Read More News Space 3 months ago Hidden Blobs Beneath Earth Stabilize Our Magnetic Shield Seismic ‘Blobs’ deep in the lower mantle appear to insulate parts of the core, altering heat flow and helping stabilize Earth’s magnetic field; new models connect mantle heterogeneity with paleomagnetic records.
Read More News Scientific 3 months ago Largest Object Seen as a Quantum Wave Shatters Records A University of Vienna and Duisburg-Essen experiment revealed interference from 8 nm sodium clusters weighing over 170,000 amu, showing quantum superposition applies to surprisingly large objects and challenging where decoherence sets in.
Read More News Health 3 months ago Wildfire Smoke Kills Tens of Thousands Annually in U.S. A Science Advances study links long-term exposure to wildfire PM2.5 with roughly 24,100 U.S. deaths per year (2006–2020), highlighting health risks, methodological approach, and policy implications.
Read More News Health 3 months ago Could a Daily Pill Slash 'Bad' Cholesterol by 60%? A large randomized trial shows the experimental pill enlicitide can cut LDL cholesterol by up to 60% in high-risk patients on statins. Results rival injectable PCSK9 drugs, but outcome data are pending.
Read More News Health 3 months ago Why Yawns Push Cerebrospinal Fluid: New MRI Evidence MRI scans of 22 volunteers show yawns can push cerebrospinal fluid away from the brain, a movement distinct from deep breaths. The finding suggests yawning might aid brain clearance or cooling; the study is a bioRxiv preprint.
Read More News Health 3 months ago Warm Waters, Hidden Killers: The Spread of Naegleria Free-living amoebas like Naegleria fowleri are expanding their range as waters warm. Learn how these organisms survive, why they shield other pathogens, and what individuals and utilities can do to reduce risk.
Read More News Health 3 months ago How Much Coffee Is Safe If You Have High Blood Pressure If you have high blood pressure, coffee need not be off-limits. This article explains how caffeine affects systolic and diastolic pressure, reviews the evidence, and offers practical guidance for safe consumption.
Read More News Space 3 months ago Sun Shoots Four Major Flares — New Space Weather Alert The Sun produced four X-class flares from sunspot group RGN 4366 on February 1–2, including an X8.1 blast. NOAA and NASA say further energetic activity and possible CMEs remain possible.
Read More News Space 4 months ago Astronomers Find First Six-Member Sulfur Ring in Space Astronomers detected thiepine (C6H6S), a six-membered sulfur ring, in a Milky Way molecular cloud—bridging interstellar chemistry and organic compounds seen in meteorites and comets.
Read More News Nature 4 months ago This Filter Dismantles 'Forever Chemicals' 100x Faster A Rice University-led team developed a layered double hydroxide filter that captures PFAS roughly 100 times faster than carbon filters and can be chemically regenerated to break down PFOA, offering promise for faster, lower-waste water treatment.
Read More News Health 4 months ago Oral Semaglutide Cuts Heart Events in Some Diabetes Patients A reanalysis of a large trial finds oral semaglutide may reduce heart-related hospitalizations and deaths in people with type 2 diabetes who already have heart failure, though risks and mechanisms remain uncertain.
Read More News Health 4 months ago How Surgeons Kept a Man Alive 48 Hours Without Lungs A 33-year-old with flu-triggered ARDS had both lungs removed and survived 48 hours on a custom total artificial lung, allowing a double lung transplant. The case suggests new options for catastrophic infectious lung failure.
Read More News Health 4 months ago A small peptide that could protect neurons in Parkinson's Researchers link alpha-synuclein to mitochondrial failure in Parkinson's and test a peptide, CS2, that blocks this interaction—protecting ClpP, reducing inflammation, and restoring function in lab and animal models.
Read More News Health 4 months ago Zombie Virus Fragments That Kill Immune Cells Explained Tiny protein fragments left behind by SARS-CoV-2 can target and disable dendritic cells and T cells, helping explain immune depletion in long COVID. New PNAS research maps this physical mechanism and its implications.
Read More News Space 4 months ago James Webb Reveals Helix Nebula's Intricate Final Act James Webb’s new near-infrared image of the Helix Nebula unveils intricate comet-like knots and dust structures, revealing how dying sunlike stars recycle carbon, oxygen and nitrogen into the galaxy.
Read More News Scientific 4 months ago When AI Outsmarts Average Minds: A Creativity Threshold A large-scale study finds some language models now outperform the average human on creativity tests, while top human creators still lead. Discover methods, implications, and how AI reshapes creative work.
Read More News Space 4 months ago Radio Echoes Unveil a Star’s Final Years Before Death Astronomers detected the first radio emission from a Type Ibn supernova, revealing intense mass loss in the star's final years likely driven by a binary companion. Radio observations now offer a new window on stellar death.
Read More News Health 4 months ago How a Common Mouth Bacterium Could Ignite Breast Cancer Risk New research links the oral bacterium Fusobacterium nucleatum to early breast tissue changes, DNA damage, and faster tumor growth, especially in BRCA1-mutant cells, highlighting oral health as a potential modifier of cancer risk.
Read More News Health 4 months ago The 50-Year Mystery That Revealed a New Human Blood Group A 1972 blood sample missing a surface molecule led to the 2024 identification of the MAL blood group and the AnWj antigen. This discovery clarifies rare transfusion risks and enables better patient testing.
Read More News Health 4 months ago Sleep Strips Brain Insulation: How Myelin Gets Damaged New research links chronic sleep loss to thinner myelin sheaths via oligodendrocyte cholesterol disruption. MRI and animal experiments show slowed neural conduction and behavioral deficits—suggesting potential therapeutic targets.
