The search for life on Jupiter's icy moon Europa just got more complicatedEuropa’s hidden ocean has made the icy moon one of the solar system’s most promising places to search for habitable conditions. Scientists have hoped that water from this deep ocean might rise through cracks and form sha·Research/综合科学·sciencedaily.com ↗sciencedaily.com ↗
Earth’s hidden “gold kitchen” lies beneath the seafloorDeep beneath submarine volcanoes, Earth may be running a natural “gold kitchen.” By analyzing volcanic glass from the Kermadec island arc north of New Zealand, researchers found that water-rich mantle repeatedly melts be·Research/综合科学·sciencedaily.com ↗sciencedaily.com ↗
‘Forever chemicals’ could be aging dolphins beyond their yearsCommon dolphins in New Zealand are biologically older than their calendar ages. Trace metals and “forever chemicals” may be to blame.·Research/生命科学·sciencenews.org ↗sciencenews.org ↗
New images reveal Betelgeuse’s buddy starA century of hints has suggested the famed red supergiant had a star pal but seeing it amid Betelgeuse’s brightness has been hard — until now.·Research/综合科学·sciencenews.org ↗sciencenews.org ↗
Misfolded insulin may be quietly driving diabetesResearchers found that insulin-producing cells depend on a team of helper proteins to keep insulin production on track. When one key partner was missing, damaged proteins built up and the cells made less insulin. Strengt·Research/综合科学·sciencedaily.com ↗sciencedaily.com ↗
Hidden charcoal reveals the true age of ancient cave paintingsA new analysis has precisely dated paintings in France’s Font-de-Gaume cave for the first time. Scientists discovered charcoal inside black pigments once thought to contain only minerals, allowing them to use radiocarbon·Research/综合科学·sciencedaily.com ↗sciencedaily.com ↗
Twisted laser light can tell mirror-image molecules apartScientists have created twisted laser beams that interact differently with right-handed and left-handed molecules, revealing their identity through the fragments they produce. The approach could provide a faster, simpler·Research/综合科学·sciencedaily.com ↗sciencedaily.com ↗
MIT engineers design recyclable elastic yarnMelt it, spin it, use it again. This new recyclable yarn is as strong and stretchy as spandex-based yarns.·Research/综合科学·news.mit.edu ↗news.mit.edu ↗
Seals’ amphibious hearing developed a long, long time agoResearchers scanned the ears of hundreds of marine mammals to deduce when pinnipeds evolved to hear well in both air and water.·Research/综合科学·sciencenews.org ↗sciencenews.org ↗
Why Jupiter has several giant moons but Saturn has only TitanYoung Jupiter’s powerful magnetic field may have created a safe zone where several large moons could survive. Saturn lacked this protection, possibly explaining why Titan stands almost alone among its largest moons.·Research/综合科学·sciencedaily.com ↗sciencedaily.com ↗
In search of the northern cassowaryJoin the search for the elusive cassowary, a big bird that plays an outsized role in maintaining its rainforest home by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon·Research/生命科学·aeon.co ↗aeon.co ↗
Spines of saber-toothed cats tell a tale of the doomed speciesRemains pulled from the La Brea Tar Pits revealed deformed vertebrae and rare tumors, possible signs of inbreeding among now-extinct saber-toothed cats.·Research/生命科学, 综合科学·sciencenews.org ↗sciencenews.org ↗