Autistic Barbie reminds us stories have the power to counter misinformation

Representation and rigorous science compete with the Trump administration’s false claims about autism.

The only U.S. particle collider shuts down – so a new one may rise

The famed collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory has ended operations, but if all goes to plan, a new collider will rise from its ashes.

When the fish stop biting, ice fishers follow the crowd

Study showcases how modern-day foragers stick together when seeking food. Such social forces could help explain the emergence of complex thinking.

Babies brains’ can follow a beat as soon as they’re born

Brain scans and signals show babies can sort images and sense rhythm, offering new insight into how infant brains are wired from the start.

A bonobo’s imaginary tea party suggests apes can play pretend

Apes, like humans, are capable of pretend play, challenging long-held views about how animals think, a new study suggests.

The best way to help Alzheimer’s patients may be to help their caregivers

A mathematical model simulated patient outcomes when given caregiver support or an expensive Alzheimer’s drug to determine cost and health benefits.

Gum disease bacteria can promote cancer growth in mice

In mice, the oral bacteria F. nucleatum can travel to mammary tissue via the bloodstream, where it can damage healthy cells.

Some dung beetles dig deep to keep their eggs cool

A temperate tunneling species of dung beetle seems capable of adapting to climate change, but their tropical cousins may be less resilient.

Artemis II is returning humans to the moon with science riding shotgun

NASA’s Artemis II could be the first time human eyes set sight on the farside of the moon — and there are things human eyes can see that cameras can’t.

These beetle larvae lure in bees by mimicking flowers

These parasitic beetle larvae lure in bees with complex floral aromas before hitching a ride back to their nests and eating their eggs.

AI models spot deepfake images, but people catch fake videos

A new study finds that humans and AI spot different kinds of deepfakes — hinting at the need to team up to fight them.

With effort, procrastinators can change

Procrastination in young adulthood is not set in stone, though change is difficult, a long-term study shows.

Widespread use of HPV shots could mean fewer cervical cancer screenings

A modeling study of Norway, which has high HPV vaccination coverage and uniform cervical cancer screening, suggests fewer screens could be needed.

Poor sleep may account for a large share of dementia cases

Researchers estimate that roughly 12 percent of U.S. dementia cases could be tied to insomnia.

Tear gas and pepper spray can have lasting health effects

The chemicals are widely used for crowd control, but their long-term health risks are poorly understood.

A Greek star catalog from the dawn of astronomy, revealed

Researchers are using X-rays to discover invisible markings left on ancient parchment containing information from the Greek astronomer Hipparchus.

A study hints positive thinking could strengthen vaccine immunity

Thinking positive increased a specific brain region's activity and might have heightened immune response after a shot.

Canadian humpback whales thrive with a little help from their friends

Humpback whales are teaching each other a feeding technique called bubble netting, and it's helping a Canadian population recover from whaling.

Genes may shape how long we live more than once thought

New research challenges the view that human life span depends mostly on lifestyle. Genes may account for half the factors that determine longevity.

Artificial lungs kept a man alive until he could get a transplant

A new artificial lung system might keep people without lungs alive for weeks. Like real lungs, tubes and pumps oxygenate blood and maintain blood flow.

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AI Boom Could Add Nearly a Million Tons of CO₂ Annually, Researchers Warn

Growing AI adoption could modestly increase U.S. carbon emissions, highlighting the need for energy-efficient AI systems. A study published in Environmental Research Letters estimates that expanding the use of artificial…

NASA Finds Earth’s Oxygen Follows a Hidden Magnetic Rhythm

Earth’s magnetic field and atmospheric oxygen appear to have moved in sync for half a billion years, pointing to a surprising connection between the planet’s deep interior and life-supporting conditions…

Hubble Telescope Spots Strange, Massive Disk 40 Times the Size of Our Solar System

Hubble observations reveal a giant, turbulent planet-forming disk that may reshape theories of how planetary systems develop. Astronomers working with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have captured images of the largest…

A Hidden Brain Rhythm Could Be the Key to More Effective Parkinson’s Treatment

Researchers have uncovered a fast-acting brain network that may determine how effectively deep brain stimulation improves Parkinson’s symptoms. Parkinson’s disease can make everyday movements slow, stiff, or shaky, and deep…

Duplicate Medical Records Linked to 5x Increase in Hospital Death Risk

New research suggests that patients with duplicate medical records face substantially higher risks during hospital stays, including greater chances of intensive care and death. Patients who have more than one…

