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September 14, 2026
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Sep. 14, 2026 Cancer rates are rising in adults under 55, and new research suggests accelerated biological aging may be one piece of the puzzle. Scientists found that people from more recent generations tended to ...
Sep. 14, 2026 Scientists have discovered that the brain’s short-range wiring may help protect cognition even as gray matter shrinks with age. Healthier connections just beneath the brain’s surface were linked to better language skills and appeared to weaken ...
Sep. 14, 2026 A foundational chemistry concept found in textbooks for almost 100 years may have been taught incorrectly. Researchers say the inductive effect in neutral molecules appears to extend only across one chemical bond, rather than gradually weakening ...
Sep. 14, 2026 Captive-raised saltwater crocodiles released into Bangladesh’s Sundarbans surprised scientists by settling into the wild rather than trying to return to their breeding facility. The result suggests that releasing larger, mature captive crocodiles ...
Sep. 14, 2026 A World War I submarine wreck off Denmark is leaking TNT into the surrounding water, seabed, and marine life more than a century after it sank. Scientists warn that thousands of similar wrecks could pose growing environmental risks as they continue ...
Sep. 14, 2026 Scientists have directly observed how two negatively charged DNA molecules can pair up despite normally repelling each other. Positively charged metal ions appear to bridge the gap, helping matching DNA helices align groove for groove like a ...
Sep. 13, 2026 Scientists discovered that aging cells can use malfunctioning mitochondria to unlock inflammatory genes and keep the immune system stuck in a prolonged state of alert. Blocking one part of this process reduced inflammation and improved healthy aging ...
Sep. 13, 2026 Mount Etna’s ancient eruptions followed radically different paths, with some magma lingering near the surface for weeks while other magma raced upward from nearly 30 kilometers deep in just hours. Scientists traced the difference to volcanic gases ...
Sep. 13, 2026 Scientists found that the 3D organization of DNA is disrupted in several types of brain cells affected by Alzheimer’s disease, altering how important genes are switched on and off. The discovery reveals a previously underexplored layer of the ...
Sep. 13, 2026 A massive worldwide survey of physicists has revealed surprisingly little agreement about some of the universe’s biggest mysteries. No majority backed the standard cosmological model, a leading explanation for dark matter, or any single theory of ...
Sep. 13, 2026 The Indian and Pacific oceans have been climatically linked for centuries, but scientists say that connection is now breaking down in an exceptional way. Ancient climate records suggest volcanoes disrupted the relationship in the past, while today ...
Sep. 13, 2026 Scientists have engineered yeast to turn PET plastic and agricultural waste into ingredients for protein-rich, 3D-printed cookies called µBites. Developed partly for NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge, the system can produce proteins, fats, ...
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Sep. 13, 2026 Researchers have experimentally demonstrated the optical Magnus effect for the first time, revealing that a tightly focused laser interacts most strongly with an atom slightly away from the beam’s ...
Sep. 13, 2026 AI analysis of 400,000 Reddit posts found that users of drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound reported unexpected symptoms including menstrual changes, chills, hot flashes, and ...
Sep. 12, 2026 A century-old mystery in Venus’s clouds just became more intriguing, as scientists calculated how strongly the unidentified material behind its dark ultraviolet patterns must absorb light. The ...
Sep. 12, 2026 Ancient rocks from Western Australia suggest water was reaching deep inside Earth more than three billion years ago, long before modern plate tectonics may have fully developed. Researchers propose ...
Sep. 12, 2026 Scientists have uncovered a natural braking system that helps the immune system switch off inflammation and prevent harmful immune cells from building up. Boosting this pathway in people reduced ...
Sep. 12, 2026 Physicists at CERN have found a new way to peer deep inside atomic nuclei and distinguish between two competing explanations for how gluons behave. Using the ALICE experiment at the Large Hadron ...
Sep. 12, 2026 Semaglutide helped older healthy mice live longer while improving memory, muscle function, blood sugar control, and several biological signs of aging. Its effects went beyond those seen with calorie ...
Sep. 12, 2026 Researchers at Binghamton University have developed a mathematical strategy that can solve Wordle with a 99% success rate. Instead of simply guessing words packed with common letters or choosing the ...
