Apollo 17 astronauts in 1972, researchers recalculated the age of the Earth's moon.
Nov 30, 2023
Life
Fruit, nectar, bugs and blood: How bat teeth and jaws evolved for a diverse dinnertime
They don't know it, but Charles Darwin's finches changed the world. These closely related species — native to the Galapagos Islands — each sport a uniquely shaped beak that matches their preferred diet.
Nov 30, 2023
Earth & Environment
Gray whale die-offs driven by food supply swings in changing Arctic conditions
A long-term Arctic biological data set maintained by University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) scientists has been instrumental in determining the cause of a series of die-offs of eastern Pacific gray whales.
Nov 30, 2023
Physics
Down goes antimatter! Gravity's effect on matter's elusive twin is revealed
If you dropped antimatter, would it fall down or up? In a unique laboratory experiment, researchers have now observed the downward path taken by individual atoms of antihydrogen, providing a definitive answer: antimatter falls down.
Sep 27, 2023
Health
Full-dose blood thinners decreased need for life support and improved outcome in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
In large clinical trial conducted worldwide, full dose anti-coagulation (blood thinner) treatments given to moderately ill patients hospitalized for COVID-19 reduced the requirement of vital organ support—such as the need for ventilation.
Jan 23, 2021