- A team of physicists devises a model that maps a star's surprising orbit about a supermassive black hole. When a star passes within a certain distance of a black hole - close enough to be gravitationally disrupted - the stellar material gets stretched and compressed as it falls into the black hole. https://thecollege.syr.edu/news-all/news-2023/a-stars-unexpected-survival/ 6 comments science
- Uncovering the secrets behind Earth’s first major mass extinction. Vertical decoupling in Late Ordovician anoxia due to reorganization of ocean circulation. https://thecollege.syr.edu/news-all/news-from-2021/uncovering-the-secrets-behind-earths-first-major-mass-extinction/ 3 comments science
- Cannabis-based drugs don't reduce intensity of pain like other drugs, they help people feel good through a dopamine boost http://thecollege.syr.edu/news/2018/cannabis-research.html 633 comments science