Newer blood thinners linked to slower Alzheimer’s decline
Newer blood thinners were linked to slightly slower memory and thinking decline in people with both Alzheimer’s disease…
New recycling process converts plastic waste into useful chemicals using only water and oxygen
Researchers developed a catalyst-free recycling method that uses only water and oxygen to break down durable plastics such…
JWST captures stunning images of one of the lightest known exoplanets
Astronomers discovered Beta Pictoris d, a gas giant about 2.4 times Jupiter’s mass, after spotting it in VLT…
Scientists use sound waves to create protective crystal coatings on crops
A team of researchers at RMIT University has developed a new coating method that sounds almost futuristic. Using…
Scientists discover how natural hair patterns form without a blueprint
A pattern as familiar as hair may hold clues to one of biology’s deeper mysteries. The way hair…
Scientists achieve the impossible by creating matter from empty space
Something has been lurking in empty space, and for the first time, physicists may have caught it leaving…
Scientists unlock the secret role of ocean microbes in Earth’s climate
Beneath the ocean’s surface, an unseen system works without pause. Tiny microbes drift through the water, breaking down…
Ancient DNA in Oceania reveals hidden human evolution and health insights
A vast stretch of islands across the South Pacific holds one of the oldest human stories on Earth.…
Social living linked to longer lifespan in humans and other mammals
Life in the wild often comes down to survival, and for many species, survival depends on others. A…
Ancient squirrel droppings reveal 700,000 years of lost ecosystems
Frozen deep beneath the Yukon’s permafrost, small pellets left behind by ancient ground squirrels have preserved a record…
Atomic clocks may be powerful enough to detect the quantum fabric of time
Time feels familiar. It marks every moment of daily life, from the ticking of a wall clock to…
Study reveals hidden role of permafrost in ancient climate change
For decades, scientists have looked to the oceans for answers about one of Earth’s biggest climate mysteries: Why…