Boosting a Natural Molecule Reverses Alzheimer’s Brain Damage in New Study

A major international study shows that increasing a naturally occurring molecule can help restore memory in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings raise hopes for the development of new…

Humans Reached Australia 60,000 Years Ago, New DNA Study Confirms

Genetic data strengthens the case that humans first settled Sahul around 60,000 years ago, using multiple seafaring routes. A large research collaboration between the University of Huddersfield’s Archaeogenetics Research Group…

Scientists Reconstruct a Giant 31-Foot “Dinosaur-Killer” Crocodile in Unprecedented Detail

A full-scale Deinosuchus schwimmeri skeleton brings decades of paleontological research into a single, scientifically precise exhibit. Dr. David Schwimmer, a geology professor at Columbus State University and an internationally recognized…

The Sleep Sound Millions Trust May Be Stealing Your REM Sleep

Sound machines and “sleep sounds” are often marketed as a cure for restless nights, but new research suggests they may actually be working against the brain. Pink noise is widely…

A Microscopic Coral Trick Could Help Save the Great Barrier Reef

Scientists have revealed how corals anchor themselves to reefs through a multi-step biological process. The findings could help restoration efforts focus on coral species most likely to survive and thrive.…

Life Learned To Breathe Oxygen Hundreds of Millions of Years Earlier Than Scientists Thought

A recent study indicates that aerobic respiration may have emerged far earlier than scientists once believed. Oxygen is everywhere on Earth today. But that hasn’t always been the case. Scientists…

Earth’s Magnetic Field Has an “Astonishing” Wild Side Scientists Missed Until Now

Deep beneath the ocean floor, ancient sediments hint that Earth’s magnetic field sometimes changed far more slowly than expected. Deep beneath our feet, a restless ocean of molten metal helps…

Ancient Plankton Reveal a Surprise About Future Ocean Oxygen

A new study suggests that some of the world’s oxygen-deprived oceans could eventually regain higher oxygen levels in the centuries ahead, even as the planet continues to warm. About 16…

A Flat Optical Surface Just Broke a Major Rule of Light

A paper-thin surface now lets light follow two independent paths without losing color clarity. Broadband achromatic wavefront control plays a central role in next-generation photonic technologies, including full-color imaging and…

Can You Engineer a Dream? Neuroscientists Say Yes – and It Boosts Creativity

New research from Northwestern University suggests that dreams may play a more active role in creative problem-solving than previously demonstrated. The advice to “sleep on it” has stuck around for…

This Common Nutrient Could Be the Key to Faster Wound Healing

When nutrients run low, hair follicle stem cells can stop making hair and help repair the skin instead. A drop in the amino acid serine triggers this switch, accelerating wound…

Scientists Watched Kidneys Age in Months and Found a Kidney Protector

A fast-aging fish revealed how kidneys grow old—and how a common drug slows the damage. A new study published in Kidney International shows that medications known as SGLT2 inhibitors helped…

A New Brain Map Is Changing What We Know About Parkinson’s Disease

A groundbreaking brain atlas maps nearly 680,000 cells to reveal how the human brain develops at the single-cell level. The discovery could transform Parkinson’s research by setting new standards for…

A Simple Blood Protein Could Transform Treatment of a Deadly Fungal Disease

Albumin has been identified as a powerful natural defense against mucormycosis, with low levels signaling heightened risk and a potential opportunity for new preventive therapies. An international research team has…

A Needle-Thin Implant Could Transform How Scientists Study and Treat the Brain

A needle-thin, flexible brain implant is giving researchers a new way to interact with multiple brain regions simultaneously. A new type of brain implant is offering researchers a different way…

A New Alzheimer’s Target Emerges: Blocking One Protein Restores Memory in Mice

Researchers have identified a protein that links brain immune activity, metabolism, and amyloid clearance, suggesting a new way to enhance current Alzheimer’s treatments. Alzheimer’s disease can look like a set…

Why Scientists Are Rethinking 60 Years of Arctic Snow Data

Decades of advances in satellite observation made it seem as though Arctic snow cover was growing, when in reality satellites were simply becoming better at detecting smaller and shrinking amounts…

CRISPR Meets Caffeine: Scientists Develop New Approach to Cancer Treatment

Researchers at Texas A&M are pairing a widely used ingredient with advanced medical technology to develop new treatments for chronic conditions. Could something as simple as coffee one day play…

New Research Rewrites the Life History of the World’s Most Famous Dinosaur

The largest study ever conducted on the growth of Tyrannosaurus rex reveals that the dinosaur took a far longer and slower route to adulthood than scientists had previously believed. For…

