The Story of How Wolves Became Dogs Is Stranger Than We Thought
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Ancient DNA Rewrites the Story of the “American Cheetah”
The “American cheetah” may have looked built for speed, but new evidence reveals a str…
Biggest Supernova Dataset Yet Challenges Dark Energy Theory
Nearly 3,000 exploding stars have revealed a startling possibility: the mysterious for…
Einstein Called It “Spooky.” CERN Just Found It at Extreme Energies at the Large Hadron Collider
Particles left behind by decaying Z bosons reveal strong evidence of quantum entanglem…
New Treatment Cuts “Bad” Cholesterol in Half for a Full Year
A single infusion of an experimental CRISPR-Cas9 therapy was reported to safely lower …
Scientists Discover Trees Have a Hidden “Muscle” That Helps Them Straighten Themselves
Young poplar trees can sense bends in their stems and straighten them by changing wher…
Astronomers Expected More Tiny Worlds Beyond Neptune – Webb Found Something Else
Tiny icy bodies beyond Neptune are scarcer than some models predicted, and their color…
Scientists Rewrite the Atomic Structure of Glass While It Melts
Researchers can now rewrite glass chemistry while it is still molten, unlocking proper…
Too Much RNA Can Drain a Cell’s Energy, Scientists Discover
A virus may cripple a cell’s power supply simply by producing too much of a molecule t…
Scientists Turn Plastic Waste Into Protein-Rich Cookies
Specialized microbes convert inedible materials into protein-rich snacks. A cookie mad…
Researchers Dismantled LSD Molecule by Molecule – What They Found Could Inspire New Medicines
Molecular autopsy reveals features linked to hallucinations and therapeutic benefits. …
Scientists Just Found a Hidden Factor That Could Trigger an Atlantic Ocean Collapse
Rapid warming could cause a major Atlantic Ocean current system to collapse, even at t…
The Story of How Wolves Became Dogs Is Stranger Than We Thought
For 15,000 years, humans and dogs have been changing together, creating one of evoluti…
Einstein’s Gravity Just Passed a Strange New Quantum Test
An experiment comparing falling and stationary rubidium atomic waves found a quantum p…
The Physics That Curves a Ping-Pong Ball Just Showed Up in Quantum Light
Researchers have directly observed the optical Magnus effect for the first time, revea…
Why Your Immune System Weakens With Age Is More Complicated Than Scientists Thought
A new study reveals how aging changes the immune system in complex ways and identifies…
Scientists Find a Potential “Root” of Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s may begin to unravel the brain when a small group of neurons switches on a…
A Quantum Computer Could Make Electron Microscopes Far More Powerful
A new invention could significantly improve electron microscopy by integrating a small…
Scientists Discover Rain Can Damage Paint With Tiny Electrical “Lightning”
Charged raindrops may damage paint with tiny electrical discharges that act like micro…
A 25,000-Year-Old Drug Habit Was Hidden in Ancient Teeth
Ancient teeth suggest humans were using psychoactive betel nuts 25,000 years ago, push…
The Moon May Be Hiding a 100-Million-Year Record of Exploding Stars
A model of lunar soil mixing could help scientists reconstruct millions of years of su…
90-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals a Small Dinosaur Living Along Japan’s Coast
A small iguanodontian fossil from Japan adds evidence that Late Cretaceous coastal eco…
Scientists Resurrect 160-Million-Year-Old Molecules With Surprising Power Against Superbugs
Ancient mammalian antimicrobial peptides revealed stronger bacteria-killing activity i…
Scientists Used Cancer Therapy To Reset Rheumatoid Arthritis
After years of failed treatments, a single infusion of genetically reprogrammed immune…
Scientists Detect a Mysterious Signal That Could Be Dark Matter
A mysterious signal deep underground may offer LUX-ZEPLIN its most intriguing clue to …
The Tukaram Mundhe effect: 3 doctors offer practical tips to spot and beat lying food labels
India already carries a heavy burden of non-communicable diseases linked to diet, and …
