Sleep speeds up amyloid clearing in mice, but two studies sharply disagree on how much

California releases first beavers in 75 years to restore watersheds

California moved 338 beavers between 1923 and 1945 for fur and water storage. In October 2023 it made its first beaver conservation release in nearly 75 years, seven animals in Plumas County.

By Justin Brown · Oct 20, 2026

No-till farming raised corn returns by $34 to $93 an acre over three decades

No-till raised corn returns by $34 to $93 an acre in three decades of trials. Cover crops mostly don't pay unless someone funds them or cattle graze them.

By Justin Brown · Oct 19, 2026

Teen built $12 ocean-current probe and won America's top young scientist prize

Hannah Herbst won the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge in October 2015, at the age of 15, with a propeller generator that…

By Justin Brown · Oct 18, 2026

Large dogs lose genetic brakes on jumping genes faster, study finds

Breeders made dogs big, and a study of 894 pet dogs suggests the cost may show up in the chemical tags that hold jumping genes in check, though it cannot yet show that one causes the other.

By Sanchana Charles · Oct 18, 2026

Swapping one gene made mice better at forming habits, though not at talking

The gene once sold as the "language gene" did not bring mice any closer to talking, but it may have made them quicker to turn a deliberate routine into a habit.

By Sanchana Charles · Oct 17, 2026

Wisconsin study finds childhood fluoridated water not linked to IQ or thinking skills

Members of Wisconsin's high school class of 1957 who grew up with fluoridated drinking water scored no lower on IQ tests as teenagers than classmates who grew up without it, once family background was taken into account.

By Graeme Brown · Oct 17, 2026

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Health

Medicine, public health, and the research that shapes how we stay well.

Unrecognized surgical genius stood behind the surgeon who took credit for saving blue babies

By Daniel Moran

Sugar intake during antibiotics linked to steeper gut bacteria loss

By Chris Jeremia

Your dentist is part of your longevity program

By Josh Mitteldorf

Melbourne's deadly thunderstorm asthma hit mostly people without diagnosed asthma

By Justin Brown

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Brain & Behavior

Neuroscience, psychology, and the science of how we think and act.

European children caught up to Moken sea nomads' underwater vision with training

By Sanchana Charles

Palmer Luckey's oxytocin marriage fix lacks any evidence it works

By Justin Brown

Slow breathing makes gamblers bolder, not braver, brain scan shows

By Nato Lagidze

In 1518, Strasbourg hired musicians when a woman danced in the street

By Nato Lagidze

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Technology

Engineering, computing, and the tools reshaping daily life.

17-year-old built a $100 earthquake detector that warns LA seconds before shaking hits

By Ainura Kalau

Concrete made with crushed glass bottles gets stronger than normal, slower to peak

By Ainura Kalau

Arizona's rubber highway coating cuts freeway noise by 11 decibels

By Ainura Kalau

12-year-old builds working Braille printer from $350 Lego kit

By Justin Brown

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Earth & Environment

Climate, energy, ecology, and the systems that keep the planet running.

Doubling sea otters halved erosion in California's tidal creeks

By Chris Jeremia

Hunting season without limits backfired, spreading hogs across Tennessee

By Sanchana Charles

Maine lobster traps wash up 3,000 km away in Azores after decades at sea

By Chris Jeremia

Virginia's eelgrass meadows have nearly doubled since restoration began

By Justin Brown

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Life

Biology, animals, plants, and life beyond the human story.

Ancient Scottish fossil reveals unexpected early branch point in vertebrate evolution

By Chris Jeremia

Golden jackals are naturally spreading from the Balkans deep into Western Europe

By Kiran Journals

Louisiana's fur boom nutria collapsed when pelts fell from 1.3 million yearly to 134,000

By Ainura Kalau