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Tests on olivine hint that water-rich exoplanets could generate H2O internally, possibly explaining ocean worlds and even some of Earth’s early water.... Read more »

Theoretical physicist Alex Lupsasca is pushing for a space telescope to glimpse the thin ring of light that is thought to surround every black hole.... Read more »

Scientists found thousands of patterned fish nests in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea, boosting calls for marine protected areas.... Read more »

The open-source AI model improves transparency in predicting how proteins interact with other molecules, which could speed up drug discovery.... Read more »

Scientists have linked bipedalism to changes in how the human pelvis developed millions of years ago.... Read more »

The story of Atlantic hurricanes is treading a familiar — and frightening — path: Climate change is fueling huge, slow-moving, rain-drenching storms.... Read more »

A new study shows how much food polar bears leave behind — and how their decline threatens scavengers across the Arctic.... Read more »

DNA and stone tool comparisons suggest Eastern European Neandertals trekked 3,000 kilometers to Siberia, where they left a genetic and cultural mark.... Read more »

With a high-speed camera and a tiny guillotine, scientists showed that chopping onions slowly and with sharper knives cuts down on tears.... Read more »

These tropical forest CO₂ emissions may warn of similar shifts in other regions, a key topic for COP30 climate talks in Brazil.... Read more »

AI promises to speed up scientific analysis and writing. However, AI agents struggled with accuracy and judgment.... Read more »

DNA from Napoleonic soldiers’ teeth uncovered two fever-causing bacteria that may have worsened the army’s fatal retreat from Russia.... Read more »

Glioblastoma doesn't just affect the brain. It also erodes bones in the skull and changes the composition of immune cells in skull marrow.... Read more »

A variety of subway-dwelling mosquito seems like a modern artifact. But genomic analysis reveals the insect got its evolutionary start millennia ago.... Read more »

YouTube is introducing a major visual upgrade for its platform, using artificial intelligence to enhance...... Read more »

Researchers in Germany have achieved a massive breakthrough after they printed solar cells that are...... Read more »

Researchers from the University of the Basque Country (EHU) have developed ultra-black copper cobaltate nanoneedles...... Read more »

A new breakthrough from South Korea could soon make wearable robots feel as natural as...... Read more »

A team of biomechanical engineers and surgeons has created a 3D-printing soft robot that could...... Read more »

Microsoft’s Azure cloud network faced a major disruption Wednesday, knocking out access to popular platforms...... Read more »

There was a time when the average person’s words traveled no faster than trains or...... Read more »

A new finger joint made from a single piece of programmable metamaterial could simplify the...... Read more »

With the generative AI boom in full force, scientists have warned of the immense power...... Read more »

The findings support the recommendation to minimize added sugars in the diets of pregnant women and infants. A new study published in The BMJ has found that limiting sugar intake during early life is associated with a reduced likelihood of developing major heart conditions later on, including heart attack, heart... Read more »

The world’s deadliest infectious disease urgently requires new and effective antibiotics. Researchers have created a promising new compound that may mark a major step forward in the global effort to combat tuberculosis, the deadliest infectious disease in human history. According to a new study published in Nature, the compound, called... Read more »

A large study in pet dogs has uncovered potential new biomarkers of aging that could one day help both dogs and humans live longer, healthier lives. Scientists have long searched for biological indicators, known as biomarkers, that can accurately reflect a person’s true biological age or signal potential health problems... Read more »

The early growth of the gas giant carved rings that formed primitive meteorites and shaped the architecture of the inner solar system. New research from Rice University reveals that Jupiter played a powerful role in shaping the early solar system. As the giant planet formed, it dramatically altered the structure... Read more »

Researchers have moved one step closer to solving one of science’s greatest mysteries—why the universe is filled with matter instead of nothing. Scientists at Indiana University have made a major advance in understanding how the universe came to exist. Their success comes from a collaboration between two large international research... Read more »

New strategies may soon allow scientists to test dark energy theories within our own solar system, linking cosmic-scale physics to local observation. Science advances through a cycle of proposing theories and rigorously testing them in search of contradictions. This process is especially challenging when dealing with vast, cosmological theories that... Read more »

