A common culprit behind severe gum disease may also stiffen and narrow the heart’s aortic valve, preliminary research suggests. This…
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Honeybees do not like cold weather. When temperatures dip, they can become sluggish and unable to fly. But no matter…
In the weeks around the 2026 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, my phone kept buzzing with…
Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) have developed two processes—hydrodynamic cavitation and cold atmospheric plasma combined with gas dispersion—to break…
Female farm managers are hidden in plain sight in ancient Roman texts, mentioned in laws, literature and grave inscriptions across…
Ireland’s waters continue to provide an important seasonal refuge for the endangered basking shark, according to a new study. View…
Scientists long thought that when RNA kick-started life on Earth 4 billion years ago, it could form only small, simple…
Ticks that survive less-than-lethal doses of pesticide are able to withstand dangerous cold, which could help them spread tick-borne diseases…
Archaeologists in Spain have discovered the remains of a 2,400-year-old bronze chariot that was used to honor the gods and…
Listening to the “ringing” produced by black holes after they collide and merge could allow scientists to test Einstein’s theory…
Scientists have identified a new species of monkey that has orange lips and makes unique roars and snorting sounds. The…
European astronomers have conducted optical and radio observations of an enigmatic radio source designated GRS 0917+75. As a result, they…
Researchers have extracted DNA from a 50,000-year-old tooth belonging to an African antelope, setting a record for the oldest DNA…
From precision medicine to personalized job training, customizing interventions for individuals is often assumed to produce better outcomes than a…
Archaeologists have found five pairs of iron shackles at a 2,300-year-old Celtic site in France — a discovery that suggests…
Inside the cell nucleus, genes must be turned on and off with precision to regulate biological processes. The first models…
On April 6, the four crewmembers of NASA’s Artemis II mission swooped around the far side of the moon in…
Nature is beautiful, powerful and essential. But nature is not always gentle. The same biological world that gives rise to…
Tropical forests draw down and store large quantities of CO₂ from the atmosphere. The Amazon rainforest in South America, for…
A list of global space launches designed to calm cold war tensions and promote transparency has been missing from the…
At Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), conversations about diversity often center on supporting Hispanic/Latine students. New research from scholars at University of…
Researchers in China have announced a radical sodium metal battery (SMB) design that can fully charge in just four minutes…
In some heavy atoms, like those of bismuth (pictured in crystalline form), electrons move at relativistic speedssavva_25/Shutterstock Albert Einstein’s theory…
Continental aquatic ecosystems, such as lakes and reservoirs, occupy a small proportion of Earth’s surface but play a significant role…
Around 100,000 years ago, an early Homo sapiens man was probably stabbed in the face with a sharp stone tool…
Is What Is Life? still as impactful today? A scientist is supposed to write within his field of expertise as…
A new study published in the Journal of Helminthology by researchers from the Estonian University of Life Sciences and the…
QUICK FACTSWhere is it? Great Bahama Bank, Bahamas [23.547188707, -76.46352937]What’s in the photo? Submerged sandbanks and seagrass beds in shallow…
Bumblebees appear to like the taste of sugarDawn Monrose/Alamy Bees seem to show when they are pleased and like something,…
New research has revealed that water behaves differently when confined to spaces just one molecule thick. For the first time,…