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• Scientists discover brain switches that clear Alzheimerâ s plaques Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan have identified t

• Look at the armpits-or, technically, the ‘wingpits. • That’s what Scott Mehus, education director at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minn., told a group of bird watchers re

• Nucleotide synthesis-the production of the basic components of DNA and RNA-is essential for cell growth and division. • In most animal cells, this process depends closely on prop

• Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a powerful new method to visualize an essential lithium-ion battery electrode component that had been extremely difficult t

• Tropical forests produce 2.4 million liters of rainfall per hectare annually. • Study quantifies rainfall generation, equating to Olympic-sized pool per hectare. • Findings highl

• Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are helping to pave a path for the eventual discovery of dark matter. • With new approaches to measurement

• Industrial yeasts are a powerhouse of protein production, used to manufacture vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, and other useful compounds. • In a new study, MIT chemical engineers h

• Mysterious RNA led scientists to a hidden layer of cancer The journey began with T3p, a small RNA molecule detected in breast cancer but not in normal tissue. • When it was first

• The surprisingly simple flaw that can undermine quantum encryption Even quantum-secure communication can be weakened by something as simple as beam misalignment. • Quantum key di

• Nearly 200,000 people reveal the real key to heart health When it comes to heart health, food quality matters more than cutting carbs or fat. • A new study published inJACC, the

• Massive magma surge sparked 28,000 Santorini earthquakes Discovery points to a previously unknown link between Santorini and the nearby underwater volcano Kolumbo. • At the start

• Bacteria have evolved to adapt to all of Earth’s most extreme conditions, from scorching heat to temperatures well below zero. • Ice caves are just one of the environments hostin

• This new blood test could detect cancer before it shows up on scans A new CRISPR-powered light sensor can detect the faintest molecular signs of cancer in a drop of blood. • Scie

• Some atoms seem to be particularly stable because of their numbers of protons and neutronsShutterstock/ktsdesign Some atoms seem to be particularly stable because of their number

• Heating accounts for nearly half of the global energy demand, and two-thirds of that is met by burning fossil fuels like natural gas, oil, and coal. • Solar energy is a possible

• Single dose of DMT produced rapid, sustained reduction in depressive symptoms among treatment-resistant patients. • Trial included 34 participants with moderate‑to‑severe depress

• Imagine we had somehow filmed the whole history of the universe and you could play the movie in reverse. • It would start off much as things stand today: a vast and elegant web o

• Majorana qubits decoded in quantum computing breakthrough Researchers have finally read the once untouchable Majorana qubit, marking a major advance for stable quantum computing.

• 1 in 3 people worldwide carry the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii. • The parasite can settle in the brain and persist for life. • Most carriers remain asymptomatic, but infectio

• Lab grown human spinal cord heals after injury in major breakthrough A tiny lab grown spinal cord just showed that a cutting edge molecular therapy may help repair devastating sp

• Brain inflammation may be driving compulsive behavior Compulsive behavior may be less about â bad habitsâ and more about an inflamed brain working too hard. • For years, scientis

• The human chin is an evolutionary oddityWestend61/Getty Images The human chin is an evolutionary oddity Westend61/Getty Images Humans are the only primates with a chin, leaving b

• Scientists confirm one-dimensional electron behavior in phosphorus chains Atom-thin phosphorus chains have been shown to host true 1D electronsâ and squeezing them tighter could

• Heat normally flows from hot to coldklyaksun/Shutterstock Heat normally flows from hot to cold klyaksun/Shutterstock A forgotten cup of coffee will gradually cool down as its hea

• Universe may end in a â big crunch,â new dark energy data suggests A Cornell physicist has calculated that the universe may be nearing the halfway point of a total lifespan of ab

• The Carina Nebula viewed by the Hubble Space TelescopeNASA/ESA/M. • Livio, The Hubble Heritage Team & Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScI) The Carina Nebula viewed by the Hubble

• Scientists discover the enzyme that lets cancer rapidly rewire its DNA Researchers identify the enzyme that sets off cancerâ s most chaotic genetic explosion â and it could be a

• Ancient fingerprint found on 2,400-year-old Danish war boat A 2,400-year-old war boat reveals its Baltic origins â and preserves the fingerprint of an ancient sailor. • A fresh s

• There may be no need to go hungry - intermittent fasting doesn’t cause weight loss anywayCatherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images There may be no need to go hungry - intermittent

• A recent study showed that Mars was warm and wet billions of years ago. • The finding contrasts with another theory that this era was mainly cold and icy. • The result has implic

• It was the image that launched a cultural icon. • In 1967, in the Northern California woods, a 7-foot-tall, ape-like creature covered in black fur and walking upright was capture