What occurs when electrons escape from a solid material? Though it may appear straightforward, this process has long resisted accurate theoretical explanation, until now. Researchers have finally uncovered the missing piece that completes the puzzle. Picture a frog inside a box with a high opening. Whether it can get out... Read more »

Researchers have developed an optical computing system that performs feature extraction for quantitative trading with unprecedentedly low latency. Many advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems, including those used in surgical robotics and high-speed financial trading, rely on processing large streams of raw data to identify important features almost instantly. However, traditional... Read more »

Japanese physicists have revived Kelvin’s old idea of cosmic knots, showing how these tangled fields might explain why matter won the universe’s first great battle over antimatter. In 1867, Lord Kelvin proposed that atoms might be tiny knots woven into the fabric of the aether. The idea was eventually disproven... Read more »

A large UK study of over 33,000 adults walking fewer than 8,000 steps per day found that how people take their steps may be just as important as how many they take. A large-scale study following adults who were less physically active (taking fewer than 8,000 steps each day) explored... Read more »

Researchers found that brain network patterns can predict how individuals with depression respond to traditional Chinese medicine. Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a severe mental health disorder that is projected to become the most widespread and financially burdensome illness across the globe by 2030. While advances in antidepressant treatments have... Read more »

UC San Diego researchers have resolved a decades-long debate about the role of the first Crohn’s disease gene linked to an increased risk of developing the autoimmune condition. The human digestive system relies on two main kinds of macrophages, a type of specialized white blood cell that helps keep the... Read more »

Researchers have uncovered genetic evidence of paratyphoid and relapsing fever among Napoleon’s soldiers who retreated from Russia in 1812. Researchers at the Institut Pasteur have performed a genetic analysis of the remains of soldiers who took part in Napoleon’s retreat from Russia in 1812. Their investigation uncovered traces of two... Read more »

Research transforms understanding of disease emergence and identifies new strategies for agricultural virus surveillance in the U.S. A newly uncovered viral threat to cotton has been hiding in plain sight across the southern United States for almost two decades. Recent research reveals that the cotton leafroll dwarf virus (CLRDV), once... Read more »

Ochre artefacts found in Crimea show signs of having been used for drawing, adding to evidence that Neanderthals used pigments in symbolic ways... Read more »

The man who invented the web is aware of the many issues it faces, from problematic social media use to the rise of unfettered AI. He also has a plan to remedy the situation... Read more »

Computers built with analogue circuits promise huge speed and efficiency gains over ordinary computers, but normally at the cost of accuracy. Now, an analogue computer designed to carry out calculations that are key to AI training could fix that... Read more »

During sleep, your brain cleans itself by flushing through cerebrospinal fluid to prevent damage to brain cells. If you're lacking in sleep, this happens when you are awake – and seems to cause momentary lapses in attention... Read more »

Combining a quantum-inspired algorithm and quantum information processing technologies could enable researchers to measure masses of cosmic objects that bend light almost imperceptibly... Read more »

The Trump administration has laid off government workers integral to major public health surveys, meaning the country will lack crucial information on births, deaths and illnesses nationwide... Read more »

Plague, leprosy, smallpox and other diseases didn't jump from animals to humans when we thought. Ancient DNA is revealing where they come from and how they changed history... Read more »

The monster hurricane pummelling Jamaica is powered by abnormal sea surface temperatures in the Caribbean, which were made at least 500 times more likely by global warming... Read more »

Among over-50s, women seem to require less exercise than men to get the same reduction in heart disease risk, suggesting health guidelines need to be updated... Read more »

If we admit that quantum numbers are the true essence of reality – not particles, space or time – then a surprising and beautiful new vision of reality opens up to us... Read more »

It took a long time for zero to be recognised as a number at all, let alone one of the most powerful ones – but now it’s clear that every number is made up of zeroes, says Jacob Aron... Read more »

Fibromyalgia, which causes chronic pain all over the body, is poorly understood, but two studies – made up of millions of participants – are helping us get to the roots of the condition... Read more »

A four-fingered robotic hand built from Lego Mindstorms pieces can push, pull and grip with almost as much force as a leading 3D-printed hand... Read more »

Birds all over the world break into a dawn chorus every morning – now experiments in zebra finches suggest both a mechanistic and a functional explanation for this phenomenon... Read more »

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