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Facial Movements and Pupil Dilation Reveal Tinnitus Severity

Moderate Alcohol Intake Worsens Alzheimer’s Pathology in Study

Antarctic Ice Sheet Records Surprising Mass Gain After Decade of Accelerated Loss

Pterosaur tracks meet their match: ancient footprints revealed. This side-by-side comparison shows a pterosaur’s hand and foot alongside 155-million-year-old tracks from Wyoming, USA. A false-colour depth map highlights the shape and pressure of each step, revealing that these creatures placed more weight on their hands while walking.

Footprints Reveal When Ancient Flying Reptiles Mastered Ground Living

Somló Hill, located in Veszprém County, Hungary, is a significant hilltop settlement dating to the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age. The discovery of six new hoards offers a unique opportunity to investigate hoarding traditions, depositional practices, and the evolving roles and functions of the site over time.

Ancient Hoard Treasures Reveal Hungarian Hilltop Society

The brain's immune cells, or microglia (light blue/purple) are shown interacting with amyloid plaques (red) — harmful protein clumps linked to Alzheimer’s disease. The illustration highlights the microglia’s role in monitoring brain health and clearing debris. Illustration by Jason Drees/Arizona State University.

Brain Map Exposes How Alzheimer’s Hijacks Protection Systems

Gut Bugs Strip Mercury From Fish Without Blood Sacrifice

Humans Heal Three Times Slower Than Our Primate Cousins

Waymo Study Shows 96% Crash Reduction at Intersections

Genetic Hack Makes Horses Athletic Powerhouses

The Chung Lab’s biocompatible plastic substitute can be used as a replacement for beverage holder rings. Image/Chung Lab.

Seashell Material Transforms Plastics Pollution Fight

Bus Shelters Turn Deadly Ovens During Heatwaves

$This new image features one of the Milky Way’s cosmic “bones,” known as G359.13142-0.20005—or G359.13 for short—also nicknamed the Snake. X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra Observatory (in blue) and radio data from South Africa’s MeerKAT array (in gray) reveal a striking feature: a visible break in the otherwise continuous structure of G359.13. By combining these two datasets, researchers are uncovering clues about what may have caused this fracture.$