Sep. 11, 2026 Scientists have discovered that Mercury’s surface contains far less silicon dioxide than previously thought, pointing to an unexpectedly hot volcanic past. The finding suggests ancient lava may ...
Sep. 11, 2026 Long-lived bats appear to combine powerful immune defenses with unusual strategies for eliminating damaged cells, potentially helping them avoid cancer and disease for decades. Researchers hope these ...
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Sep. 11, 2026 A feather discovered inside 66-million-year-old fossilized dinosaur poop may help explain why modern birds survived the asteroid catastrophe. The extinct bird it came from had more primitive ...
Sep. 11, 2026 Researchers have found a way to perform certain quantum operations more than 1,000 times faster, cutting thousands of repeated control cycles down to just one. The advance could reduce errors and ...
Sep. 11, 2026 A major Ontario study found 24 common medication chains in which one drug’s side effects can be mistaken for a new medical problem, leading to another prescription. Researchers say closer ...
Sep. 11, 2026 Researchers analyzing data from more than 1.9 million people found that ADHD is associated with substantially higher rates of digestive problems. People with ADHD had nearly double the odds of ...
Sep. 11, 2026 Nighttime light exposure was linked to thicker, stiffer heart chambers and early signs of reduced heart function in a study of more than 11,000 people. The findings suggest that keeping bedrooms ...
Sep. 10, 2026 Researchers have created a foam-based material that produces intense whiteness and water repellency without titanium dioxide pigments or PFAS chemicals. Inspired by natural structures in snow, ...
Sep. 10, 2026 Ancient human remains from Sulawesi suggest people were habitually using the psychoactive betel nut as far back as 25,000 years ago. Researchers found both unusual tooth wear and traces of arecoline, ...
Sep. 10, 2026 Scientists have discovered that the Moon-forming collision may have depended heavily on how hot and physically strong early Earth and Theia were. New simulations found that some impacts create the ...
Sep. 10, 2026 UCLA researchers developed ready-made cancer-fighting T cells from cord blood stem cells that can attack solid tumors through two separate detection systems. In mice, a single dose controlled cancer ...
Devil’s Arrows: Ancient Builders Hauled 55,000-Pound Stones 11 Miles for Britain’s Tallest Stone Row
Sep. 9, 2026 Britain’s towering Devil’s Arrows were built from 25-tonne stones hauled at least 18 kilometers from Brimham Rocks around 4,000 years ago. The discovery reveals an astonishing feat of prehistoric ...
Sep. 9, 2026 Scientists found that a tiny atomic structure that forms on nickel oxide during methane conversion is more effective than the metallic nickel long believed to drive the reaction. The discovery ...
Sep. 9, 2026 Insects quietly hold much of the natural world together, yet conservation efforts are overlooking the tropical regions where more than 80 percent of insect species live. Monash University researchers ...
Sep. 9, 2026 Semaglutide, the drug found in Ozempic and Wegovy, was linked to nearly 40% fewer asthma attacks in a large real-world study. It was also associated with about 20% fewer COPD flare-ups. Researchers ...
Sep. 8, 2026 The extinct “American cheetah” was not really a cheetah at all, but a puma relative with an unexpectedly flexible lifestyle. Fossils from the Yukon suggest northern populations survived partly by ...
Sep. 12, 2026 GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound may increase hair-loss risk by 7% in men who are already genetically susceptible to male-pattern baldness. The findings suggest thinning hair may not ...
Sep. 6, 2026 Indonesia’s dangerous peat fires are surging early in the 2026 fire season as a strengthening El Niño and severe drought dry out wetlands that can burn underground for months. These slow ...
Sep. 4, 2026 UCLA researchers have discovered two powerful influences that help guide how the human brain forms before birth. Radial glia, stem cells responsible for producing much of the cerebral cortex, change ...
Sep. 8, 2026 More than 1,200 genetic variants have been linked to the Big Five personality traits, and many of the same variants are also associated with health, longevity, careers, income, and everyday habits. ...
Sep. 8, 2026 Physicists have directly observed a long-predicted quantum effect of gravity, putting one of Einstein’s foundational ideas to a striking new test. Using ultracold atoms, researchers split an ...
Sep. 5, 2026 Researchers at UC San Diego have demonstrated that a key cellular enzyme can accurately read an eight-letter genetic alphabet, doubling the four letters used by all known life on Earth. Detailed ...
