In humans, teens do the most dangerous things. In chimpanzees, that honor goes to toddlers. The difference may lie in caregiver supervision.
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Among the first finds from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, the discovery hints at a population of exceptionally strong asteroids.
The blast may have been a kilonova — a type of neutron star merger — in the wake of a more traditional supernova.
The federal move to no longer recommend certain vaccines for all U.S. children is not supported by new evidence and could undermine health gains.
Trees are known for absorbing CO2. But microbes in their bark also absorb other climate-active gases, methane, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide.
The subatomic particles are incredibly numerous. About 1,000 neutrinos from stars other than the sun pass through a thumbnail every second.
A new study finds that the brain spends less energy processing scenes that people find aesthetically pleasing.
The new guidelines emphasizes eating protein and full-fat dairy while reducing sugar, carbs and ultraprocessed foods.
A new analysis uncovers traces of poison on the South African arrowheads, pushing back the timeline for poisoned weapons by more than 50,000 years.
The wake left by Betelgeuse’s companion could solve a decades-old mystery of its strange brightness cycles.
The discovery of thousands more galaxies with stars ringing their main disks could help astronomers study galactic evolution more generally.
Nuclear weapons haven’t been tested in the United States since 1992. Find out why, and what could happen if the hiatus ends.
Results show that players’ choices echo predator-prey patterns seen in wildlife, though scientists stress the limits of the analogy.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has mapped the shifting boundary between the sun and the rest of the solar system.
When infected by a fungal disease, ant pupae actively emit a chemical cue that prompts workers to get rid of them for the good of the colony.
Amidst a tough year for science, glimmers of joy burst through in revelations from the silly to the sublime.
Western cultural stories tend to emphasize perseverance. But science shows that knowing when to quit has a place in our success too.
Longest lightning, the first AI-generated genomes and biggest black hole smashup were among this year’s top science superlatives.
New footage shows orcas and dolphins coordinating hunts, hinting at interspecies teamwork to track and catch salmon off British Columbia.
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Even after years of warnings, millions of older Americans with dementia are still being prescribed risky brain-altering drugs—often with no clear medical justification. Even after years of clinical guidance cautioning…
The legendary “Little Foot” fossil may be an entirely new human ancestor. An international team of scientists led by researchers from La Trobe University in Australia and the University of…
A blood test may detect Crohn’s disease years before it strikes—changing how the condition is predicted and prevented. Researchers at Sinai Health have identified a blood test that can signal…
Blinking may seem like a mindless habit, but new research suggests it plays a role in how closely we listen. Blinking happens automatically, much like breathing, and most people rarely…
Brazil’s oldest people may be revealing hidden biological secrets behind extreme human longevity. A Viewpoint published on January 6 in Genomic Psychiatry by Dr. Mayana Zatz and colleagues at the…
Your sense of owning your own body may depend on the rhythm of your brain waves. A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published today (January 12) in Nature Communications, shows…
A new material makes lithium batteries longer-lasting and more efficient—great news for electric cars and clean energy storage. Batteries power much of modern life, from smartphones to electric vehicles, but…
A pulsar’s gentle twinkle is revealing how space quietly bends and delays the signals we receive from the cosmos. For about ten months, scientists led by the SETI Institute closely…
Scientists have discovered hidden viruses in whales and orcas, revealing a secret side of ocean life no one had seen before. An international team of scientists has identified two previously…
Your ability to notice what matters visually comes from an ancient brain system over 500 million years old. The brain can make sense of the visual world even without relying…
Allowing reef fish populations to recover could dramatically increase the global supply of sustainable seafood. The biggest gains would come in regions facing the most severe hunger, making reef restoration…
New research suggests Earth’s earliest sponges lacked skeletons, explaining why their origins appear older than the fossil record. Sponges are considered some of the oldest animals on Earth, yet researchers…
Certain foods may play an important role in protecting the body from dangerous bacterial infections. A new study from the University of California, Riverside suggests that what people eat may…
