Most Dog Breeds Carry Detectable Wolf DNA, Study Finds
Many pet dogs carry a trace of their wild relatives: a new genomic analysis finds wolf ancestry across a majority of mod...
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Untreated Sleep Apnea Nearly Doubles Parkinson’s Risk
New research suggests that leaving obstructive sleep apnea untreated may dramatically raise the odds of developing Parki...
Nasal Nanodrops Target Glioblastoma: A New Immune Route
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and Northwestern University have developed an intranasal nanodro...
AI Maps 100 Billion Stars: Faster, Sharper Milky Way Sim
A Japanese research team has used artificial intelligence to create the most detailed Milky Way simulation to date — one...
Shear-Driven Bubbles: The Hidden Trigger in Volcanoes
Scientists have found a surprising new trigger inside volcanic conduits: shear forces that "knead" magma and produce gas...
Hidden Deep: How Core Leaks Shaped Earth's Habitability
Deep beneath our feet, enormous and oddly behaving structures at the core–mantle boundary are rewriting parts of Earth’s...
Coastal Upwelling Is Making Oceans Acidify Faster
New research shows that coastal upwelling systems are accelerating ocean acidification well beyond global averages, thre...
Plants That Mine Metals: Ferns Could Unlock Rare Earths
Researchers have discovered that certain ferns can concentrate rare earth elements (REEs) by forming microscopic monazit...
How Mantle Waves Peel Continents and Feed Volcanoes
Geoscientists say a slow, hidden process deep beneath our feet is stripping continental roots and carrying that material...
A Spoonful of Black Cumin: Could It Lower Cholesterol?
A common culinary spice with a long folk-medicine history is drawing renewed scientific attention. A small clinical tria...
Human Evolution Is Ongoing: Evidence from Genes and Culture
For many, human evolution feels like a chapter closed in prehistory — a story of primitive people becoming modern throug...
First Human Death from H5N5 Bird Flu Reported in US
A Washington state resident has died after contracting a rare avian influenza strain, H5N5, marking the first recorded h...
Our Solar System May Be Moving Far Faster Than Expected
New analysis of distant radio galaxies suggests our Solar System might be racing through space at a speed far greater th...
Could Regular Cheese Consumption Lower Dementia Risk?
Does a taste for cheese tell us something about future brain health? A new Japanese cohort study suggests a small but me...
Hybrid Immune Therapy Reverses Type 1 Diabetes in Mice
A novel hybrid immune-cell therapy has fully prevented and reversed type 1 diabetes in mice without long-term immunosupp...
High-Intensity Yoga Might Be the Most Effective Sleep Aid
Rolling out a yoga mat and syncing movement with breath may do more than calm your mind — new evidence suggests it could...
Finasteride and Male Hair Loss: Effectiveness vs Risks
Finasteride has long been a go-to prescription for men facing androgenetic alopecia, promising slowed hair loss and in m...
Cutting TV Time Could Slash Midlife Depression Risk 43%
A major long-term analysis suggests that even modest shifts away from hours spent watching television and toward physica...
Mexico’s Ox Bel Ha: The Underwater Cave Keeps Growing
Deep beneath the Yucatán Peninsula, a watery labyrinth keeps yielding secrets. Sistema Ox Bel Ha — the Maya name for "Th...
MIT Method Reboots Retina to Restore Vision in Amblyopia
MIT researchers report a surprising route to revive sight lost to amblyopia, or "lazy eye": briefly silencing the retina...