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December 24, 2025
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Dec. 24, 2025 Alzheimer’s has long been considered irreversible, but new research challenges that assumption. Scientists discovered that severe drops in the brain’s energy supply help drive the disease—and restoring that balance can reverse damage, even in ...
Dec. 24, 2025 The familiar fight between “mind as software” and “mind as biology” may be a false choice. This work proposes biological computationalism: the idea that brains compute, but not in the abstract, symbol-shuffling way we usually imagine. ...
Dec. 24, 2025 AI writing tools are supercharging scientific productivity, with researchers posting up to 50% more papers after adopting them. The biggest beneficiaries are scientists who don’t speak English as a first language, potentially shifting global ...
Dec. 24, 2025 The search for life on Earth is speeding up, not slowing down. Scientists are now identifying more than 16,000 new species each year, revealing far more biodiversity than expected across animals, plants, fungi, and beyond. Many species remain ...
Dec. 23, 2025 More than 200 years ago, Count Rumford showed that heat isn’t a mysterious substance but something you can generate endlessly through motion. That insight laid the foundation for thermodynamics, the rules that govern energy, work, and disorder. ...
Dec. 23, 2025 Scientists at MIT and Stanford have unveiled a promising new way to help the immune system recognize and attack cancer cells more effectively. Their strategy targets a hidden “off switch” that tumors use to stay invisible to immune ...
Dec. 23, 2025 Scientists exploring Romania’s Hațeg Basin have discovered one of the densest dinosaur fossil sites ever found, with bones lying almost on top of each other. The K2 site preserves thousands of remains from a prehistoric flood-fed lake that acted ...
Dec. 22, 2025 Some ants thrive by choosing numbers over strength. Instead of heavily protecting each worker, they invest fewer resources in individual armor and produce far more ants. Larger colonies then compensate with collective behaviors like group defense ...
Dec. 22, 2025 New research suggests Alzheimer’s may start far earlier than previously thought, driven by a hidden toxic protein in the brain. Scientists found that an experimental drug, NU-9, blocks this early damage in mice and reduces inflammation linked to ...
Dec. 22, 2025 Black holes are among the most extreme objects in the universe, and now scientists can model them more accurately than ever before. By combining Einstein’s gravity with realistic behavior of light and matter, researchers have built simulations ...
Dec. 22, 2025 Astronomers have uncovered a massive hidden planet and a rare “failed star” by combining ultra-precise space data with some of the sharpest ground-based images ever taken. Using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaiʻi, the OASIS survey tracked subtle ...
Dec. 22, 2025 A new study shows dopamine isn’t the brain’s movement “gas pedal” after all. Instead of setting speed or strength, it quietly enables movement in the background, much like oil in an engine. When scientists manipulated dopamine during ...
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Dec. 24, 2025 What we put on our plates may matter more for the climate than we realize. Researchers found that most people, especially in wealthy countries, are exceeding a “food emissions budget” needed to ...
Dec. 23, 2025 Scientists studying thousands of rats discovered that gut bacteria are shaped by both personal genetics and the genetics of social partners. Some genes promote certain microbes that can spread ...
Dec. 23, 2025 When we watch someone move, get injured, or express emotion, our brain doesn’t just see it—it partially feels it. Researchers found eight body-like maps in the visual cortex that organize what we ...
Dec. 23, 2025 Using ultracold atoms and laser light, researchers recreated the behavior of a Josephson junction—an essential component of quantum computers and voltage standards. The appearance of Shapiro steps ...
Dec. 23, 2025 Your eyes may reveal when your brain is working overtime. Researchers found that people blink less when trying to understand speech in noisy environments, especially during the most important ...
Dec. 22, 2025 Washing machines release massive amounts of microplastics into the environment, mostly from worn clothing fibers. Researchers at the University of Bonn have developed a new, fish-inspired filter that ...
