Read More Scince News Nature 2 months ago Maine’s Offshore Kelp Model: Cutting Costs, Boosting Jobs UMaine researchers produced the most detailed U.S. cost model for offshore kelp farming, revealing key bottlenecks and showing how technology and workforce development can make kelp a viable economic and ecological resource for coastal communities.
Read More Scince News Space 2 months ago Curiosity Cracked a Mars Rock and Uncovered Elemental Sulfur A routine drive by NASA's Curiosity rover accidentally exposed vivid yellow crystals of elemental sulfur in Gediz Vallis, an unexpected discovery that raises new questions about Mars' geological and chemical history.
Read More Scince News Health 2 months ago Everyday Plastics: Early Exposure and Children's Health A major review links prenatal and childhood exposure to common plastic chemicals with obesity, infertility, asthma and neurodevelopmental impacts, urging household steps and stronger global policies.
Read More Scince News Health 2 months ago New Oral Pill Burns Fat, Preserves Muscle in Diabetes An engineered oral β2 agonist that targets skeletal muscle shows promise for lowering blood sugar and burning fat while preserving lean mass. Early animal and phase I human data support a phase II trial.
Read More Scince News Nature 2 months ago Ancient Snake Fossil Hints at Early Aquatic Origins Paradoxophidion, a mysterious fossil snake, may be an early caenophidian with aquatic ties. Researchers compare it to Acrochordids and Palaeophis while studying overlooked museum specimens for clues to snake evolution.
Read More Scince News Nature 2 months ago Ocean’s Hidden Carbon Vault: Lava Breccia Stores More CO2 Deep-sea drilling reveals lava breccia on the South Atlantic seafloor stores 2–40x more CO2 than expected. New IODP cores show seawater-driven calcium carbonate cementation makes these rubble layers a major long-term carbon sink.
Read More Scince News Space 2 months ago Superionic Heart: Carbon Softens Earth's Inner Core High-pressure experiments show Earth's inner core may be superionic: an iron lattice with fluid-like carbon diffusion, explaining slow shear waves, high Poisson’s ratio, and implications for the geodynamo and planetary interiors.
Read More Scince News Space Editor's choice 2 months ago Turning Space Junk into Reusable Spacecraft Materials As satellite launches accelerate, researchers propose a circular space economy: design satellites to be repaired, refueled and recycled, deploy robotic debris removal and use AI to cut collisions and waste in orbit.
Read More Scince News Health 2 months ago Rising Risk: Why Younger Women Need Earlier Breast Screening New regional data show that roughly one-quarter of breast cancers occur in women aged 18–49. Many are invasive and aggressive, highlighting the need for earlier, risk-based screening and tailored evaluation.
Read More Scince News Health 2 months ago How Brain Immune Cells Shift to Shield Against Alzheimer's Researchers find a microglia subtype that, in mice, reduces amyloid and tau pathology by lowering PU.1 and increasing CD28. This immune switch could guide future immunotherapies for Alzheimer's.
Read More Scince News Nature 2 months ago Fire Amoeba Shatters Heat Limits — Eukaryote Grows at 63°C Scientists have identified Incendiamoeba cascadensis, a eukaryotic amoeba that grows and divides at up to 63°C. The discovery redefines thermal limits for complex cells and has implications for ecology, biotechnology, and astrobiology.
Read More Scince News Nature 2 months ago Vampire Squid Genome Unlocks Ancient Cephalopod Origins Researchers sequenced the largest cephalopod genome from Vampyroteuthis infernalis (11–14 Gb), revealing abundant repetitive DNA and ancestral chromosomal patterns that clarify squid and octopus origins.
Read More Scince News Health 2 months ago How Speaking Multiple Languages Can Slow Brain Aging Large-scale research across 27 European countries links multilingualism to slower brain ageing. Using machine learning and a biobehavioural age gap, the study finds a dose-dependent protective effect of speaking extra languages.
Read More Scince News Nature 2 months ago Surprising Genetic Link Between Humans and Golden Retrievers A Cambridge study finds shared genetic links between humans and golden retrievers, identifying 12 genes tied to emotion, learning, and social behavior—insights that could inform comparative psychiatry and animal welfare.
Read More Scince News Health 2 months ago Air Pollution Cuts Exercise Benefits — How Much Is Lost? New research from University College London shows that high PM2.5 air pollution can halve the mortality benefits of exercise. Learn the thresholds, why fine particles matter, and practical tips to protect your workouts.
Read More Scince News Space 2 months ago Can Variable Stars Let Planets Keep Their Water? New Study A new analysis of nine exoplanets orbiting active stars finds stellar variability has limited influence on equilibrium temperatures and that planets near the inner habitable zone can still retain water under many conditions.
Read More Scince News Space Editor's choice 2 months ago Mars's Hidden Glaciers Revealed by Mars Express Imagery Mars Express HRSC imagery reveals lineated valley fill and concentric crater fill in Coloe Fossae, showing glaciers once reached mid-latitudes. These features record Mars’s ice ages driven by axial tilt shifts.
Read More Scince News Space 2 months ago Why Hot Jupiters Host Supersonic Winds Over 3600 km - h Hot Jupiters whip up supersonic jet streams exceeding 3,600 km/h. Discover why close-in gas giants develop iron-rich, dayside–nightside winds and what this means for exoplanet atmospheric science.
Read More Scince News Nature 2 months ago Nature-Inspired Plastics That Breakdown on a Schedule Researchers at Rutgers created strong, nature-inspired plastics with programmable degradation. Activated by mild triggers like UV or metal ions, these polymers can vanish in days or last years, enabling sustainable applications.
Read More Scince News Health 2 months ago How a Daily Glass of Orange Juice May Boost Heart Health New research shows that a daily glass of pure orange juice can change immune gene activity, reduce inflammation and modestly improve blood pressure and cholesterol — offering a fresh perspective on juice and heart health.
