Read More Scince News Scientific 23 days ago Coal Tailings Could Unlock Vast Rare-Earth Supplies A Northeastern University-led team developed a microwave-assisted alkaline pretreatment that boosts rare earth element recovery from coal tailings up to threefold, offering a potential domestic supply for clean technologies.
Read More Scince News Health 23 days ago Common 'Forever Chemical' May Disrupt Implantation New animal research links PFOA, a persistent PFAS compound, to lower progesterone, loss of uterine pinopodes, and reduced IL-1β/IL-6—changes that could hinder embryo implantation and raise fertility concerns.
Read More Scince News Scientific 23 days ago Nanoplastics Are Strengthening Dangerous Water Biofilms New research shows nanoplastics in drinking water can strengthen biofilms, alter bacteria–phage interactions, and increase resistance to disinfectants—posing fresh challenges for water safety and treatment.
Read More Scince News Space 24 days ago How Earthquake Sensors Pinpoint Falling Space Junk Researchers used earthquake seismometers to detect sonic booms from falling space debris, tracking the Shenzhou-15 module’s hypersonic reentry to reconstruct trajectory, breakup and likely fall zones in near real time.
Read More Scince News Health 24 days ago Exercise Makes Your Brain Look Years Younger, Study Shows A 12-month clinical trial found that adults who followed WHO exercise guidelines showed MRI signs of a younger brain. The study links 150 minutes of weekly aerobic activity to modest but meaningful reductions in brain biological age.
Read More Scince News Space 24 days ago AI Mines Hubble Archive, Reveals 1,300+ Cosmic Anomalies An AI-driven search of the Hubble Legacy Archive found over 1,300 anomalous objects, including 800+ previously undocumented systems. The study demonstrates how anomaly detection can amplify archival science and prioritize follow-up.
Read More Scince News Health 24 days ago Why Memory Fades: 10,000 Brain Scans Explain Aging A large meta-analysis of 10,343 MRI scans and 13,460 memory tests shows memory decline arises from widespread, age-accelerated brain changes, not a single failing region; findings have implications for early, multi-targeted interventions.
Read More Scince News Health 25 days ago Tiny Lipid Bubbles: How They Spread and Can Stop Cancer Tiny lipid bubbles called extracellular vesicles help cancer spread. Researchers recreate them as liposomes to map metastasis and deliver targeted therapies, aiming to block spread and improve treatment.
Read More Scince News Health 25 days ago Can Shoes Really Sharpen Your Mind? The Science Examined Nike and others claim textured soles boost focus by stimulating the feet. Neuroscience shows shoes can change sensory feedback and posture, but direct cognitive enhancement for healthy adults remains unproven.
Read More Scince News Health 25 days ago Could Bamboo Really Be the Next Global Superfood? Explained A new review finds bamboo shoots offer nutritional benefits—improving blood sugar control, gut health and inflammation—but safety concerns and limited human trials mean more research and proper preparation are essential.
Read More Scince News Health 25 days ago Could Vitamin B1 Unlock Better Gut Motility? New Study A large genetic study links vitamin B1 (thiamine) metabolism to stool frequency, suggesting thiamine may influence gut motility and offering new leads for personalized nutrition and IBS research.
Read More Scince News Health 25 days ago One Genetic Thread: How Eight Psychiatric Disorders Connect A 2025 study identifies shared genetic variants across eight psychiatric disorders, revealing pleiotropic variants that act across brain development and suggesting new avenues for treatments targeting common molecular pathways.
Read More Scince News Nature 26 days ago Arctic Browning Accelerates: Heat, Drought, Risk and Carbon New research in Science Advances links extreme heat and drought to accelerating "Arctic browning": loss of vegetation that threatens food webs, alters carbon balance, and signals lasting ecosystem change.
Read More Scince News Scientific 26 days ago Ultrasound for Consciousness: Probing the Brain's Secrets Transcranial focused ultrasound offers noninvasive, deep, and precise brain stimulation. MIT researchers outline experiments to test how specific brain regions generate consciousness and pain, moving from correlation to causation.
Read More Scince News Scientific 26 days ago New Brain Study: Episodic and Semantic Memory Merge New fMRI research from Nottingham and Cambridge finds overlapping brain activity when people recall personal events and factual knowledge, challenging decades-long views that episodic and semantic memory are separate systems.
Read More Scince News Space 26 days ago Space-Aged Viruses: Phages Evolve into Antibiotic Allies A space experiment shows bacteriophages and E. coli evolve differently in microgravity. Space-driven phage mutations improved killing of antibiotic-resistant UTI bacteria, informing new phage therapies.
Read More Scince News Health 27 days ago Movement Beats Pills: Exercise as Osteoarthritis Medicine Exercise is the most effective treatment for osteoarthritis—protecting cartilage, strengthening joints and reducing pain. Learn why movement should come before pills or surgery.
Read More Scince News Nature 27 days ago How Starfish Walk Hundreds of Feet Without a Brain Today How do starfish navigate rocky and inverted surfaces without a brain? New research shows Asterias rubens uses hundreds of hydraulic tube feet that adapt adhesion time to mechanical load, revealing a decentralized locomotion strategy with lessons for robotics.
Read More Scince News Space 27 days ago Mysterious Iron Bar Found at Heart of the Ring Nebula Astronomers using WEAVE on the William Herschel Telescope discovered a straight bar of ionized iron crossing the Ring Nebula. The feature defies explanation—dust destruction, jets, and planet debris have problems—prompting new searches and models.
Read More Scince News Nature 27 days ago How Shrews Shrink and Regrow Their Brains Every Year Common shrews shrink up to 30% of their brain volume in winter and regrow it in spring. New genomic research identifies genes—VEGFA, DNA-repair and water-regulation pathways—that enable this reversible adaptation and may inform neurodegeneration studies.