Dec. 22, 2025 MIT scientists have achieved the first-ever lab synthesis of verticillin A, a complex fungal compound discovered in 1970. Its delicate structure stalled chemists for decades, despite differing from ...
Dec. 22, 2025 A new AI developed at Duke University can uncover simple, readable rules behind extremely complex systems. It studies how systems evolve over time and reduces thousands of variables into compact ...
Dec. 22, 2025 A Brazilian study has confirmed that Joseph’s Coat, a plant used for generations in folk medicine, can significantly reduce inflammation and arthritis symptoms in lab tests. Researchers observed ...
Dec. 21, 2025 Eating full-fat cheese and cream may be associated with a lower risk of dementia, according to a large study that tracked people for more than 25 years. Those who consumed higher amounts of these ...
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Dec. 23, 2025 A deadly hospital fungus that resists nearly every antifungal drug may have an unexpected weakness. Researchers discovered that Candida auris activates specific genes during infection to hunt for ...
Dec. 21, 2025 Spanish researchers have created a powerful new open-source tool that helps uncover the hidden genetic networks driving cancer. Called RNACOREX, the software can analyze thousands of molecular ...
Dec. 19, 2025 In a rare and historic achievement, Children’s Hospital Colorado successfully completed its first dual heart and liver transplant in a pediatric patient. The life-saving surgery was performed on ...
Dec. 23, 2025 A new imaging technology can distinguish cancerous tissue from healthy cells by detecting ultra-weak light signals. It relies on nanoparticles that bind to tumor markers, making cancerous areas ...
Dec. 21, 2025 Sediments from a Roman latrine at Vindolanda show soldiers were infected with multiple intestinal parasites, including roundworm, whipworm, and Giardia — the first time Giardia has been identified ...
Dec. 20, 2025 Long before opioids flooded communities, something else was quietly changing—and it may have helped set the stage for today’s crisis. A new study finds that as church attendance dropped among ...
Dec. 19, 2025 Researchers have revealed that so-called “junk DNA” contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to Alzheimer’s disease. By experimentally testing nearly 1,000 DNA switches ...
Dec. 20, 2025 An instrument aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft captured rare ultraviolet observations of an interstellar comet while Earth-based telescopes were blinded by the Sun. The spacecraft’s unique ...
Dec. 18, 2025 Researchers have uncovered that the body uses different molecular systems to sense cold in the skin versus internal organs. This explains why surface chills feel very different from cold experienced ...
Dec. 20, 2025 For years, scientists thought Saturn’s moon Titan hid a global ocean beneath its frozen surface. A new look at Cassini data now suggests something very different: a thick, slushy interior with ...
Dec. 19, 2025 Researchers announced over 70 new species in a single year, including bizarre insects, ancient dinosaurs, rare mammals, and deep-river fish. Many were found not in the wild, but in museum ...
Dec. 18, 2025 Much of the western U.S. is overdue for wildfire, with decades of suppression allowing fuel to build up across millions of hectares. Researchers estimate that 74% of the region is in a fire deficit, ...
Dec. 18, 2025 Firefighter turnout gear is designed to shield first responders from extreme heat and danger, but new research suggests it may also introduce chemical exposures. A U.S. study found that brominated ...
Dec. 18, 2025 Scientists have discovered that T cell receptors activate through a hidden spring-like motion that had never been seen before. This breakthrough may help explain why immunotherapy works for some ...
Dec. 17, 2025 AI tools designed to diagnose cancer from tissue samples are quietly learning more than just disease patterns. New research shows these systems can infer patient demographics from pathology slides, ...
Dec. 17, 2025 Researchers have identified a previously overlooked protein that helps regulate appetite and energy use in the body. This “helper” protein supports a key system that decides whether the body ...
Dec. 16, 2025 Scientists have digitally reconstructed the face of a 1.5-million-year-old Homo erectus fossil from Ethiopia, uncovering an unexpectedly primitive appearance. While its braincase fits with classic ...
