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In a seafloor surprise, metal-rich chunks may generate deep-sea oxygen

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​science news​​​ By Sid Perkins In an unexpected twist, metal-rich nodules found on the seafloor are generating oxygen, new research suggests. This meager but steady supply of the vital gas may help →

Can light spark superconductivity? A new study reignites debate

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​science news​​​ By Emily Conover    Brief blasts of light might make some materials into fleeting superconductors. A new study strengthens the case for this controversial claim, first →

Can bioluminescent ‘milky seas’ be predicted?

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​science news​​​ By Bas den Hond    BURLINGTON, Vt. — For the first time, a researcher has found a “milky sea” without relying on happenstance.     For centuries, →

This python-inspired device could make rotator cuff surgeries more effective

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​science news​​​ By Claire Yuan     Each year, 2 million people in the United States suffer from rotator cuff injuries — but only 600,000 get surgical fixes. A new, →

Sulfur was key to the first water on Earth

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​science news​​​ By Ken Croswell     A chemical element that’s not even in H2O — sulfur — is the reason Earth first got its water, a new study finds, bolstering a similar claim →

‘Space hurricanes’ churn at both of Earth’s magnetic poles

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​science news​​​ By  Carolyn Gramling     On Earth, hurricane season isn’t just surface level. The ionosphere, an upper layer of the atmosphere charged by solar radiation, →

A Dune-inspired spacesuit turns astronaut pee into drinking water

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​science news​​​ By Adam Mann       In the science-fiction series Dune, the desert-dwelling Fremen of the arid planet Arrakis recycle their body’s moisture using →

Breastfeeding should take a toll on bones. A brain hormone may protect them

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​science news​​​ By  Claire Yuan     Birthing and caring for a newborn can be hard on a mother’s bones. Estrogen, which helps regulate bone growth, drops precipitously after →

World record speeds for two Olympics events have fallen over time. We can go faster

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science news By Erin Garcia de Jesús     Ready, set, go break a record.     As elite athletes compete for top accolades in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, at least a →

Advanced nuclear reactors need a different type of uranium. Here’s 4 things to know

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​science news​​​ By  Emily Conover     Nuclear power of the future is going to need fuel. That has governments, energy companies and nuclear engineers clamoring to get their →

Strange observations of galaxies challenge ideas about dark matter

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​science news​​​ By Adam Mann     Head-scratching observations of distant galaxies are challenging cosmologists’ dominant ideas about the universe, potentially leading to the →

Human footprints in New Mexico really may be surprisingly ancient, new dating shows

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​science news​​​ By Mc Kenzie Prillaman     Human footprints in White Sands National Park in New Mexico sparked controversy two years ago when scientists found the prints to be →

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