Cosmic breadcrumb trail reveals hidden dark matter August 12, 2026 Astronomers discover first globular cluster stellar stream outside the Milky Way
Senators who sit together, trade together August 5, 2026 Study finds U.S. senators who sit closer together on the Senate floor are more likely to trade stocks in the same industries and earn higher returns
As urban tree shade shrinks, mortality rises August 5, 2026 New study finds that protecting mature trees could help save lives
Tumor-like tissue environments could hold clues to curing HIV August 4, 2026 Viral reservoirs in a proxy animal model of HIV share features with immune-suppressive tumors
First AI-driven telescope goes stargazing July 31, 2026 New AI system successfully schedules observations on a major national telescope
Tiny fossils crack a Cretaceous cold case July 30, 2026 Ancient ocean acidification triggered one of the ocean’s most severe extinctions
Flexible DNA transforms protein crystallization July 29, 2026 New approach reveals proteins’ structures and enables next-gen flexible biomaterials
How a Northwestern study changed who can diagnose autism in Illinois July 29, 2026 The new law, the first of its kind in the U.S., allows for an additional diagnostic pathway to support existing medical diagnostics
Lawbreakers, or like us? How partisans think about immigration July 28, 2026 Northwestern research shows surprising consensus in support of a path to citizenship for some immigrants