Read More News Health 5 months ago Poor Sleep and Pregnancy: Breaking the Vicious Cycle Poor sleep and mental health form a self-reinforcing cycle that is especially risky during pregnancy. Learn the biology, prenatal consequences, practical strategies and when to seek clinical help.
Read More News Health 5 months ago New Study: Daily Tea Linked to Stronger Bones in Older Women A Flinders University study of nearly 10,000 women finds daily tea consumption linked to modestly higher hip bone mineral density, suggesting tea may help lower osteoporosis risk while very high coffee intake could be harmful.
Read More News Health 5 months ago Daily Tea May Boost Bones; High Coffee Intake Risks A 10-year study of nearly 10,000 women finds modest links between beverage habits and bone density: daily tea correlates with slightly higher hip BMD, while very high coffee intake may reduce bone strength.
Read More News Scientific 5 months ago Tiny Robot Smaller Than a Grain of Salt Thinks, Senses Researchers at Penn and Michigan built a sub-millimeter robot with on-board computer, sensors and propulsion. This microrobot, smaller than a grain of salt, points to future biomedical uses like targeted drug delivery.
Read More News Space 5 months ago Uranus and Neptune: Could They Be Rocky Giants, Not Icy? New models from the University of Zurich show Uranus and Neptune could be far rockier than assumed. The research broadens interior scenarios, links ionic water layers to odd magnetic fields, and argues for dedicated missions.
Read More News Health 5 months ago How Childhood Shapes Dementia Risk: Early-Life Clues Research increasingly links dementia risk to exposures from pregnancy, childhood and young adulthood. Early interventions — from education and lifestyle changes to public-health policy — could reduce lifelong risk.
Read More News Health 5 months ago Young Blood Slows Amyloid Build-up and Protects Memory A mouse study shows aged blood accelerates amyloid buildup and memory loss, while blood from young donors reduces plaques and protects cognition, highlighting blood-brain pathways as potential therapeutic targets.
Read More News Nature 5 months ago 2025: Global Temperatures Soar — Storms, Ice and Emissions 2025 emerged as the second-warmest year on record: emissions hit new highs while La Niña failed to cool global temperatures. The year brought deadly heatwaves, damaging storms, and record ice loss, raising the odds of crossing critical climate thresholds.
Read More News Health 5 months ago Genetic Links Tie Misophonia to Anxiety and PTSD Risk A 2023 genomic analysis links misophonia—intense reactions to everyday sounds—to genetic risk for anxiety, depression and PTSD, suggesting shared biological pathways and new treatment directions.
Read More News Health 5 months ago Why Your Body Wakes You Minutes Before the Alarm, Explained Discover why you often wake minutes before your alarm, how the suprachiasmatic nucleus and hormones like cortisol shape that internal alarm, and practical steps to train your circadian rhythm for natural, refreshed waking.
Read More News Health 5 months ago New Blood Pressure Rules: What the 2025 Guidelines Mean The 2025 AHA/ACC blood pressure guidelines lower diagnostic thresholds, emphasize lifestyle changes like DASH and reduced alcohol, and introduce the PREVENT risk calculator for personalized treatment decisions.
Read More News Health 5 months ago Ozempic-Style Implant for Cats: New Weight Drug Trial OKAVA Pharmaceuticals has begun clinical trials of OKV-119, a GLP-1 implant aimed at helping overweight cats lose weight safely. The implant mimics fasting benefits and could reduce reliance on daily meds.
Read More News Nature 5 months ago 430-Million-Year-Old Leech Rewrites Evolutionary History A 430-million-year-old fossil from Wisconsin reveals that ancient leeches were marine hunters, not bloodsuckers, pushing leech origins back by over 200 million years and reshaping evolutionary timelines.
Read More News Scientific 5 months ago Nano-Selenium Cuts Rice Fertilizer and Boosts Yield Field-proven nano-selenium sprays let rice use 30% less nitrogen fertilizer while sustaining yields, improving grain nutrition, enhancing soil microbial diversity, and cutting greenhouse gas emissions in real-world trials.
Read More News Space 5 months ago NASA Loses Contact With MAVEN Orbiter Passing Mars NASA reports loss of contact with MAVEN, a Mars orbiter that has studied atmospheric escape since 2014. Engineers are searching for a signal while the agency investigates causes and mission impacts.
Read More News Nature 5 months ago Tiny Pumpkin Toadlet Discovered in Brazil's Cloud Forests A newly described, vivid orange pumpkin toadlet, Brachycephalus lulai, has been discovered in the Serra do Quiriri cloud forests of southern Brazil. The find highlights conservation needs for endemic montane amphibians.
Read More News Nature 5 months ago Nanotyrannus Confirmed as Distinct, Fully Grown Predator Microscopic analysis of a throat bone shows the Nanotyrannus holotype was nearly mature, supporting its status as a distinct, smaller tyrannosaur and reshaping views of Late Cretaceous predator diversity.
Read More News Space 5 months ago Gravitational Lensing Adds Weight to the Hubble Tension Time-delay measurements of gravitationally lensed quasars provide an independent Hubble constant estimate that aligns with late-universe values, deepening the Hubble tension and hinting at possible new cosmological physics.
Read More News Health 5 months ago Snack Smart: Flavanols That Protect Your Blood Vessels A University of Birmingham trial shows that high-flavanol foods—cocoa, tea, berries—can prevent short-term declines in blood-vessel function during two hours of uninterrupted sitting, offering a dietary way to support vascular health.
Read More News Nature 5 months ago Which Event Produced the Loudest Sound in History? A detailed look at the loudest sounds on record—from Krakatoa and Tunguska to the modern Hunga Tonga eruption—explaining how scientists measure extreme pressure waves, what decibel numbers mean, and why definitions matter.
