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The Universe Is Making Fewer Stars—but It Hasn’t Run Out of Fuel

Astronomy · Peer reviewed. Star formation fell much faster than the universe’s atomic-hydrogen supply, shifting attention from fuel loss to fuel conversion.

LUX-ZEPLIN Recorded One Unexplained Flash—Not Dark Matter Yet

Physics · Preprint. One high-energy nuclear-recoil candidate survived LZ’s analysis, making it intriguing—but far from a dark-matter discovery.

AI Emotional Support Is Linked to Distress in Young People

A cross-sectional study links emotional-support use of generative AI with youth psychological distress, but it cannot establish cause and effect.

Mars Is 200–400°C Hotter Beneath Its Southern Highlands

Sixteen years of spacecraft tracking indicate a much warmer, softer mantle beneath southern Mars, though the temperatures are model-based.

Monkey Feet Complicate a Key Assumption About Human Evolution

Wild sooty mangabeys flex their midfeet by as much as 46 degrees, showing why fossil foot shape alone cannot settle ancient climbing ability.

Why Snake Embryos Coil Right-Handed Inside Their Eggs

More than 800 embryo images reveal a shared right-handed spiral, with unequal growth around a gut tether offering a mechanical explanation.

Tasmanian Tiger Skull Reveals a Fast-Snapping Hunter

A broad skull comparison suggests the extinct thylacine used fast snapping bites on smaller prey—not wolf-like attacks on sheep.