Silent Threat: Micrometeoroid Rain Endangers Moon Bases
The Moon is a calm, airless world to the naked eye — no weather, no wind, no storms — but it sits beneath a relentless d...
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Amazon Lakes Reached 41°C, Killing Hundreds of Dolphins
During the severe 2023 drought, several floodplain lakes in Brazil's central Amazon heated to temperatures higher than a...
Midlife Heart Damage Predicts Dementia Risk Decades Later
New research reinforces a growing idea: the heart and brain are not independent organs when it comes to long-term health...
Where Interstellar Objects Are Most Likely to Strike Earth
Earth has already been visited by a handful of interstellar objects (ISOs), and new research suggests impacts from these...
Humans Age in Two Sudden Shifts - Mid-40s and Early 60s
Getting older rarely feels like a sudden event — but new molecular research suggests our bodies jump forward in age at t...
Targeted Vitamin D Cuts Second Heart Attack Risk by Half
A new randomized clinical trial from Intermountain Health suggests that a personalized strategy for vitamin D3 supplemen...
How CO2 Fuels Kimberlite Eruptions That Bring Diamonds
Most natural diamonds reach the surface inside a rare, carrot-shaped volcanic rock called kimberlite. New computer model...
Cannibal Stars and Primordial Black Holes: Birth in Seconds
Moments after the Big Bang, the infant Universe may have been a surprisingly busy place. New research argues that in the...
Genetic Score Unites Tests to Reveal Hidden Heart Risks
Northwestern Medicine researchers have combined three distinct genetic testing strategies into a single, more powerful r...
AI Facial Scans: Could They Decide Your Job and Pay?
New research from the University of Pennsylvania suggests that artificial intelligence can extract personality cues from...
New Trial Suggests Coffee May Lower Atrial Fibrillation Risk
Coffee is widely associated with alertness and a faster heartbeat, which has led many clinicians to advise people with a...
Why Our Brains Defend Weight: Biology, Drugs and Policy
For decades the narrative has been simple: lose weight by eating less and moving more. Modern neuroscience and metabolic...
Cycling Adds Years: Japan Study Links Biking to Longevity
New long-term research from the University of Tsukuba shows that regular cycling is linked to lower risk of long-term ca...
ESA's Wild Plan: Turning Air and Astronaut Urine into Food
Space agencies face a stubborn problem for long-duration missions: food. Transporting prepackaged meals from Earth works...
Beta-HPV Can Drive Skin Cancer: New Study Reveals Risks
A recent case study has upended assumptions about a common group of human papillomaviruses (HPV). Researchers report tha...
How Alzheimer's Hijacks the Brain's Circadian Genes
New research indicates that Alzheimer's disease may interfere with the 24-hour genetic 'clocks' inside brain support cel...
How Food Timing and Herbs Could Mimic Ozempic Effects
Drugs such as Ozempic have reshaped diabetes care and weight management by targeting gut-to-brain signals. Recent review...
Mysterious Blue Volcanic Goo Hides Alkaline Life Clues
An unexpected discovery beneath the Pacific Ocean is rewriting ideas about where life can survive. Researchers examining...
FDA Recalls Generic Prazosin Over Nitrosamine Contamination
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced a recall of more than half a million capsules of generic prazosin af...
Dead Star's Last Meal Reveals Alien Planet Cores Now
When a planet is torn apart and absorbed by its dying star, its ingredients don’t disappear — they become forensic evide...