2026

Feeling warm or cold doesn’t just register on the skin—it changes how connected we feel to our own bodies. Research […]

New research shows Karnak Temple was built on a rare island of high ground formed as Nile river channels shifted

Inside high-energy proton collisions, quarks and gluons briefly form a dense, boiling state before cooling into ordinary particles. Researchers expected

Tiny bits of Earth’s atmosphere have been drifting to the moon for billions of years, guided by Earth’s magnetic field.

Overfished coral reefs are producing far less food than they could. Researchers found that letting reef fish populations recover could

Not all microbes are villains—many are vital to keeping us healthy. Researchers have created a world-first database that tracks beneficial

Seeing plastic trash while hiking inspired a Rutgers chemist to rethink why synthetic plastics last forever while natural polymers don’t.

Scientists have discovered a rogue planet roaming the Milky Way after combining observations from Earth and a space telescope. This

Researchers using China’s “artificial sun” fusion reactor have broken through a long-standing density barrier in fusion plasma. The experiment confirmed

Welcome back to the Abstract, and Happy New Year! Here are the studies this week that stoked the flames, cooled