Science Feed Discoveries April 2026

Research Archive

April 2026

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Physics

Unlocking mysteries of the universe through math

MIT News Physics · 30 Apr 2026
Physics

The hidden structure behind a widely used class of materials

MIT News Physics · 30 Apr 2026
Physics

A materials scientist’s playground

MIT News Physics · 30 Apr 2026
Physics

We have figured out a new way to send messages into the past

New Scientist Physics · 30 Apr 2026
Astronomy & Space

Starry spiral in a familiar neighbourhood

ESA Space Science · 30 Apr 2026
Physics

Transforming deep-space signals into cathedral sound

MIT News Physics · 29 Apr 2026
Physics

Weird ‘transdimensional’ state of matter is neither 2D nor 3D

New Scientist Physics · 29 Apr 2026
Interdisciplinary

Cancer Survivors Are Living Longer but Still Have Complex Needs. That’s Why Doctors and Advocates Want Post-Treatment Care Plans

Smithsonian Magazine · 29 Apr 2026
Biology

Proteostasis sustains T cell differentiation potential and tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte function

Cell · 29 Apr 2026
Physics

Is consciousness more fundamental to reality than quantum physics?

New Scientist Physics · 28 Apr 2026
Biology

Mapping molecular markers of physical fitness

MIT News Biology · 28 Apr 2026
Biology

Six from MIT awarded 2026 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

MIT News Biology · 28 Apr 2026
Biology

Self-organizing “pencil beam” laser could help scientists design brain-targeted therapies

MIT News Biology · 27 Apr 2026
Interdisciplinary

Butterflies Are in Dramatic Decline Across North America. A Close Look at the Western Monarch Shows Why

Smithsonian Magazine · 24 Apr 2026
Physics

SciPost included in the SCOSS Family of Essential Open Science Infrastructures

24 Apr 2026
Interdisciplinary

Largest-ever octopus was great white shark of invertebrate predators

23 Apr 2026
Interdisciplinary

Do you need to worry about Mythos, Anthropic’s computer-hacking AI?

23 Apr 2026
Interdisciplinary

Wildfire ‘red flag’ warnings in effect for large chunk of the U.S. Here’s what to know

23 Apr 2026
Interdisciplinary

How do earthquakes end? A seismic ‘stop sign’ could help predict earthquake risk

23 Apr 2026
Interdisciplinary

‘Kraken’ fossils show enormous, intelligent octopuses were top predators in Cretaceous seas

23 Apr 2026
Interdisciplinary

Catching a cold can delay cancer from spreading to the lungs

23 Apr 2026
Chemistry

Three from MIT named 2026 Goldwater Scholars

MIT News Chemistry · 23 Apr 2026
Interdisciplinary

Huge study reveals how Epstein-Barr virus may cause multiple sclerosis

23 Apr 2026
Medicine

In Search for Nanoparticles, A Researcher Strikes Gold

23 Apr 2026
Medicine

Cancer Researchers Share Cutting Edge Approaches to Combat Tumors

23 Apr 2026
Interdisciplinary

Trump administration officially reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as Schedule III

23 Apr 2026
Interdisciplinary

U.S. scientists solve the mystery of a golden orb discovered in the deep sea. Here’s what it really is

23 Apr 2026
Interdisciplinary

Contra-thermodynamic stereochemical editing explained

23 Apr 2026
Interdisciplinary

Using light to push stereochemistry uphill

23 Apr 2026
Medicine

AI just discovered new physics in the fourth state of matter

23 Apr 2026