Scientists Discover a Surprising Way To Protect the Brain: Less Oxygen
New research suggests that low oxygen levels may help alleviate disease ca…
Scientists Are Turning Empty Roadsides Into Butterfly Habitats
Thousands of native milkweeds are transforming North Florida roadsides into experiment…
Common Food Additive Linked To Gut Inflammation
A widely used food thickener may have more complex effects on the gut than previously …
These Nearby Alien Planets Are Stranger – and More Hostile – Than Expected
Barnard’s Star hosts four hostile small planets whose unusual chemistry and orbital rh…
The Truth About Vikings Is More Complicated Than Museums Admit
Scandinavian museums use Viking history to negotiate the tension between popular myths…
Chromosome Chaos Reveals 81 New Cancer-Causing Genes
Testing thousands of genes in living tumors revealed hidden drivers of aggressive basa…
The Brain Can Reason Without Language, MIT Study Finds
Neuroscientists found that logical reasoning does not rely on the brain regions involv…
The Hidden Cancer Risk of Ketogenic Diets
The same diet may slow cancer in one part of the intestine while accelerating it just …
One Asteroid Collision May Have Rocked Earth, Mars, and the Moon
A shattered asteroid may have unleashed a long-lasting cosmic barrage that left scars …
New Metal Alloy Is up to 10 Times Stronger Than Structural Steel
A cobalt aluminum nanolaminate has shattered the usual tradeoff between strength and f…
Scientists Discover Four Chameleons Found Nowhere Else on Earth
Four newly identified chameleons reveal the hidden diversity of Mozambique’s isolated …
Bees Have a Hidden Nutritional Superpower, Oxford Study Reveals
A flower may seem like a perfect meal to a bee, but its pollen may still lack the nutr…
A Sea Worm’s Incredible “Bio-Metal” Jaws May Belong to an Entirely New Class of Material
A sea worm’s metal-like jaws may represent an entirely new class of natural material. …
Where You Live May Shape Your Dementia Risk More Than Scientists Realized
A major global study found that the leading modifiable risk factors for dementia vary …
A Sea Worm’s Incredible “Bio-Metal” Jaws May Belong to an Entirely New Class of Material
A sea worm’s metal-like jaws may represent an entirely new class of natura…
The World’s Highest-Living Mammal Is Rewriting the Limits of Life
A leaf-eared mouse living more than 6,700 meters (22,000 feet) above sea l…
Scientists Discover a Surprising Way To Protect the Brain: Less Oxygen
New research suggests that low oxygen levels may help alleviate disease ca…
A Sea Worm’s Incredible “Bio-Metal” Jaws May Belong to an Entirely New Class of Material
A sea worm’s metal-like jaws may represent an entirely new class of natura…