Category: 7. Science

The center of our galaxy is quiet in a very specific way. A new paper describes a search for stars flung from the middle of the Milky Way and translates its silence into a quantifiable measurement.

At first glance, the galaxy’s silence might…

Scientists have demonstrated that supercompressed water transforms into ice VI at room temperature through multiple freezing-melting pathways, which occur via a previously unknown form of metastable ice, named ice XXI.

Earth’s continents became long-lasting when parts of the deep crust briefly heated above about 900°C (roughly 1,650°F). A new study argues that this intense heat allowed the crust to shed its internal heat producers, then cool and toughen for…

A stunning image of a rice weevil on a single grain of rice has won the 2025 Nikon Small World photomicrography contest, yielding valuable insight into the structure and behavior of—and…

A peer-reviewed study shows spiral patterns in a young star’s disk actually moving over time. The array turned snapshots into a short view that reveals their winding motion.

The star, called IM Lup, lies in the constellation Lupus. Using data…