A new multi-pronged antibody design could help immune cells receive stronger activation signals against cancer. Researchers at the University of Southampton have identified a new strategy that could strengthen how…
A new clinical study involving human participants shows that arginine, a naturally occurring amino acid, can change how dental plaque develops on teeth, helping to reduce the risk of tooth…
Work is steadily advancing on NASA’s Power and Propulsion Element, a solar electric propulsion spacecraft that will serve as the main power source for Gateway as it travels in lunar…
NASA’s Artemis II mission is rolling toward the launch pad, marking a major step toward humanity’s next journey around the Moon. NASA is entering a crucial phase on the road…
Jupiter, Saturn, and a Star Cluster Highlight January Skies January brings several standout sights for skywatchers, led by a brilliant view of Jupiter, a close pairing of Saturn and the…
A researcher is planning on investigating potential treatments aimed at the root causes of type 1 diabetes. At the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Leonardo Ferreira, Ph.D., is taking…
New evidence hints that statins may protect a wider range of people with type 2 diabetes than previously assumed. A major cohort study reports that statin therapy is linked to…
Researchers say the results could have meaningful implications for public health, especially because these additives are so widely used. A new study from France, published in The BMJ, suggests that…
A new study shows that the human brain stores what we remember and the context in which it happens using different neurons. The brain has to do more than store…
A new peer-reviewed study reports that claims of a “world-leading” trophic cascade in Yellowstone National Park are not supported, citing problems with the methods used in earlier research. A newly…
Plants constantly balance taking in carbon dioxide with losing water through microscopic leaf pores, but watching this process unfold has long been a challenge. For hundreds of years, scientists have…
Researchers have discovered a brain activity pattern that can predict which people with mild cognitive impairment are likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. Using a noninvasive brain scanning technique and a…
Florida State University scientists have engineered a new crystal that forces atomic magnets to swirl into complex, repeating patterns. The effect comes from mixing two nearly identical compounds whose mismatched…
Scientists observing the red giant star R Doradus have found that starlight isn’t strong enough to drive its stellar winds, overturning a long-standing theory. The dust grains around the star…
Scientists at Fermilab’s MicroBooNE experiment have ruled out the existence of the elusive sterile neutrino, a particle proposed for decades to explain puzzling neutrino behavior. Their high-precision measurements showed neutrinos…
Microscopic ocean algae produce a huge share of Earth’s oxygen—but they need iron to do it. New field research shows that when iron is scarce, phytoplankton waste energy and photosynthesis…
A small group of people experience no pleasure from music despite normal hearing and intact emotions. Brain imaging reveals that their auditory and reward systems fail to properly communicate, leaving…
A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this process possible. Among the discoveries is PEDS1, a gene now…
Scientists have used CRISPR to give the goldenberry a modern makeover, shrinking the plant by about a third and making it easier to farm. Goldenberries are tasty and nutritious but…
Scientists have identified a brand-new species of worm living in the Great Salt Lake, marking only the third known animal group able to survive its extreme salinity. The species, named…
Roasted coffee may do more than wake you up—it could help control blood sugar. Researchers discovered several new coffee compounds that inhibit α-glucosidase, a key enzyme linked to type 2…
The accelerating expansion of the universe is usually explained by an invisible force known as dark energy. But a new study suggests this mysterious ingredient may not be necessary after…
KAIST researchers have developed a way to reprogram immune cells already inside tumors into cancer-killing machines. A drug injected directly into the tumor is absorbed by macrophages, prompting them to…
In a striking real-world experiment, flu patients spent days indoors with healthy volunteers, but the virus never spread. Researchers found that limited coughing and well-mixed indoor air kept virus levels…
A rapid climate collapse during the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction devastated ocean life and reshuffled Earth’s ecosystems. In the aftermath, jawed vertebrates gained an unexpected edge by surviving in isolated…
Scientists have discovered an enormous stream of super-hot gas erupting from a nearby galaxy, driven by a powerful black hole at its center. The jets stretch farther than the galaxy…
Astronomers have uncovered the long-hidden cause behind Betelgeuse’s strange behavior: a small companion star carving a visible wake through the giant’s vast atmosphere. Using nearly eight years of observations from…
Hubble has revealed a strange cosmic object called Cloud-9, a dark matter–dominated cloud with no stars at all. Scientists believe it is a “failed galaxy,” a leftover building block from…
