Earth & Environment
Melting Arctic Ice Awakens a Surprising Source of Life
As Arctic sea ice retreats, scientists have discovered a surprising silver lining buried in an otherwise grim story.
Oct 20, 2025
Physics
Scientists Keep Droplets Bouncing Indefinitely
If you have ever watched water droplets skitter across a hot pan, you have witnessed a fleeting moment of physics magic.
Oct 20, 2025
Health
MS Damages Brain Seven Years Before Diagnosis
The brain damage starts long before the tremors, the vision problems, or the fatigue that sends people to the neurologist.
Oct 20, 2025
Health
Tiny DNA "Flowers" Open and Close Like Living Petals
Scientists at the University of North Carolina have built microscopic robots that behave less like machines and more like organisms.
Oct 20, 2025
Life
Fish Fall for Visual Tricks, But Birds May See Through Them
A guppy swimming through a cluttered stream and a dove pecking at seeds on bare ground live in radically different visual worlds.
Oct 20, 2025
Health
New Drug Combo Extends Lives of Men With Returning Prostate Cancer
For men whose prostate cancer comes roaring back after surgery or radiation, there's finally some good news: a two-drug combination has been shown to cut the risk of death by more than 40%, according to results from a major international clinical trial.
Oct 20, 2025
Health
COVID Vaccine May Hold Clues To A Universal Cancer Shot
It began as an observation buried in hospital records: cancer patients who got a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine near the start of their immunotherapy lived longer.
Oct 19, 2025
Health
Diabetes Drug, Insulin Spray Show Promise for Alzheimer's Patients
Scientists have found that a widely prescribed diabetes medication, when paired with nasal insulin, safely improved brain health in people with early…
Oct 17, 2025
Physics
Black Hole Catches Star 2,600 Light-Years From Home
Astronomers have spotted something unusual: a black hole devouring a star far from where black holes are supposed to live.
Oct 17, 2025
Health
Your Cholesterol Levels Today May Shape Your Brain Decades From Now
Scientists have found new evidence that keeping cholesterol low throughout life, whether through genetics or medication, could slash the risk of dementia by up to 80% for certain drug targets.
Oct 17, 2025
Health
Gene From 100-Year-Olds Reverses Heart Damage in Aging Kids
Scientists have borrowed a trick from people who live past 100 to tackle one of medicine's cruelest puzzles: a disease that makes children age at warp speed.
Oct 17, 2025
Brain & Behavior
Scientists Discover a Missing Molecule Behind Down Syndrome
Researchers at the University of Virginia and the Salk Institute have identified a molecule whose absence may explain the faulty brain wiring seen in Down syndrome.
Oct 17, 2025
Health
Kefir Plus Fiber Beats Omega-3 for Calming Inflammation
Scientists have found that mixing fermented kefir with diverse prebiotic fibers produces stronger anti-inflammatory effects than taking omega-3 supplements or fiber alone.
Oct 17, 2025
Bloggers
Contact Lenses That Monitor Your Health While You Blink
Scientists have developed contact lenses that do far more than correct vision. These experimental devices can track eye pressure, detect glucose levels in tears, kill bacteria on contact, and even deliver heat therapy directly to the eye.
Oct 17, 2025