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December 17, 2025
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Dec. 17, 2025 A rare tick-borne allergy linked to red meat has now been confirmed as deadly for the first time. A healthy New Jersey man collapsed and died hours after eating beef, with later testing revealing a severe allergic reaction tied to alpha-gal, a sugar ...
Dec. 17, 2025 Scientists at Northern Arizona University are developing a promising new way to detect Alzheimer’s disease earlier than ever before—by tracking how the brain uses sugar. Using tiny particles in the blood called microvesicles, researchers may ...
Dec. 17, 2025 A mysterious cloud of ultra-hot dust around Kappa Tucanae A may finally have an explanation: a hidden companion star. The star’s extreme orbit carries it straight through the dust zone, strongly suggesting it plays a key role in keeping the dust ...
Dec. 16, 2025 A museum visit sparked a revelation when a Roman glass cup was turned around and its overlooked markings came into focus. These symbols, once dismissed as decoration, appear to be workshop identifiers used by teams of skilled artisans. The findings ...
Dec. 16, 2025 Physicists have found a clever way to detect the elusive Unruh effect without extreme accelerations. By using atoms that emit light cooperatively between mirrors, acceleration subtly shifts when a powerful light burst appears. That early flash acts ...
Dec. 15, 2025 Natural killer cells act as the immune system’s rapid-response team, but the stress of anxiety and insomnia may be quietly thinning their ranks. A study of young women in Saudi Arabia found that both conditions were linked to significantly fewer ...
Dec. 14, 2025 The study reveals how Balanophora plants function despite abandoning photosynthesis and, in some species, sexual reproduction. Their plastid genomes shrank dramatically in a shared ancestor, yet the plastids remain vital. Asexual reproduction ...
Dec. 14, 2025 Scientists found that certain molecules made by gut bacteria travel to the liver and help control how the body uses energy. These molecules change depending on diet, genetics, and shifts in the microbiome. Some even improved insulin response in ...
Dec. 14, 2025 Male bonobos have an impressive ability to detect when females are most fertile, even though the usual visual cues are unreliable. Researchers tracking wild bonobos in the Congo discovered that males skillfully interpret a mix of swelling timing and ...
Dec. 14, 2025 Forskolin, a plant-derived compound, shows surprising potential against one of the most aggressive forms of leukemia. Researchers discovered that it not only stops cancer cells from growing but also makes them far more vulnerable to chemotherapy by ...
Dec. 14, 2025 Webb’s latest observations reveal a hellish world cloaked in an unexpected atmosphere: TOI-561 b, an ultra-hot rocky planet racing around its star in under 11 hours. Despite being blasted by intense radiation that should strip it bare, the planet ...
Dec. 13, 2025 Researchers discovered that children who went back to school during COVID experienced far fewer mental health diagnoses than those who stayed remote. Anxiety, depression, and ADHD all declined as in-person learning resumed. Healthcare spending tied ...
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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. 17, 2025 Researchers used miniature human brains grown in the lab to uncover why certain genetic mutations lead to abnormally small brains. Changes in actin disrupted the orientation of early brain cell ...
Dec. 17, 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. 16, 2025 Over 8,000 years ago, early farming communities in northern Mesopotamia were already thinking mathematically—long before numbers were written down. By closely studying Halafian pottery, researchers ...
Dec. 16, 2025 Ramanujan’s elegant formulas for calculating pi, developed more than a century ago, have unexpectedly resurfaced at the heart of modern physics. Researchers at IISc discovered that the same ...
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. 16, 2025 Scientists are uncovering a surprising way to influence bacteria—not by killing them, but by changing how they communicate. Researchers studying oral bacteria found that disrupting chemical signals ...
Dec. 16, 2025 A rare, ultra-long earthquake in Myanmar revealed that mature faults can deliver their full force directly to the surface. The discovery could mean stronger shaking near faults like California’s ...
Dec. 15, 2025 Around 1,000 years ago, a major climate shift reshaped rainfall across the South Pacific, making western islands like Samoa and Tonga drier while ...
Dec. 15, 2025 Giant mosasaurs, once thought to be strictly ocean-dwelling predators, may have spent their final chapter prowling freshwater rivers alongside dinosaurs and crocodiles. A massive tooth found in North ...
