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neutron star

Space

LIGO and Virgo probably spotted the first black hole swallowing up a neutron star

In a first, astronomers may just have detected gravitational waves from a black hole merging with a neutron star.

By Emily ConoverAugust 15, 2019

nerve cells

Life

Alzheimer’s targets brain cells that help people stay awake

By Laura SandersAugust 16, 2019

carbon ring

Chemists have created and imaged a new form of carbon

By Emily ConoverAugust 15, 2019

a photo of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Humans

A new FDA-approved drug takes aim at a deadly form of tuberculosis

By Aimee CunninghamAugust 16, 2019

Jupiter collision illustration

Space

A planetary body may have smashed into Jupiter, creating its weird core

By Maria TemmingAugust 14, 2019

Chinese bone engravings

Humans

Engraved bones reveal that symbolism had ancient roots in East Asia

By Bruce BowerAugust 14, 2019

diamonds

Earth

Fluid in superdeep diamonds may be from some of Earth’s oldest unchanged material

By Maria TemmingAugust 15, 2019

We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

International Year of the Periodic Table

GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research

Extreme elements push the boundaries of the periodic table

The hunt for the next elements on the periodic table might turn up superheavy atoms that flaunt the rules of chemistry.

By Emily ConoverFebruary 27, 2019
How the periodic table went from a sketch to an enduring masterpiece
150 years on, the periodic table has more stories than it has elements

How these tiny insect larvae leap without legs

High-speed filming reveals how a blob of an insect can leap more efficiently than it crawls.

Lisa with moon rocks

How NASA has kept Apollo moon rocks safe from contamination for 50 years

supermassive black hole at M87

The first picture of a black hole opens a new era of astrophysics

Apollo 15 lunar module

Apollo astronauts left trash, mementos and experiments on the moon

Vredefort

Erosion has erased most of Earth’s impact craters. Here are the survivors

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