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September 12, 2025
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Sep. 12, 2025 — For the first time, scientists have observed electrons in graphene behaving like a nearly perfect quantum fluid, challenging a long-standing puzzle in physics. By creating ultra-clean samples, the team at IISc uncovered a surprising decoupling of ...
Sep. 12, 2025 — Forever chemicals known as PFAS have turned up in an unexpected place: beer. Researchers tested 23 different beers from across the U.S. and found that 95% contained PFAS, with the highest concentrations showing up in regions with known water ...
Sep. 12, 2025 — Hidden within Arctic ice, diatoms are proving to be anything but dormant. New Stanford research shows these glass-walled algae glide through frozen channels at record-breaking subzero temperatures, powered by mucus-like ropes and molecular motors. ...
Sep. 11, 2025 — NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission has uncovered surprising behavior of pickup ions drifting through the solar wind near Earth. These particles, once thought to be minor players, appear capable of generating waves and influencing how the ...
Sep. 11, 2025 — Researchers have discovered that everyday substances like caffeine can influence how bacteria such as E. coli respond to antibiotics. By examining 94 common drugs and food ingredients, scientists found that certain compounds trigger genetic ...
Sep. 11, 2025 — Researchers at NYU Langone Health discovered that cutting off blood flow accelerates cancer growth by prematurely aging the bone marrow and weakening the immune system. In mouse models, restricted blood flow doubled the growth rate of breast tumors, ...
Sep. 10, 2025 — Scientists in Canada have uncovered a surprising culprit behind high blood sugar and liver problems: a hidden fuel made by gut bacteria. This little-known molecule, called D-lactate, slips into the ...
Sep. 10, 2025 — Glioblastoma’s stealthy spread has met a new challenge: MRI-powered fluid flow mapping that reveals where the cancer is likely to invade next. The innovation is now being advanced by a spinoff company to guide personalized cancer ...
Sep. 10, 2025 — Physicists have unveiled a new superconducting detector sensitive enough to hunt dark matter particles smaller than electrons. By capturing faint photon signals, the device pushes the search into uncharted ...
Sep. 10, 2025 — Scientists at Stellenbosch University have uncovered a rare class of plant compounds, flavoalkaloids, in Cannabis leaves for the first time. Using advanced two-dimensional chromatography and mass spectrometry, they identified 79 phenolic compounds ...
Sep. 10, 2025 — Metformin, long trusted for diabetes, turns out to work in the brain too. By shutting down Rap1 in the hypothalamus, the drug lowers blood sugar more effectively than previously understood, opening doors for new ...
Sep. 10, 2025 — Barrels dumped off Southern California decades ago have been found leaking alkaline waste, not just DDT, leaving behind eerie white halos and transforming parts of the seafloor into toxic vents. The findings reveal a persistent and little-known ...
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Sep. 12, 2025 — For centuries, people believed ice was slippery because pressure and friction melted a thin film of water. But new research from Saarland University reveals that this long-standing explanation is ...
Sep. 12, 2025 — Scientists have, for the first time, successfully studied liquid carbon in the lab by combining a powerful high-performance laser with the European XFEL x-ray laser. The experiment captured fleeting ...
Sep. 12, 2025 — Walking every day could be the simplest and most effective way to prevent chronic lower back pain. A large study involving over 11,000 people found that walking more — not faster — reduces the ...
Sep. 12, 2025 — Gravitational-wave astronomy has exploded since 2015, capturing hundreds of black hole and neutron star collisions. With ever-clearer signals, researchers are testing Einstein’s relativity and ...
Sep. 11, 2025 — Astronomers have uncovered the violent secret of V Sagittae, a white dwarf star consuming its companion in a spectacular feeding frenzy. This cosmic dance not only makes the system burn with unusual ...
Sep. 11, 2025 — Physicists may soon witness a cosmic fireworks show: the explosive death of a primordial black hole. Once thought to be unimaginably rare, new research suggests there’s up to a 90% chance of ...
Sep. 11, 2025 — Archaeologists studying the vast Zvejnieki cemetery in Latvia have uncovered surprising truths about Stone Age life. Stone tools, long thought to symbolize male hunters, were actually buried just as ...
Sep. 11, 2025 — Dating dinosaur eggs has always been tricky because traditional methods rely on surrounding rocks or minerals that may have shifted over time. Now, for the first time, scientists have directly dated ...
Sep. 11, 2025 — Newly discovered fossils in Ethiopia show that Homo coexisted with Australopithecus 2.6 million years ago, rewriting the timeline of human evolution. Far from a straight line, early human history was ...
Sep. 11, 2025 — Hubble’s latest image captures a glittering star cluster inside the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy about 160,000 light-years from Earth. This region, known as N11, is one of the galaxy’s ...
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Sep. 10, 2025 — Astronomers studying an oddball brown dwarf called “The Accident” have finally spotted silane, a long-predicted silicon molecule missing from Jupiter and Saturn’s skies. Its ancient, ...
