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At some highly selective colleges and universities, cohorts of mostly white, wealthy applicants have three to eight times greater odds of admission than other similarly qualified applicants. These beneficiaries are legacy applicants, those who receive an admissions bonus for having…
Beneath East Africa’s Turkana Rift, scientists have found the crust is thinning to a critical point, suggesting the continent is gradually breaking apart. This “necking” process marks an advanced stage of rifting that could eventually lead to a new ocean…
A gut bacterium may be quietly fueling depression through an unexpected chemical twist. Researchers found that when Morganella morganii interacts with a common pollutant, it produces a molecule that triggers inflammation—something strongly linked to depression. This finding helps explain how…
Lock up our hearts and throw away the key, because we have found love in space. Space prison movies, that is.
The private WorldView Legion 4 Earth-observing satellite snapped an amazing photo of the Hubble Space Telescope on April 23, 2026, a day before the obsevatory’s 36th birthday.
From the first photographer star to the discovery of alien worlds, these night sky targets mark some of astronomy’s greatest firsts.
This week, researchers reported that malaria influenced population distribution in Africa thousands of years ago. Mathematicians at MIT report that classical physics formulations can explain quantum phenomena. And a study found that electron spin causes mirror-image molecules to behave differently…
A new study suggests that most “post-starburst galaxies” cease star formation because they run out of fuel. But that’s not the full story.
Russia will launch its latest Progress cargo ship toward the International Space Station today (April 25), and you can watch the action live.
Sunlit arms of a