Cancer Is Quantum – and That Could Change How We Treat It
Beneath cancer’s genetic chaos, tumor cells may be confined to just a handful of recur…
A Century-Old Mystery in Cat Kidneys May Finally Have an Answer
Lipid droplets in the kidneys may help cats maintain a consistent chemical “scent iden…
Black Hole Winds Are 100 Times More Powerful Than Astronomers Thought
Astronomers once thought winds generated by supermassive black holes affected only the…
Earth May Not Be a Cosmic Fluke, New Simulations Suggest
Solar system simulations starting from varied initial conditions suggest that Earth-li…
Depression in Later Life May Be an Early Warning Sign of Alzheimer’s
Depression in later life may be an early warning from the brain, appearing years befor…
Largest-Ever Physics Survey Raises New Doubts About Our Model of the Universe
Physicists around the world remain deeply divided on key mysteries of the universe, fr…
Millions Take Blood Pressure Drugs, but Many May Be Missing Their Heart-Protective Benefits
Blood pressure drugs can prevent heart attacks and strokes, but their protection may f…
Scientists Develop a Fruit Wash That Removes Pesticide Residues and Keeps Produce Fresh Longer
A biodegradable wash may help remove surface pesticide residues and keep fruit fresh l…
Your Mother’s Age May Leave a Biological Mark That Lasts for Generations
Maternal age effects may arise from reversible epigenetic changes whose impact depends…
Women Who Ate More Antioxidants Had Strikingly Lower Rates of Cervical Cancer
Women with the most antioxidant-rich diets had a strikingly lower prevalence of cervic…
This Self-Rebuilding Electrode Could Supercharge Green Hydrogen Production
A metal surface that becomes more active as it changes could help green hydrogen elect…
How Often You Exercise May Matter More Than How Hard You Work Out for Mental Health
When it comes to reducing the risk of depression and anxiety, how often students exerc…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers a Strange “Honeycomb” Landscape on Mars
A strange honeycomb landscape on Mars may preserve the scars of ancient cycles of rain…
Mercury Isn’t What Scientists Thought: New Study Reveals a Surprisingly Different Surface
From tiny glass beads and a map of the Moon to Mercury, a new study uses an indirect m…
World’s First Heat-Powered Cooling System Turns Waste Heat Into Cold
Researchers have developed the world’s first heat-driven elastocaloric cooling system,…
Antarctica Gained a Record 695 Billion Tons of Ice in Just Two Years
A tropical warming event helped drive record snowfall and a temporary 695-billion-ton …
Researchers Reveal the Hidden High Cost of “Free-To-Play” Video Games
A game may be free to download, but for a small group of players, the spending can bec…
JWST Captures Stunning Evidence of How Supermassive Black Holes Feed
An international team using the JWST has found photographic evidence that brings astro…
Scientists Find a Surprising Cancer-Fighting Effect in Dark Sweet Cherries
Researchers found that natural compounds in dark sweet cherries could reduce tumor gro…
NASA Breaks the Sound Barrier With New Mars Helicopter Rotors
NASA’s new Mars helicopter rotors survived supersonic testing, boosting lift by 30% an…
Study Challenges a Decades-Old Belief About Why Children Struggle To Read
New research shows children’s reading ability is driven more by auditory processing an…
Scientists Discover a “New” Frog That Was Hiding in Plain Sight for 100 Years
Pristimantis milpe is a common and widespread species that was mistaken for another sp…
Einstein’s Gravity Just Passed a Strange New Quantum Test
An experiment comparing falling and stationary rubidium atomic waves found…
A 25,000-Year-Old Drug Habit Was Hidden in Ancient Teeth
Ancient teeth suggest humans were using psychoactive betel nuts 25,000 yea…
The Story of How Wolves Became Dogs Is Stranger Than We Thought
For 15,000 years, humans and dogs have been changing together, creating on…
Einstein’s Gravity Just Passed a Strange New Quantum Test
An experiment comparing falling and stationary rubidium atomic waves found…