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Astronomers have observed starlight surrounding some of the universe’s earliest quasars — blazing centers of active galaxies that host a supermassive black hole at their core. The findings may help explain how these early black holes became so massive so quickly.

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MIT graduate student Ashutosh Kumar applies skills from his materials science background toward studying the relationship between bacteria and cancer. “There’s an unmet need to understand a lot of gynecological cancers,” he says.

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EAPS researchers have found that heavy snowfall and rain likely contributed to a swarm of earthquakes over the past several years in Japan’s Noto Peninsula. The study is the first to show that climate conditions could initiate some earthquakes.

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EAPS researchers have found that heavy snowfall and rain likely contributed to a swarm of earthquakes over the past several years in Japan’s Noto Peninsula. The study is the first to show that climate conditions could initiate some earthquakes.

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CSAIL researchers have used machine learning to decode a phonetic “alphabet” used by sperm whales. They found the structure of the whales’ click patterns varies significantly depending on the conversational context, suggesting an intricate communication system.

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Via @neisacollegesailing on Instagram: “Congratulations to the recipient of Women’s Sportsperson of the year, Brooke Schmelz! … This award goes to the most outstanding sportsperson in women’s sailing in NEISA.”

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A new sound-suppressing silk fabric could be used to create quiet spaces within large areas. “While we can use fabric to create sound, there is already so much noise in our world. We thought creating silence could be even more valuable,” Grace Yang SM ’21, PhD ’24 says.

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