Lab Synthesis of Lonsdaleite: First sizable meteorite diamond made in controlled high-pressure experiment
Laboratory breakthrough: meteorite diamond (lonsdaleite) synthesized at scaleScientists have for the first time produced...
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Scientists Create Multicolored, Rechargeable Glow-in-the-Dark Succulents Using Phosphor Particles
Chinese researchers have engineered the world's first multicolored, glow-in-the-dark succulents by injecting light-stori...
Brain-Inspired AI Outperforms Top LLMs on Reasoning Benchmarks
Brain-inspired AI delivers a new approach to machine reasoningScientists at Sapient in Singapore have introduced a brain...
Rose Scent Exposure Linked to Increased Gray Matter in Key Memory Region, Japanese Study Suggests
Daily exposure to a specific rose fragrance was associated with measurable increases in brain gray matter in a small Jap...
Smartphone Cortisol Test: Protein-Based Biosensor Lets You 'See' Stress at Point of Care
A portable breakthrough in stress-hormone measurementA newly developed biosensor built from computationally designed pro...
New Basel Molecule Mimics Photosynthesis to Store Four Charges for Solar Fuels
Breakthrough: storing multiple charges with lightAs with natural photosynthesis, the new molecule temporarily stores two...
Do Meditation Apps Work? What Science Says About Stress, Sleep and Digital Mindfulness
Digital Mindfulness Comes of AgeWith millions of people now downloading guided-meditation software, researchers are asse...
Google Quantum Processor Simulates Hidden 'Strings' Between Particles, Advancing Fundamental Physics
Quantum simulation of gauge theories: a laboratory window on natureGoogle's quantum processor has been used to directly ...
Eye Movement Patterns May Reveal Early Signs of Memory Decline
Visual Behavior and Memory: A New Diagnostic ClueThe way people scan and sample visual scenes changes subtly with age an...
Scientists Decode an Organic 'Altermagnet' That Rotates Light: New Optical Formula Reveals Hidden Magnetism
Discovery and scientific contextResearchers have mapped the magnetic behavior of an unusual organic crystal that belongs...
Scientists Create Oxygen-'Breathing' Crystal That Could Transform Clean Energy and Smart Materials
New oxygen-breathing crystal unveiledA multinational team from Korea and Japan has engineered a crystalline metal oxide ...
Temporary ISG15 Suppression Recreated in Animals Could Provide Short-Term, Broad Antiviral Protection
a rare genetic anomaly with outsized antiviral effectsA rare human genetic variant — a deficiency in the interferon-stim...
Scientists Create First Bacterium Using a 57‑Codon Genetic Code
A radically rewritten genetic codeResearchers at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology (MRC LMB) ...
CRISPR-Edited Islet Transplant Restores Insulin Production Without Immunosuppression in First Human Case
Background: why this matters for type 1 diabetesType 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition in which the body's immune sy...
How Weaver Ants Defy the Ringelmann Effect: Superefficient Teamwork and the 'Force Ratchet' Mechanism
When more really is differentAnts are among nature's most accomplished cooperative engineers. For decades, researchers h...
Scientists Identify Bacterial Cause of Sea Star Wasting: Vibrio pectenicida Behind Mass Die-Offs
New evidence pins a bacterium to the global sea star die-offBillions of sea stars have perished in a modern marine epide...
Hair-Derived Keratin Toothpaste May Repair Enamel and Outperform Fluoride, Study Finds
Keratin from Hair and Wool: A New Path for Enamel RepairScientists report that keratin — the structural protein abundant...
How Neutrinos Could Solve the Mystery of the Universe’s Missing Antimatter
Why the Universe Is Made of Matter — and Why That’s a ProblemEverything visible around us — from soil and stones to star...
Boil and Strain: A Simple Household Method That Cuts Microplastics from Tap Water
Tiny plastic fragments — microplastics and nanoplastics (collectively NMPs) — are increasingly detected in potable tap w...
New Polygenic Test Improves Early Prediction of Childhood Risk for High BMI
Overview and scientific contextResearchers have developed an advanced genetic test—a polygenic score (PGS)—that signific...