A large genetic study shows that many people carry DNA sequences that slowly expand as they get older. Common genetic variants can dramatically alter how fast this expansion happens, sometimes…
Foods that rely heavily on preservatives may be doing more than extending shelf life. In a large study spanning more than a decade, people with the highest intake of preservative…
Stanford researchers have developed an AI that can predict future disease risk using data from just one night of sleep. The system analyzes detailed physiological signals, looking for hidden patterns…
Crystals hidden in Australia’s oldest rocks have revealed new clues about how Earth and the Moon formed. The study suggests Earth’s continents didn’t begin growing until hundreds of millions of…
Sleep isn’t just about feeling rested—it may be one of the strongest predictors of how long you live. Researchers analyzing nationwide data found that insufficient sleep was more closely tied…
Although the gut renews itself constantly, its stem cells accumulate age-related molecular changes that quietly alter how genes are switched on and off. Scientists found that this “epigenetic drift” follows…
Scientists at USC are launching a new trial to test a tiny stem cell implant that could restore vision in people with advanced dry macular degeneration. The hair-thin patch replaces…
Sugar-loving mouth bacteria create acids that damage teeth, but arginine can help fight back. In a clinical trial, arginine-treated dental plaque stayed less acidic, became structurally less harmful, and supported…
Using NASA’s IXPE, astronomers captured an unprecedented view of a white dwarf star actively feeding on material from a companion. The data revealed giant columns of ultra-hot gas shaped by…
Einstein’s claim that the speed of light is constant has survived more than a century of scrutiny—but scientists are still daring to test it. Some theories of quantum gravity suggest…
A team of physicists has discovered a surprisingly simple way to build nuclear clocks using tiny amounts of rare thorium. By electroplating thorium onto steel, they achieved the same results…
DNA doesn’t just sit still inside our cells — it folds, loops, and rearranges in ways that shape how genes behave. Researchers have now mapped this hidden architecture in unprecedented…
When scientists repeatedly drove a strongly interacting quantum system with laser “kicks,” they expected it to heat up and grow chaotic. Instead, the atoms abruptly stopped absorbing energy and locked…
A brief, intense workout may do more than boost fitness—it could help fight cancer. Researchers found that just 10 minutes of hard exercise releases molecules into the bloodstream that switch…
Long COVID affects an estimated 65 million people worldwide and can damage the brain, heart, blood vessels, and immune system long after infection. Researchers now link symptoms to lingering virus,…
Nearly everything in the universe is made of mysterious dark matter and dark energy, yet we can’t see either of them directly. Scientists are developing detectors so sensitive they can…
Scientists are uncovering why Brazil may be one of the most important yet underused resources for studying extreme longevity. Its highly diverse population harbors millions of genetic variants missing from…
Exercise doesn’t just challenge the body; it challenges how the brain interprets effort. Scientists discovered that vibrating tendons before cycling allowed people to push harder without feeling like they were…
A large review of studies suggests that exercise can ease depression about as effectively as psychological therapy. Compared with antidepressants, exercise showed similar benefits, though the evidence was less certain.…
Scientists have detected a surprisingly hot galaxy cluster dating back to the universe’s infancy. The cluster formed far earlier and burned far hotter than current models predict. Researchers believe supermassive…
Europa’s buried ocean has made it one of the most exciting places to search for life beyond Earth. However, new calculations suggest its seafloor may be calm, cold, and largely…
Scientists have discovered that wildfires release far more air-polluting gases than previously estimated. Many of these hidden emissions can transform into fine particles that are dangerous to breathe. The study…
Global cancer cases have surged dramatically, doubling since 1990 and reaching 18.5 million new diagnoses in 2023. Deaths have also climbed to over 10 million a year, with the steepest…
Around the bright star Fomalhaut, astronomers spotted glowing clouds of debris left behind by colossal collisions between large space rocks. One of these clouds was even mistaken for a planet…
Researchers at TU Wien have discovered a quantum system where energy and mass move with perfect efficiency. In an ultracold gas of atoms confined to a single line, countless collisions…
Tessellations aren’t just eye-catching patterns—they can be used to crack complex mathematical problems. By repeatedly reflecting shapes to tile a surface, researchers uncovered a method that links geometry, symmetry, and…
Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch the thalamus and cortex interact in real time. They found that the thalamus…
Researchers have reconstructed ancient herpesvirus genomes from Iron Age and medieval Europeans, revealing that HHV-6 has been infecting humans for at least 2,500 years. Some people inherited the virus directly…
Researchers have developed a magnetic nanomaterial that can kill bone cancer cells and support bone regeneration at the same time. The material heats up under a magnetic field to destroy…
Scientists have created a new way to watch plants breathe—live and in high definition—while tracking exactly how much carbon and water they exchange with the air. The breakthrough could help…
Teens who sleep in on weekends may be giving their mental health a boost. A new study found that young people who made up for lost weekday sleep had a…
Dogs began diversifying thousands of years earlier than previously believed, with clear differences in size and shape appearing over 11,000 years ago. A massive global analysis of ancient skulls shows…
Earthquakes happen daily, sometimes with devastating consequences, yet predicting them remains out of reach. What scientists can do is map the hidden layers beneath the surface that control how strongly…
New multi-year observations from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based telescopes reveal how a faint companion star, dubbed Siwarha, carves a trail through Betelgeuse’s extended atmosphere. The post Astronomers…
Astronomers have detected an extraordinary asteroid, named 2025 MN45, in early data from the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Camera -- the largest digital camera in the world…
New observations of the young cluster SPT2349-56 with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have revealed unexpectedly scorching intracluster gas just 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang, challenging current…
Archaeologists have identified traces of two toxic plant alkaloids -- buphandrine and epibuphanisine -- on artifacts from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The post 60,000-Year-Old Poisoned Arrowheads Found…
A new analysis of stress, tides and interior forces suggests Jupiter’s icy moon Europa lacks the active seafloor faulting needed for robust hydrothermal circulation -- with implications for chemical energy…
The hominin fossils discovered in the Grotte à Hominidés at Thomas Quarry I in Casablanca, Morocco, are providing new evidence about the deep origins of Homo sapiens, suggesting that the…
Scientists at the University of Waterloo and Kyushu University have developed the first method to create redundant, encrypted copies of qubits -- a milestone toward practical quantum cloud services and…
The Voynich manuscript -- often called the most mysterious manuscript in the world -- has eluded attempts to understand its origin, nature, and purpose for centuries. The post Historically Plausible…
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have confirmed the existence of starless, hydrogen-rich objects dominated by dark matter. The post New Type of Astronomical Object Discovered: RELHIC appeared first…
Deep in the seasonally flooded savannas of Bolivia, a small, olive-green songbird has been quietly eluding science. The post New Songbird Species Discovered in Bolivia appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking…
For more than two decades, Sahelanthropus tchadensis -- a very early (6.7 to 7.2 million years old) hominin species discovered in Chad in 2001 -- has hovered at the center…
Astronomers have discovered a microlensing event that breaks the mass-distance degeneracy: KMT-2024-BLG-0792/OGLE-2024-BLG-0516. The post Astronomers Measure Mass of Free-Floating Exoplanet for First Time appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
Compared to other primates, humans have remarkably large brains relative to their body sizes. The post Gut Microbes Played Role in Evolution of Human Brain, New Study Suggests appeared first…
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A research team led by Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology scientists has generated the high-quality genome assembly of a Denisovan using DNA from an ancient molar found at Denisova…
Astronomers discovered an enormous galaxy cluster called RM J130558.9+263048.4 on December 31, 2020. The post Champagne Cluster is Actually Two Galaxy Clusters in Process of Merging, Astronomers Find appeared first…
An international team of astronomers from Chile, Europe, the United States, Canada and New Zealand has captured the most detailed spectroscopic glimpse yet of an interstellar comet traversing our Solar…
In a new paper published this month in the journal iScience, researchers from the University of Tübingen and elsewhere present a multidisciplinary analysis of stone and bone projectile points associated…
a team of scientists led by Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center provides proof of principle for therapeutic reversibility of advanced AD.…
Ornithologists have discovered a new species of tinamou living in the montane forests of the Serra do Divisor, western Amazonia, Brazil. The post New Species of Tinamou Discovered in Brazil…
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