Ancient North Sea Crater Confirmed as Asteroid Impact
A new multidisciplinary study has resolved a long-standing debate about the Silverpit structure in the southern North Se...
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Blood Type A1 Raises Early Stroke Risk, Study Shows
New analysis links A1 blood subgroup with higher early stroke riskA large genetic analysis published in 2022 found that ...
Study Finds Fewer Melanomas in People with Tattoos
New findings on tattoos and melanomaCould tattoos influence melanoma risk? A recent population-based case-control study ...
Earth Was Born Dry: Theia's Collision Made It Blue
Early Earth was chemically set — but dryNew research from the Institute of Geological Sciences at the University of Bern...
DMT Shows Promise for Protecting Brain After Stroke
Natural compound reduces stroke damage in lab and animalsA naturally occurring molecule, dimethyltryptamine (DMT), has s...
Protein GADD45A May Slow Progression of Heart Disease
GADD45A identified as a protective protein against cardiac stressWhen the heart works harder than usual, its ventricular...
New FROSTI Optics Could Transform Gravitational Astronomy
Breakthrough adaptive optics for gravitational-wave detectorsThe University of California, Riverside has demonstrated a ...
Billion-Year Magnetic Mystery: How Earth Kept Its Shield
Ancient geodynamo: the problem and the new solutionThe Earth’s magnetic field is a vital shield that protects the atmosp...
Greenland platinum spike linked to Icelandic eruptions
A puzzling chemical signal in Greenland iceBuried in an ice core from central Greenland is a distinct, short-lived spike...
Vaping Linked to Higher Prediabetes Risk, Large Study Finds
A large U.S. study suggests that e-cigarette use is associated with a higher likelihood of prediabetes, and that people ...
First-Ever Space Rescue: NASA's Swift Telescope Saved
A timed intervention to save a veteran observatoryIt is rare for an unprepared government satellite to receive a last-mi...
Low-Cost Aspirin Halves Colorectal Cancer Recurrence Worldwide
A large randomized clinical trial led by Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital indicates that a low, ...
Autism and Human Brain Evolution: A Genetic Trade-off
Key findingsA new study published in Molecular Biology and Evolution links the relatively high prevalence of autism spec...
Sense of Purpose Linked to Lower Dementia Risk Across Groups
New evidence: purpose in life and reduced dementia riskLiving with a clear sense of purpose may offer more than emotiona...
Supermassive Black Holes Inside Giant Gas Envelopes?
New explanation for mysterious early-Universe red dotsSome of the faint red sources discovered by JWST at cosmic dawn ma...
Adding Mild Heat to Meals May Reduce Calorie Intake
Spicing meals to curb calories: a concise summaryPenn State scientists discovered that slightly spicier meals make peopl...
Chromosome Breaks in Atlas Blue Butterfly and Cancer
Chromosome fragmentation discovered in Atlas blue butterflyThe Atlas blue butterfly (Polyommatus spp.) has revealed unus...
20-Year Dream: Electron Beam Grows Defect-Free Nanodiamonds
New electron-beam method converts adamantane into pristine nanodiamondsResearchers have developed a low-pressure, electr...
Natural Morin Powder Shows Promise Against Gum Disease
Morin-based powder: a natural alternative for periodontal careA powdered formulation based on morin—a flavonoid present ...
Clearest Black Hole Ringing Confirms Einstein and Hawking
New gravitational-wave detection sharpens our view of black holesNew, high-fidelity measurements of a black hole merger ...