March 12, 2025

Dismantling the scientific infrastructure. Illustration: Avi Blizovsky via DALEE

Why we are not politicians, and why the warning against the actions of the Trump administration is objectively correct

The Trump administration is leading the destruction of science and how it could return us to the Middle Ages or even the Stone Age. The damage of erasing databases and laying off workers will cause a huge setback in many fields, so the resistance is
A black hole with an accretion disk and energy emissions in deep space.

The secret energy inside every black hole is more powerful than we thought

Researchers have discovered that black holes can pump and release huge amounts of energy through magnetic fields and magnetized accretion disks, which could change our understanding of galaxy formation and the evolution of the universe.
Prof. Helmut Schwarz, Technical University of Berlin, winner of the 2025 Wolf Prize in Chemistry. Photo courtesy of the Wolf Prize Foundation

Wolf Prize in Chemistry for 2025 to German researcher for characterization of the gaseous state in electrolysis processes

The 2025 Wolf Prize in Chemistry is awarded to Professor Helmut Schwarz of the Technical University of Berlin for the quantitative characterization of active gas-phase intermediates to solve fundamental problems in catalysis.
epigenetics. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Breakthrough in epigenetics research: DNA methylation mapping reveals hidden genetic switches

New Hebrew University research maps for the first time the differences in maternal and paternal DNA coding in the body's cells, providing new insights into genetic control, parental inheritance, and the impact of genetic diseases