NASA Reaches 6,000 Confirmed Exoplanets in Catalog
Milestone: 6,000 Confirmed ExoplanetsScientists have cataloged a growing menagerie of planets beyond our solar system, a...
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Very Thin May Carry Higher Mortality Risk Than Overweight
Study and key findingsA large, preliminary Danish study tracking more than 85,000 adults reports that very low body mass...
Microplastics Worsen Alzheimer-like Symptoms in APOE4 Mice
A new laboratory study from the University of Rhode Island reports that oral exposure to microplastics accelerates Alzhe...
Aliens Could Eavesdrop on Our Spacecraft Radio Signals
How planetary communications create interstellar radio trailsSpace missions rely on high-power radio transmissions to co...
Webb Finds First Atmospheric Clues on TRAPPIST-1e Now
New JWST data narrows the search for an atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1eThe Earth-size exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e, located about 40 ...
Hidden Pickup Ions in Solar Wind Could Alter Space Weather
New observations reveal pickup ions near EarthA recent study led by Dr. Michael Starkey of the Southwest Research Instit...
New Class of Ancient Star Systems Discovered in Milky Way
New simulations reveal an unexpected class of star systemsHigh-resolution cosmological simulations run by the University...
Ratfish Sex Teeth Reveal Flexible Tooth Evolution Paths
New research links mating spikes and mouth teeth in ratfishA recent developmental genetics study reports that the specia...
AI Predicts More Than 1,000 Diseases Years Ahead Globally
AI model forecasts thousands of diagnoses years before onsetScientists from institutions in the United Kingdom, Denmark,...
Study: Repeated Soccer Headers Linked to Brain Changes
Repeated soccer headers and brain health: what the new study foundSoccer, the world's most widely played sport, is under...
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NASA Confirms 6,000 Exoplanets: Mapping New Alien Worlds
Milestone: Six Thousand Confirmed ExoplanetsNASA recently updated the catalog of confirmed exoplanets to include 6,000 e...
Ordinary Ice Generates Electricity When Bent, Study Shows
Ice that makes electricity: a surprising electromechanical propertyIce is one of Earth's most ubiquitous materials, cove...
Forests Are Raining Plastic: Airborne Microplastics Fallout
Airborne microplastics are depositing in forestsResearchers at TU Darmstadt have found that microplastics and nanoplasti...
Radiation Produces Organics on Enceladus — New Findings
New laboratory results complicate the search for life on EnceladusSaturn’s icy moon Enceladus has been a prime target in...
Webb Detects Methane Gas Above Dwarf Planet Makemake
Webb reveals methane gas above MakemakeAn international team led by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has used the...
Electric Stimulation Reprograms Macrophages to Heal
Electric modulation of immune cells accelerates tissue repairA research team at Trinity College Dublin has demonstrated ...
Orforglipron Pill Cuts Obesity Weight by Double Digits
Orforglipron oral pill shows substantial weight loss in phase 3 trialOrforglipron, an oral GLP-1 agonist, helped patient...
AI Stool Test Maps Gut Subspecies, Detects 90% Cancer
Non-invasive stool test approaches colonoscopy accuracyA research team at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has developed...
Light-Driven Micromotors: Gears Smaller Than Human Hair
Micrometer-scale gears powered by laser lightThe University of Gothenburg has reported a breakthrough in microscale mech...
Bacteria-Derived PDCA Advances Biodegradable Plastics
Microbial route to a more biodegradable plastic ingredientPlastic is foundational to modern life but remains costly for ...