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Scientists have identified a promising new compound, Mic-628, that can reliably shift the body’s internal clock forward—something that’s notoriously hard to do. By targeting a key clock-control protein, Mic-628 jump-starts…

Tiny marine plankton that build calcium carbonate shells play an outsized role in regulating Earth’s climate, quietly pulling carbon from the atmosphere and helping lock it away in the deep…

A colossal ancient impact may have reshaped the Moon far more deeply than scientists once realized. By analyzing rare lunar rocks brought back by China’s Chang’e-6 mission from the Moon’s…

New evidence from Neolithic mass graves in northeastern France suggests that some of Europe’s earliest violent encounters were not random acts of brutality, but carefully staged displays of power. By…

Physicists at Heidelberg University have developed a new theory that finally unites two long-standing and seemingly incompatible views of how exotic particles behave inside quantum matter. In some cases, an…

Pumas returning to Patagonia have begun hunting mainland penguins that evolved without land predators. Scientists estimate that more than 7,000 adult penguins were killed in just four years, many of…

A newly discovered deep-sea creature has become an unlikely Internet star. After appearing in a popular YouTube video, a rare chiton found nearly three miles beneath the ocean surface sparked…

New simulations reveal that both H1N1 and COVID-19 spread across U.S. cities in a matter of weeks, often before officials realized what was happening. Major travel hubs helped drive rapid…

For decades, Americans were surrounded by lead from car exhaust, factories, paint, and even drinking water, often without realizing the damage it caused. By analyzing hair samples preserved across generations,…

New research suggests that Epstein-Barr virus may actively provoke the immune system in people with multiple sclerosis. Scientists found large buildups of virus-targeting immune cells in the nervous systems of…

New research using rhesus monkeys suggests that the brain’s relationship with alcohol may begin forming long before a person ever takes a drink. Scientists found that exposure to alcohol before…

Scientists in Australia have uncovered a clever new way to fight some of the most dangerous drug-resistant bacteria by targeting a sugar that exists only on bacterial cells. By designing…

New research suggests the astringent sensation caused by flavanols could act as a direct signal to the brain, triggering effects similar to a mild workout for the nervous system. In…

Fossils from a Moroccan cave have been dated with remarkable accuracy to about 773,000 years ago, thanks to a magnetic signature locked into the surrounding sediments. The hominin remains show…

Voyager 2’s flyby of Uranus in 1986 recorded radiation levels so extreme they baffled scientists for nearly 40 years. New research suggests the spacecraft caught Uranus during a rare solar…

Scientists have uncovered promising clues that compounds found in Aloe vera could play a role in fighting Alzheimer’s disease. Using advanced computer modeling, researchers discovered that beta-sitosterol—a natural plant compound—strongly…

Scientists have cracked a key mystery behind spider silk’s legendary strength and flexibility. They discovered that tiny molecular interactions act like natural glue, holding silk proteins together as they transform…

Astronomers propose that an ultra-dense clump of exotic dark matter could be masquerading as the powerful object thought to anchor our galaxy, explaining both the blistering speeds of stars near…

Deep inside Earth, two massive hot rock structures have been quietly shaping the planet’s magnetic field for millions of years. Using ancient magnetic records and advanced simulations, scientists discovered that…

Scientists have found that ancient Martian lakes could have survived for decades despite freezing air temperatures. Using a newly adapted climate model, researchers showed that thin, seasonal ice could trap…

A new imaging breakthrough combines ultrasound and light-based techniques to generate vivid 3D images that show both tissue structure and blood vessel activity. Developed by researchers at Caltech and USC,…

Physicists have watched a quantum fluid do something once thought almost impossible: stop moving. In experiments with ultra-thin graphene, researchers observed a superfluid—normally defined by its endless, frictionless flow—freeze into…

Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, one of the most endangered sea turtle species on Earth, live in some of the noisiest waters on the planet, right alongside major shipping routes. New…

At just two months old, babies are already organizing the world in their minds. Brain scans revealed distinct patterns as infants looked at pictures of animals, toys, and everyday objects,…

Melting ice from West Antarctica once delivered huge amounts of iron to the Southern Ocean, but algae growth did not increase as expected. Researchers found the iron was in a…

Scientists still don’t know how the brain turns physical activity into thoughts, feelings, and awareness—but a powerful new tool may help crack the mystery. Researchers at MIT are exploring transcranial…

