Read More Scince News Space a month ago NASA Starts Phase One of a Sprawling Moon Base Build NASA has awarded contracts to begin Phase 1 of a lunar base near the Moon's south pole: landers, moon buggies and drones will arrive ahead of Artemis crews, paving the way for infrastructure and long-term habitats in the 2030s.
Read More Scince News Nature a month ago Your Blood Carries a 700-Million-Year-Old Cellular Secret A Kyoto University-led study finds blood cells trace back 700 million years, repurposed from single-celled ancestors. Macrophage-like programs and the Fos gene link modern immune cells to ancient amoebae.
Read More Scince News Nature a month ago Not a Mammoth After All: 2,000-Year-Old Whale Bones Seventy-year-old 'mammoth' vertebrae from interior Alaska were radiocarbon-dated and chemically analyzed, revealing 2,000–3,000-year-old marine signatures and mitochondrial DNA matching whales, not mammoths.
Read More Scince News Health a month ago Could More Than Recommended Exercise Supercharge Hearts? A UK Biobank analysis suggests that exercising far beyond the 150‑minute weekly guideline can further lower cardiovascular risk—though public‑health messaging should remain realistic about what most people can achieve.
Read More Scince News Space a month ago NASA's New AI Chip Could Let Spacecraft Make Decisions NASA and Microchip's HPSC is a radiation-hardened, palm-sized system-on-chip that boosts onboard AI and computing for deep-space missions. JPL tests show dramatic performance and power-management gains for future rovers and orbiters.
Read More Scince News Health a month ago How Social and Learning Habits Help You Age Better A long-term Australian study of 12,862 older adults found that socialising, mentally stimulating pastimes and literacy activities modestly lower frailty risk—especially for women—pointing to value in age-friendly community spaces.
Read More Scince News Health a month ago AD109 and What Could Replace the CPAP Machine Soon AD109, a drug targeting REM‑related neuromuscular inhibition at the hypoglossal nucleus, is fast‑tracked by the FDA with a decision due in 2027. Other CPAP alternatives—from repurposed epilepsy drugs to GLP‑1 therapies and implants—are also showing promise.
Read More Scince News Health a month ago Tocilizumab Shows Promise for Treatment-Resistant Depression A small proof-of-concept trial finds that tocilizumab, an anti-IL-6 drug used for arthritis, improved symptoms in some people with treatment-resistant depression, especially those with higher inflammation markers.
Read More Scince News Health a month ago New Study: That Ice Pack May Actually Prolong Your Pain A McGill preclinical study suggests common icing may relieve pain quickly but could delay recovery. Mouse experiments showed cryotherapy eased immediate pain while sometimes more than doubling healing time; human trials are pending.
Read More Scince News Space a month ago Asteroid Craters May Have Nurtured Earth's First Oxygen Researchers found stromatolites in South Korea's Hapcheon impact crater, suggesting post-impact hydrothermal lakes offered refuge for oxygen-producing microbes and could illuminate Earth's early oxygen rise and astrobiological targets.
Read More Scince News Health 4 months ago Placenta Clues: Prenatal THC and Schizophrenia Risk New research shows prenatal THC exposure can alter placental gene activity linked to schizophrenia risk. Animal and cell studies suggest placenta testing at birth could identify elevated neurodevelopmental risk early.
Read More Scince News Health 4 months ago How Cutting Calories for Decades Slows Brain Aging A long-term primate study finds that a 30% calorie reduction over decades preserves myelin-related genes, metabolic pathways, and microglial balance—molecular signs linked to healthier brain aging.
Read More Scince News Scientific 4 months ago Neanderthal Cannibalism at Goyet: Signs of Conflict New analyses of Neanderthal bones from Goyet cave reveal selective cannibalism of outsiders 41,000–45,000 years ago. DNA, radiocarbon and isotopes suggest territorial conflict and targeted violence.
Read More Scince News Health 4 months ago Colorectal Cancer's Distinct Microbial Fingerprint Reanalysis of thousands of cancer genomes reveals a strong, reproducible microbial signature in colorectal tumours. The finding could aid diagnosis, detect hidden viruses, and inform prognosis using existing sequencing data.
Read More Scince News Space 4 months ago Inside NASA's First Astronaut Medical Evacuation Revealed Veteran astronaut Mike Fincke confirmed he was the ISS crew member whose medical issue led to NASA's first medical evacuation, highlighting the role of on-orbit ultrasound and the need for stronger space-medicine protocols.
Read More Scince News Space 4 months ago Moonquakes Found Across the Maria: A New Global Map A new global map of small ridges across the lunar maria reveals widespread, geologically young tectonic activity. The findings reshape our view of moonquakes and have implications for future lunar bases.
Read More Scince News Health 4 months ago When Ultra-Marathons Wear Out Your Red Blood Cells A study of elite runners shows ultra-marathon distances can stiffen and age red blood cells, overwhelming repair pathways. Findings link endurance stress to mechanisms seen in stored blood and suggest new directions for athlete care and transfusion research.
Read More Scince News Health 4 months ago Rewiring NK Cells to Outpace and Overpower Tumors Fast Brazilian scientists redesigned CARs inside NK cells, combining 2B4 and DAP12 with transient dasatinib control to boost tumor-killing speed and safety—advancing CAR-NK immunotherapy.
Read More Scince News Nature 4 months ago Horses Whistle Inside Their Voice Box to Make Whinnies Researchers discovered that a horse's whinny combines traditional vocal fold vibration with a laryngeal whistle. Endoscopy, scans and airflow tests reveal how two mechanisms produce a dual-toned call used in social signaling.
Read More Scince News Health 4 months ago Why Indoor Light Is Fueling the Global Myopia Surge New lab work from SUNY suggests reduced retinal illumination during indoor near work — from pupils constricting and eyes converging — may weaken ON retinal signaling and contribute to rising myopia rates worldwide.