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Dec. 16, 2025 A newly developed AI can predict which diseases specific genetic mutations are likely to cause, not just whether they are harmful. The breakthrough could speed up diagnoses and open new paths for ...
Dec. 15, 2025 Researchers discovered a hidden molecular “switch” that herpes viruses rely on to invade cells. By combining AI, simulations, and lab experiments, they identified and altered a single amino acid ...
Dec. 15, 2025 Hot Jupiters were once cosmic oddities, but unraveling how they moved so close to their stars has remained a stubborn mystery. Scientists have long debated whether these giants were violently flung ...
Dec. 15, 2025 Researchers in Sweden have unveiled a way to create high-performance electronic electrodes using nothing more than visible light and specially designed water-soluble monomers. This gentle, ...
Dec. 15, 2025 Scientists have discovered that key compounds from cannabis—CBD and THC—show surprisingly strong effects against ovarian cancer cells. Used together, they slow cell growth, reduce colony ...
Dec. 15, 2025 Researchers discovered that tanning beds cause widespread, mutation-laden DNA damage across almost all skin, explaining the sharply increased melanoma risk. Single-cell genomic analysis revealed ...
Dec. 15, 2025 SereNeuro Therapeutics revealed promising results for SN101, a first-in-class iPSC-derived therapy designed to treat chronic osteoarthritis pain while protecting joint tissue. Instead of blocking ...
Dec. 13, 2025 MOCHI uses microscopic, air-filled channels to stop heat in its tracks while remaining nearly crystal clear. If scaled up, it could transform windows into powerful energy savers and solar ...
Dec. 14, 2025 Astronomers tracked a decade of dramatic changes in P13, a neutron star undergoing supercritical accretion. Its X-ray luminosity rose and fell by factors of hundreds while its rotation rate ...
Dec. 12, 2025 A sudden, unexplained mass die-off is decimating sea urchins around the world, including catastrophic losses in the Canary Islands. Key reef-grazing species are reaching historic lows, and their ...
Dec. 11, 2025 Rats with naturally high stress levels were far more likely to self-administer cannabis when given access. Behavioral testing showed that baseline stress hormones were the strongest predictor of ...
Dec. 11, 2025 Researchers found that both how often and how much someone drinks significantly shape their cancer risk, even at moderate levels. Vulnerability varies across groups, with genetics, socioeconomic ...
Dec. 16, 2025 A new genetic mapping strategy reveals how entire networks of genes work together to cause disease, filling in the missing links left by traditional genetic studies. The technique could transform how ...
Dec. 14, 2025 Scientists are uncovering a new possibility behind long COVID’s stubborn symptoms: hidden infections that awaken or emerge alongside SARS-CoV-2. Evidence is mounting that viruses like Epstein-Barr ...
Dec. 13, 2025 A new analysis suggests that people with type 2 diabetes who use GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Trulicity or Victoza may be less likely to develop epilepsy than those taking DPP-4 inhibitors. ...
Dec. 13, 2025 A decade-long study of older women found that tea drinkers had slightly stronger bones, while moderate coffee drinking caused no harm. Heavy coffee intake—over five cups a day—was linked to lower ...
Dec. 12, 2025 Researchers used AI to pinpoint a little-known monkeypox protein that provokes strong protective antibodies. When the team tested this protein as a vaccine ingredient in mice, it produced a potent ...
Dec. 12, 2025 Scientists discovered that certain gene changes allow cells to function even when frataxin, the protein lost in Friedreich’s ataxia, is missing. Experiments in worms, human cells, and mice revealed ...
Dec. 12, 2025 Scientists have managed to observe solar neutrinos carrying out a rare atomic transformation deep underground, converting carbon-13 into nitrogen-13 inside the SNO+ detector. By tracking two faint ...
Dec. 12, 2025 Scientists have uncovered a surprising link between dark chocolate and slower aging. A natural cocoa compound called theobromine was found in higher levels among people who appeared biologically ...
