2026

Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that gave birth to a one-ton baby, captured a […]

In a matter of only a few years, AI chatbots have become a common part of many of our daily

Scientists have identified a key biological system that helps brown fat burn energy by building the networks it needs to

Scientists have uncovered how your body actually tells your brain to stop eating when you’re sick. In a new study,

A widely used sugar substitute found in everything from keto snacks to diet drinks may not be as harmless as

Our oceans are full of sophisticated, perfect traps: Nets, hooks, fishing lines. Designed to capture animals destined for our dinner

For decades, astronomers have been puzzled by strange “zebra stripe” patterns in radio waves from the Crab Pulsar — bright

Over a decade ago, when I was first starting to pretend I could write about quantum mechanics, I covered a

Scientists have created a new kind of carbon material that could make carbon capture much cheaper and more efficient. By

A new solar breakthrough may overcome a long-standing efficiency barrier. Researchers used a “spin-flip” metal complex to capture and multiply