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Giant Alien World Found Hiding in Plain Sight for 11 Years
A giant planet spent more than a decade concealed inside one of astronomy’s most close…
Scientists Link Heavy TV Watching to Brain Changes Decades Later
Heavy television viewing in middle age was linked to a troubling brain signature more …
30-Year-Old Museum Rock May Hide a New Mosasaur Species
Fossils newly identified in a rock collected 30 years ago in Osaka Prefecture may belo…
NASA’s Mars rover captures honeycomb landscape on Red Planet, scientists baffled: ‘Sea of polygons took our breath away’
The vastness of honeycomb-like textures on Mars, as revealed in the latest images, too…
New Compound Could Help Aging Muscles Repair Themselves
A sulfur-containing compound may shield one of the body’s most important muscle repair…
Rare Bourbon Virus Confirmed in New York for the First Time
A mysterious tick-borne virus may already be spreading unnoticed in the Northeast. Res…
Scientists Tested an 8-Hour Eating Window and Found a Surprising Brain Benefit
Limiting the daily eating window may provide brain benefits beyond those associated wi…
Scientists Develop a Groundbreaking Chip That Operates at Brain-Like Speed
A memristor chip brought complex brain modeling into millisecond-scale operation while…
Viagra May Block a Hidden Pathway Cancer Cells Need To Spread
A familiar drug may influence an unexpected cellular pathway that controls how cholest…
A Hidden Source of Metal-Mining Emissions Could Be 10x Larger Than Estimated
The first comprehensive peer-reviewed academic assessment of CO2 emissions from neutra…
Plant Compounds in Berries, Tea, and Cocoa May Support Healthy Brain Aging
Polyphenol-rich foods may support healthy brain aging, but no single food or diet has …
Scientists Turn an Old Antibiotic Back Into a Superbug Killer
A small molecule restored vancomycin’s activity against resistant bacteria by blocking…
Scientists Say Love Follows Mathematical Patterns
By expanding dynamical systems theories to account for forgetting rates, attraction le…
The Surprising Brain Chemistry That Turns Ants Into Caregivers
Parenting may have evolved by repurposing the brain’s ancient hunger circuits. Long be…
This Tiny Gecko Could Reveal How Cancer Spreads
A cancer-prone pet gecko may offer powerful new clues about how tumors develop, spread…
The Backyard “Silly Sprinkler” That Cracked One of Physics’ Biggest Puzzles
Quirky backyard sprinklers helped scientists solve a decades-old mystery about how flo…
Long COVID Brain Scans Reveal Damage to Dopamine Neurons
New PET imaging findings suggest that some of long COVID’s most disabling symptoms may…
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 …
Stanford Scientists Solve a 252-Million-Year-Old Mass Extinction Mystery
Clams and snails rule today’s shores because their ancient ancestors survived a catast…
The Ancient Survival Mechanism Making Weight Loss So Difficult
Biological defenses make losing weight and keeping it off unusually difficult. Better …
Just 3,000 Steps a Day May Help Protect the Brain From Alzheimer’s
Even moderate amounts of walking may help protect brain function and slow changes link…
Scientists Discover a Surprising Way To Protect the Brain: Less Oxygen
New research suggests that low oxygen levels may help alleviate disease caused by defe…
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 level in the …
Natural Supplement May Boost Cancer-Fighting Immunity
A natural supplement strengthened lasting anticancer immune responses in obese mice. W…
Could Dark Matter Be Hiding in a Hidden Fifth Dimension?
The geometry of a hidden dimension may naturally explain dark matter resonance and its…
Two Drinks a Day May Be Riskier Than Many Americans Think
Alcohol risk appears to increase beyond one drink per day, even at levels often descri…
A Troubling Breast Cancer Trend Is Emerging in Asian American Communities
Breast cancer patterns are shifting rapidly in several Asian American communities. Bre…
8 Science-Backed Ways To Sleep Better in Hot Weather
Struggling to sleep in the heat? The good news is that a handful of easy cooling trick…
Ancient DNA Reveals the Hidden Origins of China’s Mysterious Shimao Civilization
Ancient DNA from Shimao reveals local origins, broad prehistoric connections, a patril…
New Wearable Patch Boosts REM Sleep Without Drugs or Surgery
A wearable bioelectronic device increased REM sleep in real-world trials without invas…
Intermittent Fasting Benefits May Last Long After the Diet Ends
An eight-hour eating window helped adults maintain weight loss one year after a 12-wee…
Scientists Develop a Food Ingredient That May Prevent Obesity
A new food additive designed to help prevent weight gain has been added to the EU Nove…
The Richest 10% Cause up to $5.7 Trillion in Environmental Damage Each Year
A new study finds that biodiversity loss accounts for the largest share of global envi…
“One in a Million” Find: Soft Tissue Discovered in 450-Million-Year-Old Fossil
A rare 450-million-year-old fossil with preserved soft tissue is revealing how some of…
Why You Hate Eating Bugs: DNA Reveals a 9,000-Year-Old Legacy
Ancient DNA indicates that humans’ ability and willingness to eat insects may have dep…
Scientists Uncover New Plant Species Hidden in Plain Sight for More Than 100 Years
A plant misidentified for more than a century has been named as a distinct and threate…
The Universe Was Barely Born When These Giant Black Holes Appeared
Thirty-one newly discovered ancient quasars are giving scientists their clearest view …
Scientists Find the Hidden “Fuel” That May Intensify Tropical Clouds
Deep, clean convective clouds can reach high supersaturation levels that may allow aer…
Scientists Catch a “Jumping Gene” Moving Between Species
A jumping gene was directly observed moving from predator to prey through circular RNA…
Rare Bourbon Virus Confirmed in New York for the First Time
A mysterious tick-borne virus may already be spreading unnoticed in the No…
CERN Experiments Detect Signs of the Universe’s Primordial Matter
All four major LHC experiments have found new evidence that collisions bet…
Why Are Wasps Disappearing This Summer?
Weather extremes may be contributing to an unusually quiet summer for Brit…
Rare Bourbon Virus Confirmed in New York for the First Time
A mysterious tick-borne virus may already be spreading unnoticed in the No…