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Monday, December 15, 2025
- AI Found a Way to Stop a Virus Before It Enters Cells
- New Orbital Clue Reveals How Hot Jupiters Really Formed
- Light-Printed Electrodes Turn Skin and Clothing Into Sensors
- Cannabis Compounds Show Unexpected Power Against Ovarian Cancer
- Indoor Tanning Triples Melanoma Risk and Seeds Broad DNA Mutations
- Stem Cell Pain Sponge Soaks Up Osteoarthritis Joint Pain and Protects Cartilage
Saturday, December 13, 2025
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Friday, December 12, 2025
Thursday, December 11, 2025
- Stressed Rats Keep Returning to Cannabis and Scientists Know Why
- Even Moderate Drinking Carries a Bigger Cancer Risk Than You Think
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Saturday, December 13, 2025
- Ozempic May Offer a Surprising Bonus Benefit for Brain Health
- Tea May Strengthen Bones in Older Women While Heavy Coffee Weakens Them
Friday, December 12, 2025
- 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
Thursday, December 11, 2025
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Saturday, December 13, 2025
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
- Scientists Reveal a Tiny Brain Chip That Streams Thoughts in Real Time
- This Surprising Discovery Rewrites the Milky Way’s Origin Story
Monday, December 8, 2025
- Gut Molecule Shows Remarkable Anti-Diabetes Power
- This Tiny Implant Sends Secret Messages to the Brain
- Low Dose Melanoma Treatment Delivers Dramatically Better Results
Saturday, December 13, 2025
Friday, December 12, 2025
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
- New Cosmic Lens Measurements Deepen the Hubble Tension Mystery
- Single Enzyme Mutation Reveals a Hidden Trigger in Dementia
- This Rare Bone Finally Settles the Nanotyrannus Mystery
Monday, December 8, 2025
- 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
Thursday, December 4, 2025
- Hornet-Eating Frog Shows Remarkable Venom Resistance
- Scientists Capture Flu Viruses Surfing Into Human Cells in Real Time
Friday, December 12, 2025
Saturday, December 6, 2025
- 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
Friday, December 5, 2025
- 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
Friday, December 12, 2025
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
- Blood Tests Reveal Obesity Rapidly Accelerates Alzheimer’s Progression
- Human Brains Light Up for Chimp Voices in a Way No One Expected
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
- The Solar Mission That Survived Disaster and Found 5,000 Comets
- Doomed Ants Send a Final Scent to Save Their Colony
- JWST Finds a Milky Way Twin Born Shockingly Early in the Universe
- A Routine Shingles Shot May Offer Powerful Defense Against Dementia
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
- The Deep Ocean Is Fixing Carbon in Ways No One Expected
- James Webb Catches a Giant Helium Cloud Pouring Off a Puffy Planet
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
- Space Is Filling With Junk and Scientists Have a Fix
- Early Earth’s Sky May Have Created the First Ingredients for Life
- Scientists Discover Why Anacondas Stayed Giants for 12 Million Years
- Gas Stoves Are Filling Millions of Homes With Hidden Toxic Air
- Your Sweat Reveals Health Problems Long Before Symptoms Appear
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
- A Tiny Ocean Worm Just Revealed a Big Secret About How Eyes Evolve
- A Hidden Antarctic Shift Unleashed the Carbon That Warmed the World
Monday, December 1, 2025
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Sunday, November 30, 2025
Friday, November 28, 2025
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Friday, November 28, 2025
- Bird Flu’s Surprising Heat Tolerance Has Scientists Worried
- Polluted Air Quietly Erases the Benefits of Exercise
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Friday, December 5, 2025
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
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Sunday, November 30, 2025
- New 3D Scan Reveals a Hidden Network of Moai Carvers on Easter Island
- Why Some Memories Last a Lifetime While Others Fade Fast
- Scientists Find a Hidden Obesity Trigger in Soybean Oil
Friday, November 28, 2025
- Repeated Head Impacts May Quietly Break the Brain’s Cleanup System
- A Strange Ancient Foot Reveals a Hidden Human Cousin
- Scientists Uncover the Brain’s Hidden Learning Blocks
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Monday, December 1, 2025
Sunday, November 30, 2025
Saturday, November 29, 2025
- Simple Thyroid Check in Pregnancy May Lower Autism Risk
- Scientists May Have Found Dark Matter After 100 Years of Searching
Thursday, November 27, 2025
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
- How Personalized Algorithms Trick Your Brain Into Wrong Answers
- Tiny Yellowstone Quakes Ignite a Surge of Hidden Life Underground