Brain & Behavior
Brain's Drainage System May Predict Parkinson's Disease
The brain's waste disposal system might hold the key to predicting who develops Parkinson's disease years before symptoms appear.
Sep 26, 2025
Life
Ancient DNA Reveals Indonesian Cattle Are World's Most Genetically Diverse
Scientists have discovered that cattle on the Indonesian island of Java carry more genetic diversity than any other cattle population on Earth, thanks to an…
Sep 25, 2025
Health
Tiny Chip Detects Toxic "Forever Chemicals" in Minutes
A grain of sand in an Olympic swimming pool. That's the level of precision a new handheld sensor can achieve when hunting for some of the most elusive and dangerous contaminants in drinking water.
Sep 25, 2025
Health
New Brain Scan Reveals How Tiny Vessels Pulse With Age
A cutting-edge brain imaging technique developed at USC has captured something never before seen in living humans: the rhythmic pulsing of microscopic blood…
Sep 25, 2025
Earth & Environment
Amazon's Trees Are Growing Bigger, Defying Climate Predictions
Deep in the Amazon rainforest, something unexpected is happening. While scientists have spent decades warning about climate change threatening the world's largest tropical forest, trees across the basin have been quietly getting bigger—a lot bigger.
Sep 25, 2025
Health
Scientists Discover Way to Block Pain While Preserving Healing
What if treating pain didn't require shutting down the body's natural healing response?
Sep 25, 2025
Health
Scientists Find Cancer’s Hidden Scent
Cancer might be giving itself away through an invisible trail of chemical scents long before tumors become detectable through traditional screening methods.
Sep 25, 2025
Brain & Behavior
How Prozac Rewires the Brain's Energy Grid to Fight Depression
The world's most prescribed antidepressant doesn't just boost mood regulating serotonin.
Sep 25, 2025
Earth & Environment
Your Dog's Dinner Could Be Costing the Planet 57 Football Fields
A typical 20-kilogram dog munching on beef-based kibble throughout its adult life requires the equivalent of 57 football fields worth of agricultural land to produce its food.
Sep 25, 2025
Brain & Behavior
Your Brain Uses The Same Chemical To Learn And Forget
A millimeter-long worm with just 300 neurons has revealed something counterintuitive about human memory: forgetting isn't a bug in our brain's software, it's a carefully orchestrated feature.
Sep 25, 2025
Earth & Environment
Ancient Oceans Held 99% Less Carbon Than Scientists Believed
The primordial seas that nurtured early life were far more carbon-starved than anyone imagined.
Sep 25, 2025
Life
Monkey Guts Hold Secret to Surviving Winter's Harsh Menu
Japanese macaques living on Yakushima Island have mastered something humans struggle with daily: adapting their digestive systems to whatever food is available.
Sep 25, 2025
Health
Scientists Create Heat-Proof Rabies Shot That Works in One Dose
What if a life-saving vaccine could survive a power outage in rural India, withstand 104-degree heat for months, and work with just one injection instead of five?
Sep 24, 2025
Physics
Webb Telescope Uncovers Cosmic Paradox in Milky Way's Heart
In a cosmic puzzle that challenges our understanding of stellar birth, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed why the galaxy's most massive star-forming region dramatically outperforms its neighbors.
Sep 24, 2025