Fossils Reveal Devastating Bone Infection in South American Sauropods
Ancient giants under microscopic threatNew research shows that some of South America's largest dinosaurs suffered from a...
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Oral Infection and Alzheimer's: New Evidence Links Gum Disease Bacteria to Brain Pathology
Recent research has strengthened an unsettling hypothesis: Alzheimer's disease may involve infectious processes that ori...
Life Expectancy Gains Have Slowed — Why a 100-Year Average Is Unlikely Soon
Over the past century, many high-income countries experienced dramatic increases in average lifespan. A new internationa...
Millions Witness 'Blood Moon' Total Lunar Eclipse Across Asia, Europe and Africa
Stunning 'Blood Moon' Captivates SkywatchersA total lunar eclipse produced a striking "Blood Moon" on Sunday night, draw...
No, Sudden Food Cravings Aren’t a Reliable Early Sign of Cancer — What Science Shows
Why cravings make headlines — and why the claim is misleadingHealth headlines often promise a simple shortcut: that a si...
Common Azelastine Nasal Spray Reduced COVID-19 Risk Two-Thirds in Phase 2 Trial
Trial finds significant drop in SARS‑CoV‑2 and common cold casesA randomized, double‑blind phase 2 clinical trial led by...
New visceral‑fat immune cell in mice may explain age‑related rise in inflammation
New immune cell linked to age‑related inflammationA newly identified immune cell subtype in visceral (deep abdominal) fa...
Could Building a Dam at the Bering Strait Save Europe’s Ocean Conveyor — or Break It?
A radical ocean geoengineering ideaAt the 80-kilometre-wide Bering Strait between Russia and Alaska, scientists have pro...
Common Sweetener Sucralose May Undermine Cancer Immunotherapy — Amino Acid Supplements Could Restore Response
New evidence links sucralose to reduced immunotherapy effectivenessResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC ...
Study: 60% of Earth’s Land Has Exceeded Safe Biosphere Limits; 38% Now at High Risk
A planetary boundary in retreatHuman activity has driven a majority of Earth’s terrestrial surface beyond locally define...
Common Sleep Drug Lemborexant Shows Promise Reducing Tau-Related Brain Damage in Alzheimer’s Models
Study summary and contextA team at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis reports that lemborexant, an FD...
Seismic Clues Reveal Fragments in Mars’s Mantle: New Insights into Planetary Interiors
Preserved fragments deep beneath MarsUnlike Earth, where plate tectonics continually recycles crustal material into the ...
9,200-Year-Old Finds in Uzbekistan Suggest Wider Roots for Early Farming
New evidence from Toda CaveArchaeological excavations in southern Uzbekistan have produced plant and tool evidence indic...
PET Waste Converted into BAETA: Upcycled Plastic Becomes a Scalable CO2 Capture Material
From Plastic Pollution to Carbon CaptureChemists at the University of Copenhagen have developed a chemical upcycling pro...
Molecular Dipoles, Not Pressure: New Research Rewrites Why Ice Is Slippery
For nearly two centuries, textbooks have explained ice’s slipperiness as a result of melting caused by pressure or frict...
Webb Sees a 'Blob' Near Epsilon Eridani — Planet or Instrument Artifact?
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) recently targeted one of the Sun's nearest stellar neighbors, Epsilon Eridani, and...
REBOOT Trial: Beta Blockers Show No Benefit After Uncomplicated Heart Attack — Higher Risk Observed in Women
New evidence challenges a 40-year standard in heart attack careFor more than four decades, beta blockers have been part ...
Million-Year-Old Mammoth Teeth Reveal World’s Oldest Host-Associated Microbial DNA
Ancient teeth preserve microbial genomes beyond a million yearsAn international research team led by the Centre for Pala...
Wearable Smart Eye Sensor Detects Dangerous Fatigue in Real Time
Compact, noninvasive sensors bring proactive fatigue detection to daily lifeFatigue undermines safety, performance, and ...
Mediterranean Diet May Reduce Genetic Risk for Alzheimer’s, Major Study Finds
A large US study reports that adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern is associated with a lower risk of cognitive ...