Exercise Repairs Brain Shield Against Alzheimer’s Damage
Scientists have uncovered how exercise guards the brain against age-related damage linked to Alzheimer's. Physical activity triggers a…
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Drought wiped out Earth’s real-life hobbits 61,000 years ago
New research reveals that a prolonged drought lasting thousands of years drove the extinction of Homo floresiensis, a…
Scientists solve ancient puzzle: oxygen shaped the birth of complex life
A major study published in Nature reveals that the microbial ancestors of all complex life could metabolize oxygen,…
Scientists Find Sperm’s Energy Switch for Egg Sprint
A team at Michigan State University has found the key molecular switch that lets sperm shift into high…
Fish Oil’s Cancer Benefits May Depend on Your Genes
Scientists have discovered that fish oil supplements only protect against colorectal cancer in people who carry a specific…
Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit Gains New Attention in 2025
A discussion on Hacker News brings fresh eyes to Carl Sagan's Baloney Detection Kit. The set of thinking…
Scientists discover bonobos can imagine, challenging what we know about animal minds
A 43-year-old bonobo named Kanzi has demonstrated the ability to imagine things that don't exist, tracking invisible juice…
Scientists Find Apes Can Imagine, Challenging What Makes Humans Unique
Researchers working with a bonobo named Kanzi have produced the first controlled evidence that apes can imagine things…
Bonobo Kanzi Plays Pretend Tea Party in New Study
A bonobo named Kanzi sat at a table with researchers for make-believe tea parties. He pointed to cups…
Old Canned Salmon Reveals Rise in Ocean Parasites
Researchers examined expired cans of salmon stored since the 1970s and discovered intact parasitic worms increasing in some…
Peter Duesberg, Biologist Known for HIV Denial Views, Dies at 89
Peter Duesberg, the German-American biologist who challenged the link between HIV and AIDS, died on January 13, 2026,…
Peter Duesberg, Biologist Who Denied HIV Caused AIDS, Dies at 89
Peter Duesberg, a UC Berkeley molecular biologist whose claims that HIV does not cause AIDS influenced disastrous public…
Protein Switch Lets Bones Gain from Exercise Without Movement
A new protein acts as an exercise sensor in bones, pushing stem cells to build bone mass rather…
Protein Switch Lets Bones Gain from Exercise Without Moving
A new discovery shows a protein acts as an exercise sensor in bones, pushing stem cells to build…
Scientists Solve Mystery of How Black Holes Grew So Fast
Astronomers have cracked a longstanding puzzle about the early universe: how black holes ballooned into monsters tens of…
Scientists Identify Mysterious 26-Foot Fossil as Entirely New Form of Life
Scientists have confirmed that a towering 26-foot fossil discovered in Scotland represents an entirely new form of life…
Scientists Unlock Mystery of Tiny Feathers That Help Birds Sense Damage
For decades, scientists puzzled over tiny hair-like feathers found on nearly every bird species. New research reveals these…
Giant Magellan Telescope Nears US Funding as Rival Fades
The Giant Magellan Telescope has cleared a key hurdle with NSF approval for its final design phase. This…
Same-Sex Behavior in Primates Linked to Survival Needs
Scientists have found that same-sex sexual behavior occurs in many primate species and serves practical purposes like reducing…
The Tiny Ants Building Nature’s Deadliest Trap
Researchers have discovered one of nature's most complex predator-prey relationships in the Amazon rainforest, where ants barely larger…
Ancient Cannabis Enzymes Revived in Lab with Medical Potential
Scientists have brought back to life enzymes from ancient cannabis plants that make THC, CBD, and CBC. These…
Ancient Cannabis Enzymes Brought Back to Life in Lab
Scientists recreated ancient cannabis enzymes that make key compounds like THC and CBD. The old versions work better…
Post-Meal Blood Sugar Spikes Tied to 69% Higher Alzheimer’s Risk
Researchers at the University of Liverpool found that higher blood sugar after meals raises the risk of Alzheimer's…
Ancient Wolf’s Last Meal Reveals Woolly Rhino Extinction Mystery
Researchers have sequenced the complete genome of a woolly rhinoceros from a piece of meat discovered in the…
Ancient wolf pup yields pristine genome of last woolly rhinos
Scientists have sequenced the full genome of a 14,400-year-old woolly rhinoceros from tissue preserved in the stomach of…