Dec. 17, 2025 People think online platforms are overflowing with toxic and misleading content, but the reality is far calmer. A small group of highly active users creates most of the harm, while the majority ...
Dec. 16, 2025 Cells may generate their own electrical signals through microscopic membrane motions. Researchers show that active molecular processes can create voltage spikes similar to those used by neurons. ...
Dec. 19, 2025 After injury, the visual system can recover by growing new neural connections rather than replacing lost cells. Researchers found that surviving eye cells formed extra branches that restored ...
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- A Hidden T Cell Switch Could Make Cancer Immunotherapy Work for More People
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- AI Detects Cancer but It’s Also Reading Who You Are
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- Neurons Aren’t Supposed to Regrow but These Ones Brought Back Vision
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- AI Found a Way to Stop a Virus Before It Enters Cells
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- Light-Printed Electrodes Turn Skin and Clothing Into Sensors
- Cannabis Compounds Show Unexpected Power Against Ovarian Cancer
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- Giant Sea Monsters Lived in Rivers at the End of the Dinosaur Age
- Indoor Tanning Triples Melanoma Risk and Seeds Broad DNA Mutations
- Stem Cell Pain Sponge Soaks Up Osteoarthritis Joint Pain and Protects Cartilage
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- Astronomers Watched a Sleeping Neutron Star Roar Back to Life
- Webb Finds a Hidden Atmosphere on a Molten Super-Earth
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- Stressed Rats Keep Returning to Cannabis and Scientists Know Why
- Even Moderate Drinking Carries a Bigger Cancer Risk Than You Think
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- This 8,000-Year-Old Art Shows Math Before Numbers Existed
- Scientists Find the Missing Links Between Genes and Disease
- This Rare Earthquake Did Everything Scientists Hoped to See
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- Researchers Find How Plants Survive Without Sunlight or Sex
- Researchers Identify Viral Suspects That Could Be Fueling Long COVID
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- Ozempic May Offer a Surprising Bonus Benefit for Brain Health
- Tea May Strengthen Bones in Older Women While Heavy Coffee Weakens Them
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- AI Finds a Surprising Monkeypox Weak Spot That Could Rewrite Vaccines
- New Discovery Offers Real Hope for Rare Genetic Disease
- Ghost Particles Slip Through Earth and Spark a Hidden Atomic Reaction
- Scientists Find Dark Chocolate Ingredient That Slows Aging
- New Fossils in Qatar Reveal a Tiny Sea Cow Hidden for 21 Million Years
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- Scientists Reveal a Tiny Brain Chip That Streams Thoughts in Real Time
- This Surprising Discovery Rewrites the Milky Way’s Origin Story
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- Gut Molecule Shows Remarkable Anti-Diabetes Power
- This Tiny Implant Sends Secret Messages to the Brain
- Low Dose Melanoma Treatment Delivers Dramatically Better Results
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- New Cosmic Lens Measurements Deepen the Hubble Tension Mystery
- Single Enzyme Mutation Reveals a Hidden Trigger in Dementia
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- Scientists Capture Most Detailed Look Inside DNA Droplets
- Scientists Uncover a Volcanic Trigger Behind the Black Death
- A Violent Star Explosion Just Revealed a Hidden Recipe for Life
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- Hornet-Eating Frog Shows Remarkable Venom Resistance
- Scientists Capture Flu Viruses Surfing Into Human Cells in Real Time
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- Earth’s Early Oceans Hid the Secret Rise of Complex Life
- Scientists Find Hidden Layers in Brain’s Memory Center
- SPHERE’s Stunning Space Images Reveal Where New Planets Are Forming
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- Architects Gain a New Superpower for Complex Curved Designs
- Experimental RNA Treatment Shows Surprising DNA Repair Power
- Alzheimer’s Blood Tests May Be Misleading for People With Kidney Problems
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- Blood Tests Reveal Obesity Rapidly Accelerates Alzheimer’s Progression
- Human Brains Light Up for Chimp Voices in a Way No One Expected