• Study examined 434 toddlers aged 18‑30 months for autism after maternal mRNA COVID‑19 vaccination. • Half of children born to mothers vaccinated during pregnancy or within 30 day

• AI uncovers the hidden genetic control centers driving Alzheimerâ s AI-powered gene maps reveal the hidden control networks reshaping the Alzheimerâ s brain. • A team led by Min

• Stop eating 3 hours before bed to improve heart health Closing the kitchen earlier may help your heart reset overnight. • Researchers at Northwestern Medicine explored whether ti

• NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said Saturday the agency is looking at ways to prevent the fueling problems plaguing the Space Launch System rocket before the Artemis III missi

• A healthy diet has long been linked to living into old age - and you don’t have to adhere to it perfectly to reap the benefitsSolStock/Getty Images A healthy diet has long been l

• Historic anatomical preparations from the late 1700s in the Hunterian Anatomy MuseumAnatomy Museum © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow Historic anatomical preparations from th

• Earth’s magnetic field extends tens of thousands of kilometres into spaceGetty Images/iStockphoto Earth’s magnetic field extends tens of thousands of kilometres into space Getty

• Lymphatic-like structures within the brain of a healthy personShiju Gan/Harvard University Lymphatic-like structures within the brain of a healthy person Shiju Gan/Harvard Univer

• Illustration of CAR T-cell therapy (green) attacking a cancer cell (pink)NEMES LASZLO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Illustration of CAR T-cell therapy (green) attacking a cancer cell (pi

• The heavy version of Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket launched for the first time Thursday, hauling 32 spacecraft to low-Earth orbit for Amazon’s satellite broadband constellation. • The

• American chestnut nearly wiped out by two Asian fungal pathogens, killing ~3 billion trees. • Fungus kills saplings before they can seed, leaving chestnut functionally extinct in

• An elephant’s trunk is a marvelous thing, flexible enough to bend and stretch as it forages for food, but also stiff enough to grasp and maneuver even delicate objects like peanu

• Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is accustomed to getting makeovers. • It got another one Wednesday with the removal of the Crew Access Arm used by as

• On Wednesday, a fossil-fuel lobbying group called the Washington Coal Club awarded President Trump a trophy that named him the ‘Undisputed Champion of Clean, Beautiful Coal.’ Tru

• The pre-Inca Chincha Kingdom (circa 1000-1400 CE), along Peru’s southern coast, was one of the most wealthy and influential of its time before falling to the Inca and Spanish emp

• In Vigil, a dying oil magnate is visited by ghostsliebre/Getty Images In Vigil, a dying oil magnate is visited by ghosts liebre/Getty Images VigilGeorge Saunders, Bloomsbury In g

• JazzIRT/Getty Images JazzIRT/Getty Images Moving too quickly in medicine can be disastrous. • The previous century is littered with examples, from the scandal of thalidomide - a

• You may benefit from mixing up your aerobic workoutsPiero Facci / Alamy You may benefit from mixing up your aerobic workouts Piero Facci / Alamy I often say that the key to stayi

• Richard Branson, Jane Goodall and Edward Norton might seem like strange bedfellows. • But in 2012, at the Earth Summit in Brazil, they stood together on stage making the case tha

• Followingthree of the warmest years on record, as scientists reckon withclimate tipping pointsand states and cities grapple with the escalating cost ofextreme weatherand more int

• The gene therapy is administered as a mist that is inhaledNico De Pasquale Photography/Getty Images The gene therapy is administered as a mist that is inhaled Nico De Pasquale Ph

• SpaceX’s upgraded Super Heavy V3 booster completed a rigorous cryogenic proof test, clearing a key hurdle. • The six‑day campaign cycled liquid nitrogen into the tanks, simulatin

• We all struggle with self-control sometimes. • We tell ourselves only one more piece of chocolate, one more glass of wine, one more episode of a binge-worthy series before bed, b

• On Friday, a body that advises US judges revised the document it created to help judges grapple with scientific issues. • The move came after a group of Republican state attorney

• At the end of January, Washington, DC, saw an extremely unusual event. • The MAHA Institute, which was set up to advocate for some of the most profoundly unscientific ideas of ou

• I was so excited for my first job after university that even the physical assessment - required for my work as a field geologist - came with a certain thrill. • That was until th

• Enforcement against polluters in the United States plunged in the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, a far bigger drop than in the same period of his first term,

• In the spring of 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic brought global industry and travel nearly to a halt, satellite sensors recorded a dramatic plunge in nitrogen dioxide, a byproduct

• Last year, a team of scientists presented evidence that spruce trees in Italy’s Dolomite mountains synchronized their bioelectrical activity in anticipation of a partial solar ec