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February 1, 2012

A study that combines experimental observations of spider webs with complex computer simulations has shown that web durability depends not only on silk strength, but on how overall web design compensates for damage and the response of individual strands to continuously varying stresses. Read more

Science News

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January 22, 2026

Brain scans show a spot in the cerebellum attuned specifically to words, expanding on studies that point to the region's importance for language. Read more

Scientific American

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August 4, 2022

Learning from past failures in the development of staph vaccines may inform how other vaccines for common bugs should be developed Read more

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June 23, 2023

Globular cluster M92 is about 13.8 billion years old, a new calculation suggests. Getting the age right could help resolve a bigger cosmic conundrum. Read more

EurekAlert!

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March 29, 2012

A new X-ray study of the remains of an exploded star indicates that the supernova that disrupted the massive star may have turned it inside out in the process. Using very long observations of Cassiopeia A, a team of scientists has mapped the distribution elements in the supernova remnant in unprecedented detail. This information shows where the different layers of the pre-supernova star are located three hundred years after the explosion, and provides insight into the nature of the supernova. Read more

Science News

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May 2, 2012

A black hole’s stellar feast is witnessed by telescopes on Earth and in orbit. Read more

Science News

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April 5, 2022

Analyzing Hubble Space Telescope images revealed a star whose light originates from about 12.9 billion light-years away, researchers say. Read more

Science News

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November 7, 2024

The dramatic dimming of a star in the nearby Andromeda galaxy could mark the birth of a black hole. Read more

NASA

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September 10, 2024

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has infrared vision that lets us peer through the dusty veil of nearby star-forming region NGC 1333. We can see planetary mass objects, newborn stars, and brown dwarfs; some of the faintest ‘stars’ in this mosaic image are in fact newly born free-floating brown dwarfs with masses comparable to those […] Read more