Sep. 9, 2025 — Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus has long fascinated scientists with its spectacular water plumes, which NASA’s Cassini spacecraft once revealed to contain organic molecules. Many hoped these ...
Sep. 9, 2025 — Scientists caution that asteroid deflection must be precise, as striking the wrong spot risks sending it through a gravitational keyhole that sets up a future collision with Earth. Using lessons from ...
Sep. 11, 2025 — New research suggests that immunotherapy given before and after surgery could help patients with diffuse pleural mesothelioma, one of the most challenging cancers to treat. A phase II clinical trial ...
Sep. 10, 2025 — NASA’s Perseverance rover has discovered mudstones in Mars’ Jezero Crater that contain organic carbon and unusual textures hinting at possible biosignatures. These findings suggest that ancient ...
Sep. 10, 2025 — Researchers in Germany and Australia have created a simple but powerful tool to detect nanoplastics—tiny, invisible particles that can slip through skin and even the blood-brain barrier. Using an ...
Sep. 9, 2025 — Flathead catfish are rapidly reshaping the Susquehanna River’s ecosystem. Once introduced, these voracious predators climbed to the top of the food chain, forcing native fish like channel catfish ...
Sep. 9, 2025 — Scientists discovered that certain blood proteins linked to brain injury and inflammation strongly correlate with early signs of memory and cognitive decline, especially in Hispanic and Latino ...
Sep. 9, 2025 — Thousands of women are using GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic for weight loss without contraception, leading to unintended pregnancies and potential risks for unborn babies. Experts warn clearer medical ...
Sep. 9, 2025 — Plants are spreading across the globe faster than ever, largely due to human activity, and new research shows that the very same traits that make plants thrive in their native lands also drive their ...
Sep. 9, 2025 — Tiny ocean microbes called Prochlorococcus, once thought to be climate survivors, may struggle as seas warm. These cyanobacteria drive 5% of Earth’s photosynthesis and underpin much of the marine ...
Sep. 9, 2025 — Artificial intelligence is consuming enormous amounts of energy, but researchers at the University of Florida have built a chip that could change everything by using light instead of electricity for ...
Sep. 8, 2025 — Scientists have discovered that even short-term exposure to polluted air can speed up Alzheimer’s, worsening toxic protein buildup in the brain and accelerating memory loss. The research connects ...
Sep. 8, 2025 — UC Berkeley researchers mapped the brain circuits that control growth hormone during sleep, uncovering a feedback system where sleep fuels hormone release, and the hormone regulates wakefulness. The ...
Sep. 8, 2025 — Researchers have uncovered why older adults are more vulnerable to severe flu. The culprit is a protein called ApoD, which rises with age and disrupts the body’s ability to fight infection. This ...
Sep. 8, 2025 — Tiny diatoms and their bacterial partners act as nature’s nutrient factories, fueling insects and salmon in California’s Eel River. Their pollution-free process could inspire breakthroughs in ...
Sep. 9, 2025 — New research has revealed that East Antarctica’s vast and icy interior is heating up faster than its coasts, fueled by warm air carried from the Southern Indian Ocean. Using 30 years of weather ...
Sep. 7, 2025 — Children with higher blood pressure as young as age 7 face a sharply increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease by their mid-50s, according to a massive decades-long study. Researchers found ...
Sep. 7, 2025 — Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have created the first time crystal that humans can actually see, using liquid crystals that swirl into never-ending patterns when illuminated by ...
Sep. 5, 2025 — Two tiny pterosaurs, preserved for 150 million years, have revealed a surprising cause of death: violent storms. Researchers at the University of Leicester discovered both hatchlings, nicknamed Lucky ...
