BYLINE: Tracy Marc Newswise — Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and the Sanford Underground Research Facility held an event today in Lead, S.D., celebrating a significant milestone for the most ambitious neutrino research…
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Genetic Pathways Link Cannabis Use to Psychosis Risk
Summary: New research provides a breakthrough in understanding the biological mechanisms linking Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) and psychosis. By conducting a large-scale genetic meta-analysis, researchers identified over 500 genetic loci…
Hantavirus questions grow in the wake of a cruise ship outbreak
As public health officials around the world monitor dozens of former passengers and crewmembers of the MV Hondius for signs of hantavirus infection, scientists are hoping to learn more about…
The Whirlpool Galaxy comes alive photo of the day for May 13, 2026
The Whirlpool Galaxy sprawls across the cosmos in this striking new snapshot from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The galaxy, formally known as M51 (Messier 51), stretches out its…
Opposites Annihilate: Presenting Antimatter Research
Newswise — NEWPORT NEWS, VA – A high school field trip to a particle accelerator set Tyler Hague’s future in motion. Nearly two decades later, he is bringing his antimatter…
Immigrant patients often choose doctors with a shared cultural background – what they are seeking isn’t sameness but connection
At a recent dental appointment, I was unexpectedly seen by a new provider in my longtime dentist’s practice. Early in the visit, he realized we were both Iranian American. Like…
Galaxy Cluster Relaxed Now, but Was Wild in the Past
BYLINE: Megan Watzke Newswise — The galaxy cluster Abell 2029 is sometimes described as “the most relaxed cluster in the Universe.” This moniker does not arise from some sort of…
Using Nuclear Shapes to Study How Particles Flow in Collisions Between Light Ions
The Science Newswise — Physicists are searching for signs that even the smallest high-energy nuclear collisions can create a hot, dense state of matter known as the quark-gluon plasma (QGP). These small…
Territorial conflict may explain male primates’ large size
It’s a game of monkey mean, monkey grew. Territorial tension may be behind the size of male primates. In many primate species, males have evolved to be bigger than their…
From Ghost Particle to Cosmic Messenger
Newswise — By 1970, fourteen years after Los Alamos scientists first proved the existence of the neutrino, they knew something was amiss: an underground neutrino experiment built inside the Homestake…
