Planetary Sciences
Aug 12, 2025
Astronaut catches gigantic jet on camera
On July 3, 2025, NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured a stunning photo of an event originally thought to be a sprite.
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Ecology
Aug 12, 2025
Marine heat wave forecasts help predict coral bleaching, fish kills and algal blooms
Just as the 2019–20 summer is remembered for devastating bushfires, the summer of 2024–25 is likely to be remembered for Australia-wide marine biological disruption associated with marine heat waves.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 8, 2025
Molecular timeline provides insights into how immune cells switch into attack mode
Fighting off pathogens is a tour de force that must happen with speed and precision. A team of researchers at CeMM and MedUni Vienna led by Christoph Bock and Matthias Farlik has investigated how macrophages—immune cells ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 6, 2025
Sleepy birds, quiet dawns: How noisy, bright city nights disrupt and change birdsong
We've all had a bad night's sleep, with a snoring partner, a crying baby or neighbors having too much fun. Sleep disturbances are common and have unpleasant consequences the day after, including feeling unmotivated and struggling ...
Ecology
Aug 6, 2025
Many Delaware beachgoers feel the sting of a blooming jellyfish population
More beachgoers have been getting an unexpected shock this summer as jellyfish numbers bloom along the Delaware coast, interrupting—but not stopping—the summer fun.
Earth Sciences
Aug 5, 2025
Buried alive: The secret life of deep earth microbes
Discover a vast, previously unknown world of microbial life that survives—and even thrives—for hundreds of millions of years in some of the planet's harshest environments.
Ecology
Jul 29, 2025
Deep-sea jellyfish distribution suggests oceanic barrier
The distribution of a deep-sea jellyfish species with two different traits hints at the existence of an unknown biogeographic barrier in the North Atlantic Ocean, according to new research by marine scientists at The University ...
General Physics
Jul 22, 2025
How do water rings 'bounce?' New discovery answers decades-old question
Air rings blown by dolphins swimming underwater and rings of smoke emitted by jet engines are just two examples of vortex rings. These doughnut-shaped structures and their mesmerizing movement have been studied for decades ...
Evolution
Jul 21, 2025
300-million-year-old ecosystem in northern Illinois includes three paleoenvironments
More than 300 million years ago, during the Carboniferous Period, much of northern Illinois outside Chicago—including what is now the Mazon Creekfossil site—was alive with ancient creatures thriving in lush, tropical swamps, ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Jul 4, 2025
Jurassic fish choked to death on squid-like cephalopods, fossil study reveals
A study by Dr. Martin Ebert and Dr. Martina Kölbl-Ebert examined the remains of some 4,200 Tharsis fossil specimens. They found that some of these fish, all of which were subadults, would occasionally attempt to or accidentally ...
