Health
Protein Orchestrates Muscle Repair as Bodies Age
Getting out of bed shouldn't feel like a high-stakes gamble. But for millions of older adults battling sarcopenia, that's exactly what it becomes.
Dec 5, 2025
Brain & Behavior
Latchkey Dinosaurs May Have Created Richer Ecosystems
Picture a baby Brachiosaurus the size of a golden retriever, hunting for food with its siblings while dodging predators.
Dec 4, 2025
Health
Volcanoes May Have Triggered the Black Death’s Arrival
A volcanic eruption somewhere in the tropics around 1345 might have set off the chain of events that brought the Black Death to Europe.
Dec 4, 2025
Health
Trust in Cancer Scientists Splits Along Political Lines
A new survey of more than 6,000 American adults reveals a striking pattern: while most people trust scientists for cancer information, political ideology creates a clear divide in how much.
Dec 4, 2025
Technology
Satellite Swarms Plague Space Telescopes
The shining promise of space-based astronomy faces a threat: tens of thousands of commercial satellites launched not for science, but for internet connectivity.
Dec 4, 2025
Brain & Behavior
Scientists Turn Fiber Optic Cable Into Working Brain
Imagine if the cables carrying your internet traffic could think while they transmit.
Dec 4, 2025
Technology
Silver Filaments Wire Individual Molecules Into Circuits
Forget silicon chips. Japanese researchers just figured out how to wire up electronic circuits using individual molecules, held in place by bridges made from silver atoms.
Dec 4, 2025
Health
Modified Buckyballs Could Make MRI Scans Far More Precise
MRI machines have spent four decades peering inside the human body, but they still miss plenty.
Dec 4, 2025
Technology
Robot Grippers Made From Langoustine Leftovers
The langoustine tails that typically end up in restaurant compost bins have found an unlikely second career.
Dec 4, 2025
Brain & Behavior
Study Shows Pleasant Words Stick Better
Here's a curious fact: the way a word sounds might determine whether you remember it.
Dec 4, 2025
Brain & Behavior
Mental Health Struggles Strongly Linked To Dark Web Use
An unsettling pattern emerges when you look closely at how people move through hidden online spaces.
Dec 3, 2025
Technology
Energy-Efficient Process Delivers Rare Earth Magnets
Researchers have developed a new method for producing neodymium metal that could dramatically reduce costs while addressing critical supply chain vulnerabilities in the United States.
Dec 3, 2025
Life
Bennu’s Frozen Heart Reveals Life’s Earliest Chemical Sparks
Material collected from asteroid Bennu shows that the molecular building blocks potentially necessary for life began forming in the deep freeze of our infant solar system, long before water existed in liquid form.
Dec 3, 2025
Health
Dry January Delivers Real Health Gains, New Review Finds
For those eyeing the calendar and contemplating a January without alcohol, science has some encouraging news: even one month off the bottle appears to deliver…
Dec 3, 2025