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
- Enceladus’s Plumes May Be Fooling Us About Life
- Hit the Wrong Spot and an Asteroid Returns on a Collision Course
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
- Life on Mars? NASA Discovers Potential Biosignatures in Martian Mudstones
- The Invisible Plastic Threat You Can Finally See
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
- Hungry Flathead Catfish Are Changing Everything in the Susquehanna
- Simple Blood Test Could Spot Alzheimer’s Years Before Symptoms
- Ozempic’s Hidden Pregnancy Risk Few Women Know About
- Why Some Plants Are Taking Over the World
- The Ocean’s Most Abundant Microbe Is Near Its Breaking Point
- Light-Powered Chip Makes AI 100 Times More Efficient
Monday, September 8, 2025
- Smog in the Brain: Dirty Air Speeds Alzheimer’s Decline
- The Sleep Switch That Builds Muscle, Burns Fat, and Boosts Brainpower
- Why the Flu Turns Deadly for Older Adults, and How Scientists Found the Cause
- Salmon’s Secret Superfood Is Smaller Than a Grain of Salt
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Sunday, September 7, 2025
- One Number at Age 7 Could Predict How Long You Live
- Scientists Just Made the First Time Crystal You Can See
Friday, September 5, 2025
- Baby Pterosaurs Died in Ancient Storms—and Their Fossils Reveal the Truth
- Scientists Made Plastic That Eats Carbon
- Tiny Gold Quantum Needles With Astonishing Powers Discovered
- Ghost Sharks Grow Teeth on Their Heads to Mate
- Oceans Could Reach a Dangerous Tipping Point by 2050
- Even the Toughest Corals Are Shrinking in Warming Seas
- Seagrass Found to Be a Powerful Carbon Sponge With a Surprising Weakness
Thursday, September 4, 2025
- Scientists Watch Parkinson’s Protein Drill Holes in Brain Cells
- Earth’s Inner Core Exists Only Because of Carbon
- Scientists Reveal How Breakfast Timing May Predict How Long You Live
- Scientists Create Biodegradable Plastic Stronger Than PET
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Friday, September 5, 2025
Thursday, September 4, 2025
- Sweeteners in Diet Drinks May Steal Years from the Brain
- Fossil Reveals a 310-Million-Year-Old Fish That Ate With a Hidden Second Jaw
- A Tiny Embryo Fold Changed the Course of Evolution
- A Monster Molecular Cloud Has Been Discovered in Our Galaxy – “No One Had Any Idea This Existed”
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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Sunday, September 7, 2025
- Dinosaur Teeth Reveal Secrets of Jurassic Life 150 Million Years Ago
- AI Has No Idea What It’s Doing, but It’s Threatening Us All
- Common Allergy Spray Slashes COVID-19 Risk in Surprising Trial
Friday, September 5, 2025
- Scientists Just Found a Hidden Quantum Geometry That Warps Electrons
- Woolly Mammoth Teeth Reveal the World’s Oldest Microbial DNA
Thursday, September 4, 2025
- A 3-Minute Brainwave Test Could Spot Alzheimer’s Years Before Symptoms
- Scientists Watch an Atomic Nucleus Flip in Real Time
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
- A Simple Metal Could Solve the World’s Plastic Recycling Problem
- Central Asia’s Last Stable Glaciers Just Started to Collapse
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
- Scientists Discover How to Wipe out Breast Cancer’s Hidden Cells
- Why Alzheimer’s Attacks the Brain’s Memory Hub First
Sunday, September 7, 2025
- Scientists Just Made CRISPR Three Times More Effective
- Panama’s Ocean Lifeline Vanishes for the First Time in 40 Years
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
- The Sun’s Hidden Particle Engines Finally Exposed
- A Weirdly Shaped Telescope Could Finally Find Earth 2. 0
- Metformin’s Mysterious Metal Effect Could Explain Its Big Health Benefits
Monday, September 1, 2025
Sunday, August 31, 2025
- Scientists Reveal Breakthrough Blood Pressure Treatment That Works When Others Fail
- Common Heart Drug Taken by Millions Found Useless, Possibly Risky
- NASA’s X-Ray Telescope Finds Bizarre Features in a Cosmic Hand
Saturday, August 30, 2025
Sunday, August 31, 2025
Saturday, August 30, 2025
- New AI Model Predicts Which Genetic Mutations Truly Drive Disease
- Cells “vomit” Waste in a Hidden Healing Shortcut That Could Also Fuel Cancer
- Why Ultra-Processed Diets Make You Gain Fat Even Without Extra Calories
- AI Exposes 1,000+ Fake Science Journals
Monday, September 1, 2025
- Scientists Fear the Atlantic’s Great Ocean Conveyor Could Shut Down
- A Monster Seaweed Bloom Is Taking Over the Atlantic
Sunday, August 31, 2025
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
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Saturday, September 6, 2025
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
- Overworked Neurons Burn out and Fuel Parkinson’s Disease
- Hidden Viruses in Our DNA Could Be Medicine’s Next Big Breakthrough
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
- Warped Planet Nurseries Rewrite the Rules of How Worlds Are Born
- Study Finds Cannabis Improves Sleep Where Other Drugs Fail
- Scientists Reveal How Breathwork Unlocks Psychedelic Bliss in the Brain
- The Midlife Crisis Is Over, but Something Worse Took Its Place
Monday, September 1, 2025
Saturday, August 30, 2025
- Bizarre Ankylosaur With Giant Neck Spikes Redefines Dinosaur Evolution
- Ancient DNA Finally Solves the Mystery of the World’s First Pandemic
Friday, August 29, 2025
- In the Dark for 11 Million Years: How Blind Cavefish Rewrote Evolution
- 70-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Relative With Dinosaur-Crushing Jaws Found in Argentina
- Living Night Lights: Succulents That Store Sunlight and Shine for Hours
Thursday, August 28, 2025
- Scientists Recreate Life’s First Step: Linking Amino Acids to RNA
- Butterfly Nebula Reveals Sparkling Gems, Fiery Dust, and the Ingredients of Life
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Monday, September 8, 2025
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
- Astronomers Capture Breathtaking First Look at a Planet Being Born
- The Bright Yellow Worm That Turns Ocean Poison Into Golden Survival Crystals
- Bumble Bees Balance Their Diets With Surprising Precision
- Scientists Just Created Spacetime Crystals Made of Knotted Light