Friday, September 11, 2026
- 66-Million-Year-Old Feather in Dinosaur Poop May Reveal Why Birds Survived the Asteroid
- Scientists Just Made Quantum Computer Operations 1,000 Times Faster
- Your Next Prescription Could Be Treating a Side Effect from the Last One
- Study of 1.9 Million People Finds a Striking Link Between ADHD and Gut Problems
- Too Much Light at Night May Quietly Reshape Your Heart
Thursday, September 10, 2026
- Scientists Create Brilliant White Material Without a Drop of White Pigment
- Ancient Teeth Reveal Humans Were Getting High 25,000 Years Ago
- The Moon May Have Formed Intact Just Hours After a Giant Collision
- UCLA Scientists Turn Cord Blood Into Powerful Cancer-Fighting T Cells
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
- Devil’s Arrows: Ancient Builders Hauled 55,000-Pound Stones 11 Miles for Britain’s Tallest Stone Row
- Chinese Scientists Find a Hidden Atomic Structure That Unlocks Methane
- “Parachute Science” Is Failing the Tropics, Home to More Than 80% of Insect Species
- Ozempic and Wegovy Linked to Nearly 40% Fewer Asthma Attacks
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- Your Personality May Be More Genetic Than Scientists Realized
- Scientists Observe Einstein’s Gravity in the Quantum World for the First Time
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- Giant Greenland Iceberg Slams Into Joe Island and Survives
- Dark Matter Detector Finds a Strange Signal Scientists Can’t Yet Explain
Thursday, September 3, 2026
- September Brings a Dazzling Venus and a Glowing Harvest Moon
- The Universe Has Plenty of Hydrogen. So Why Is Star Formation Collapsing?
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- NASA’s Swift Telescope Is Back, but Time Is Running out
- Scientists Just Overturned a Century-Old Physics Assumption
- One of Earth’s Driest Places Was Just Covered in Snow
Saturday, August 29, 2026
- A Cancer Therapy Put Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis Into Remission
- Keto Diet Cut Liver Fat by 67% in a Clinical Trial
Monday, September 14, 2026
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- Who Really Needs a Heart Calcium Scan?
- Tiny Sound Waves Could Help Solve a Major Quantum Computing Problem
Sunday, August 30, 2026
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- NASA’s Roman Telescope Will See 100 Times More Sky Than Hubble
- Why Scientists Asked 1,000 People to Bury Their Underwear
Thursday, August 27, 2026
- Scientists Find a Huge Hidden Ice Reservoir Beneath Utah’s Mountains
- 324-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals How Insects Conquered Land
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- NASA Is About to Launch a Powerful New Eye on the Universe
- Trump to Award Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II Astronauts
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- Physicists Create a Tiny “Big Bang” With Surprisingly Small Atomic Nuclei
- Black Holes Keep Tearing These Stars Apart, but They Survive
Friday, August 21, 2026
- AI May Know How You’ll Respond to a Vaccine Before You Get It
- A Simple at-Home Test Could Cut Colorectal Cancer Death Risk by 43%
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
- New Mexico’s Largest Reservoir Plunges to Just 1.4% Full
- Alzheimer’s May Leave a Mark on the Brain Long Before Plaques Appear
Thursday, August 27, 2026
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- NASA Finds Earth Microbes Could Survive on the Moon
- People Who Live Past 110 Have an Unusual Abundance of Killer Immune Cells
Sunday, August 23, 2026
- Gut Bacteria May Unlock a Hidden Benefit of Vegetables
- This Common Vitamin Was Linked to 13% Better Cognitive Scores
Friday, September 4, 2026
- MIT Turns Bacteria Into Living Transistors
- Dying Radio Galaxies Fade Faster Than Scientists Expected
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- What You Eat Before Age 2 May Affect Your Health 70 Years Later
- One Asteroid Strike May Explain Two Mysteries of Mars’ Moon Deimos
- A Missing Color in Indoor Light May Help Prevent Myopia
Thursday, August 20, 2026
- A Lost Mega-Cliff May Explain the Grand Canyon’s Missing Billion Years
- A SpaceX Rocket Smashed Into the Moon — NASA Just Revealed the Crater
- Scientists Say the Human Family Tree May Need a Major Rewrite