Science
Astronomers detected erythrulose, a four-carbon sugar, in a molecular cloud near the center of the Milky Way — the most complex sugar ever confirmed beyond our Solar System.
Physicists from the University of Sheffield and Indiana University propose that dark matter could be tuned to a hidden fifth dimension, offering a fresh explanation for its elusive nature and why it was more active in the early universe.
A pioneering field trial in the Arctic has shown that pumping seawater onto frozen surfaces can increase ice thickness by up to 50 centimeters, raising hopes for a scalable method to slow polar ice decline.
A Yahoo science story described first major findings from an underground detector in China studying mysterious ghost particles. The bigger point is that modern particle physics depends on patient measurement, shielding and international comparison.
A plain-English guide to the core climate indicators learners should understand: temperature, oceans, ice, sea level and extreme events.