Scientists Discover a 99-Million-Year-Old Insect With a Bizarre Feature Never Seen in Living Species
Like a bendy straw, an ancient insect’s folded mouthparts may have flexed …
Scientists Discover “Pac-Man Enzyme” That Eats Plastic
A newly identified bacterial enzyme can break down certain polyesters and penicillin, …
Study Finds Exercise May Be a Surprisingly Powerful Treatment for Pain
Exercise may be a more powerful tool for pain relief than many people realize, accordi…
A Simple Change in Meal Timing Is Linked to Unexpected Changes in Huntington’s Disease
Time-restricted eating proved feasible for people with early Huntington’s disease and …
Scientists Extend Lifespan by More Than 25% by Switching On a Cellular Energy Sensor
Direct activation of the cellular energy sensor AMPK extended lifespan in three distan…
Could Vitamin C Help Stop Leukemia Before It Starts?
Researchers are investigating whether restoring vitamin C levels can influence the bio…
AI May Seem Human-Like, but That Doesn’t Mean People Think It’s Conscious
A new study suggests that people do not equate human-like AI behavior with human-like …
Cancer’s “Obesity Paradox” May Have a Surprising Explanation
A study links diet and the gut microbiome to responses to immune checkpoint therapy, o…
MIT’s Paper-Thin Swimming Robot Is Powered by Living Muscle
MIT engineers created a paper-thin swimming robot that uses light-controlled living mu…
Scientists Found a Hairy-Legged Sea Spider With a Nightmare Mouth
Two newly described Salish Sea spiders reveal bizarre grooming and parasite-filled lif…
Supercomputer Simulations Reveal How the First Stars Changed the Universe
A new generation of simulations is uncovering how starlight, gas, and chemistry intera…
Ghost Particles May Decide Whether a Dying Star Explodes or Becomes a Black Hole
The fate of a dying massive star may depend on more than its mass and internal structu…
A Surprising Brain Signal Could Explain Why Eating Less Protein Extends Lifespan
A new paper suggests that limiting protein intake triggers a coordinated response thro…
A Few Picoseconds Reveal Superconductivity’s Hidden Breaking Point
Ultrafast current pulses let scientists push superconductors beyond their usual experi…
Hurricane Simon Roars Below as Strange Waves Ripple Across the Sky
NASA captured strange, rarely seen atmospheric waves rippling high above H…
Reddit Users Are Experimenting With an Unapproved Weight-Loss Drug. AI Found Something Surprising
An AI analysis of nearly 150,000 Reddit posts and comments offers the firs…
Scientists Discover a 99-Million-Year-Old Insect With a Bizarre Feature Never Seen in Living Species
Like a bendy straw, an ancient insect’s folded mouthparts may have flexed …
Hurricane Simon Roars Below as Strange Waves Ripple Across the Sky
NASA captured strange, rarely seen atmospheric waves rippling high above H…