Researchers have found that manganese, an abundant and inexpensive metal, can be used to efficiently convert carbon dioxide into formate, a potential hydrogen source for fuel cells. The key was…

Plants make chemical weapons to protect themselves, and many of these compounds have become vital to human medicine. Researchers found that one powerful plant chemical is produced using a gene…

Scientists have uncovered a surprising genetic shift that may explain how animals with backbones—from fish and frogs to humans—became so complex. By comparing sea squirts, lampreys, and frogs, researchers found…

As we age, our cells don’t just wear down—they reorganize. Researchers found that cells actively remodel a key structure called the endoplasmic reticulum, reducing protein-producing regions while preserving fat-related ones.…

A newly identified tiny dinosaur, Foskeia pelendonum, is shaking up long-held ideas about how plant-eating dinosaurs evolved. Though fully grown adults were remarkably small and lightweight, their anatomy was anything…

Astronomers have produced the most detailed map yet of dark matter, revealing the invisible framework that shaped the Universe long before stars and galaxies formed. Using powerful new observations from…

A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks. Researchers expected clear differences but instead found strong overlap across memory types.…

Hidden lava tunnels on the Moon and Mars could one day shelter human explorers, offering natural protection from radiation and space debris. A European research team has unveiled a bold…

Chronic stress can damage the gut’s protective lining, triggering inflammation that may worsen depression. New research shows that stress lowers levels of a protein called Reelin, which plays a key…

As demand for critical metals grows, scientists have taken a rare, close look at life on the deep Pacific seabed where mining may soon begin. Over five years and 160…

A newly detected gravitational wave, GW250114, is giving scientists their clearest look yet at a black hole collision—and a powerful way to test Einstein’s theory of gravity. Its clarity allowed…

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 team has entered a carefully controlled two-week quarantine as the countdown begins for their journey to the International Space Station. The four astronauts—representing NASA, the European Space…

SAR11 bacteria dominate the world’s oceans by being incredibly efficient, shedding genes to survive in nutrient-poor waters. But that extreme streamlining appears to backfire when conditions change. Under stress, many…

MACE is a next-generation experiment designed to catch muonium transforming into its antimatter twin, a process that would rewrite the rules of particle physics. The last search for this effect…

Despite growing into the largest animals ever to walk on land, sauropods began life small, exposed, and alone. Fossil evidence suggests their babies were frequently eaten by multiple predators, making…

When the brain rests, it usually replays recent experiences to strengthen memory. Scientists found that in Alzheimer’s-like mice, this replay still occurs — but the signals are jumbled and poorly…

Middle age is becoming a tougher chapter for many Americans, especially those born in the 1960s and early 1970s. Compared with earlier generations, they report more loneliness and depression, along…

Dinosaur footprints have always been mysterious, but a new AI app is cracking their secrets. DinoTracker analyzes photos of fossil tracks and predicts which dinosaur made them, with accuracy rivaling…

Scientists warn that rapid advances in AI and neurotechnology are outpacing our understanding of consciousness, creating serious ethical risks. New research argues that developing scientific tests for awareness could transform…

Old Indian poems and folk songs are revealing a surprising truth about the land. Scientists found that descriptions of thorny trees and open grasslands in texts written as far back…

Researchers have discovered a hidden quantum geometry inside materials that subtly steers electrons, echoing how gravity warps light in space. Once thought to exist only on paper, this effect has…

NASA’s Perseverance rover has just made history by driving across Mars using routes planned by artificial intelligence instead of human operators. A vision-capable AI analyzed the same images and terrain…

Jupiter’s swirling storms have concealed its true makeup for centuries, but a new model is finally peeling back the clouds. Researchers found the planet likely holds significantly more oxygen than…

A young star called V1298 Tau is giving astronomers a front-row seat to the birth of the galaxy’s most common planets. Four massive but extremely low-density worlds orbiting the star…

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered an unprecedented richness of small gas-phase hydrocarbons in the deeply obscured nucleus of the ultra-luminous infrared galaxy IRAS 07251-0248, which…

New research led by Field Museum of Natural History paleontologists suggests that Archaeopteryx, the oldest known bird, had a feeding apparatus shaped by early flight pressures, hinting that its diet…

The consistent performance of Kanzi the bonobo in pretend play experiments suggests that the mental capacity to imagine nonexistent objects may trace back 6 to 9 million years, rewriting assumptions…

For decades, the motions of stars near the center of our Milky Way Galaxy have been treated as some of the clearest evidence for a supermassive black hole. The post…

