Calculating the kinetic energy of a fast-moving vehicle is effective because that measurement has a limit: it cannot go below zero. The same principle applies to the momentum of a subatomic particle. Mathematicians characterize these physical properties using nonnegative selfadjoint operators, and for many years, a significant theorem governing them has been rendered ineffective whenever […]

A woman gets ready for her first baby, monitoring prenatal checkups and baby registries, only to discover that her blood sugar levels have placed her in an unexpected category: high-risk pregnancy. She is not alone. Gestational diabetes now impacts 79 out of every 1,000 births in the United States, with rates steadily rising for almost […]

Superconductivity Shock: Iron Displays Quantum Characteristics Due to Vanadium Junction An extraordinary event has been recorded where an electric current passing through a junction of vanadium and iron generates surprisingly loud static. This noise, significantly more intense than expected, reveals iron acting like a superconductor despite its inherent nature as a ferromagnet. A study published […]

Spacecraft assembly locations at Kennedy Space Center are cleaned to near-sterility, treated with ultraviolet radiation, and inundated with industrial disinfectants. However, when scientists sequenced bacteria obtained during the assembly of the Phoenix Mars lander, they stumbled upon an intriguing finding: 26 completely new species, flourishing specifically due to the harsh conditions designed to eradicate them. […]

At two months of age, the mice exhibited exceptional navigational skills. By six months, they were utterly disoriented. In the presence of bright lights they instinctively detested, they roamed a circular platform featuring 20 holes, unable to recall which one provided an escape route. The typical mice exited within three minutes. These mice could not […]

When patients with weakened immune systems contract herpes infections that fail to respond to standard antiviral treatments, doctors frequently find themselves with limited alternatives. Jonathan Abraham, an infectious disease specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, regularly witnesses this challenge in his practice. His team’s recent study details, for the first time at a molecular level, […]