Microscopic Tooth Wear Reveals Sauropod Diets, Migration and Niche Partitioning
Scientific background: reading behavior from fossil teethResearchers have begun extracting ecological signals from the s...
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Can Vitamin D Slow Cellular Aging? New Trial Shows Telomere Preservation — With Caveats
Study Summary and Key FindingA recent randomized trial from Augusta University tracked 1,031 adults (mean age ~65) over ...
Hidden Stomach–Brain Rhythms Linked to Mood: New Study Suggests Gastric Signals Could Inform Mental Health
A surprising connection between gastric rhythms and mental healthA recent study by researchers at Aarhus University (Den...
Coral Skeletons Reveal Earlier and Faster Sea-Level Rise in the Indian Ocean — 'A Warning Sign' for Coastal Regions
New coral-based reconstruction shows accelerated sea-level rise beginning in the mid-20th centuryResearchers from the Na...
Maternal Microbes May Shape Fetal Brain Regions Linked to Stress and Social Behavior, Mouse Study Suggests
Recent research in mice indicates that a mother's microbiota can influence development of a brain region tied to stress ...
Supercharging Mitochondria Restores Memory in Mice with Dementia-Like Symptoms
Summary and key findingAn international research team has demonstrated that increasing the activity of mitochondria — th...
AI Screening Flags More Than 1,000 Potentially Problematic Open-Access Journals
Researchers using an artificial-intelligence (AI) screening tool have identified over 1,000 open-access journals that sh...
Researchers Pack a Complete Computer Into a Washable Clothing Fiber — Toward Truly Smart Garments
Scientists have demonstrated a flexible, washable "fiber computer" that embeds sensing, computation, communication and s...
AI model scores real-world disease risk from rare genetic variants using electronic health records
AI quantifies 'penetrance' to clarify what rare DNA variants mean for healthWhen a clinical genetic test returns a rare ...
Active Flat Bands in Kagome Superconductors: A New Lever for Quantum Materials Design
Active flat electronic bands have been directly observed in a kagome superconductor, confirming a long-standing theoreti...
Heat Waves May Speed Biological Aging as Much as Smoking or Drinking, Large Study Finds
Study overview and key findingA longitudinal analysis led by researchers at the University of Hong Kong examined health ...
Ancient DNA Breakthrough Confirms Justinian Plague — A Forensic Win with Lessons for Car Enthusiasts
Genomic forensics at the empire’s epicenterResearchers have produced the first direct genetic evidence linking Yersinia ...
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...
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 ...