Using high-precision radio-occultation measurements from NASA’s Juno mission and incorporating the effects of zonal winds, planetary scientists derived Jupiter’s shape with an order-of-magnitude reduction in uncertainty, finding polar, equatorial and…

Physicists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst argue that an ultra-high-energy neutrino detected by the KM3NeT experiment could be the signature of an explosion of a ‘quasi-extremal primordial black hole,’…

Planetary scientists have identified a previously unrecognized pathway for water loss on Mars -- observed, for the first time, during the opposite season. The post Even Local Dust Storms Can…

A fossil trunk vertebra from the Chiting Formation of Taiwan reveals that nearly 4-m-long pythons roamed the island during the Middle Pleistocene. The post Giant Pythons Once Lived in Taiwan…

New research led by McGill University scientists suggests human sleep patterns (chronotypes) fall along a broader biological spectrum -- with each subtype tied to unique health and behavioral traits --…

In two separate studies, paleontologists in Australia and China examined the fossilized remains of enigmatic Devonian lungfish with cutting-edge imaging, revealing overlooked anatomical details and deepening our understanding of early…

Two immense, ultrahot rock structures located at the base of Earth’s mantle, around 2,900 km beneath Africa and the Pacific, have been shaping Earth’s magnetic field for millions of years,…

A footprint unearthed by a teenage fossil hunter at Albion in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, in 1958 has now been formally identified as the continent’s earliest confirmed dinosaur trace, dating back…

By using gold nanospheres engineered to capture light across the solar spectrum, researchers at Korea University took a step toward lowering barriers to more efficient and cost-effective renewable energy harvesting.…

Astronomers using the Event Horizon Telescope -- a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes -- have identified the likely starting point of a massive cosmic jet in the heart…

A new genus and species of diminutive bipedal dinosaur has been identified from the fossils found in Burgos province of Spain. The post Tiny New Species of Herbivorous Dinosaur Unearthed…

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a new photo of the lenticular galaxy NGC 7722. The post Hubble Space Telescope Spies Beautiful Lenticular Galaxy: NGC 7722 appeared…

Using newly-discovered fossils and cutting-edge imaging, paleontologists have solved the puzzle of Europe’s missing horned dinosaurs (ceratopsians), reclassifying animals once thought to be distant cousins of Iguanodon as true members…

Astronomers have discovered a new exoplanet orbiting the nearby K-dwarf star HD 137010 after detecting a single, shallow transit in the archival data from NASA’s Kepler extended K2 mission. The…

New research led by University College London paleontologists shows that newly-hatched long-necked giants were prey for multiple carnivores long before Tyrannosaurus rex emerged. The post In Morrison Formation, Very Young…

A new analysis of archival data from the Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS) on board NASA’s Galileo spacecraft has revealed the first evidence of ammonia-bearing compounds on Jupiter’s icy moon…

Russia is attacking Ukraine with Shahed-136-type drones every night now. Ukraine has put up additional air defences in

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Russia’s main air-defence systems are S-300 and S-400. Those are expensive missile systems, capable of engaging all kinds

More accurately predicting periods of increased hurricane activity weeks in advance may become possible due to new research

Researchers at ETH Zurich and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems have developed a robotic leg with

AstraZeneca has entered into a collaboration with biotech firm Immunai Inc., investing $18 million to utilize Immunai’s advanced

Astronomy has always relied on light to convey information about the universe. But capturing photons — such as

Meta Platforms, formerly Facebook, showcased its new augmented reality (AR) glasses prototype, Orion, during its annual Connect conference.

Nebius Group, an Amsterdam-based tech company born from the division of assets previously owned by Russian technology giant

In the desert of Texas, an innovative construction project is unfolding—one that uses a crane-sized 3D printer to

PayPal Holdings announced a major development on Wednesday, allowing U.S. merchants to buy, hold, and sell cryptocurrency directly

Russia has covertly established a weapons program in China to create long-range attack drones for use in the

The Sukhoi Su-57 is a Russian fifth-generation fighter jet, built as a response to the American F-22 Raptor.

Alphabet’s Google is partnering with Volkswagen to provide cutting-edge artificial intelligence capabilities for an in-app assistant designed specifically

Stability AI, an emerging leader in artificial intelligence, announced on Tuesday that renowned filmmaker James Cameron, director of

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denies reports that Iran has transferred a large quantity of Fath 360 short-range ballistic

Russia has emerged as the primary foreign actor using artificial intelligence (AI) to sway the U.S. presidential election,

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has announced plans to launch approximately five uncrewed Starship missions to Mars within the