Chemists convert plastic waste into a powerful new tool to capture carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide levels keep climbing, even after years of promises to cut emissions. At the same time, plastic…
New study reveals how the human pelvis evolved for upright walking
Every step you take depends on a structure most people rarely think about. The pelvis sits at the…
AI helps scientists read dinosaur footprints, offering new clues to ancient life
Dinosaur skeletons often dominate museum halls, from the towering Tyrannosaurus rex known as Sue in Chicago to Sophie…
Scientists convert cigarette butts into new material for fast, durable energy storage
Billions of cigarette butts end up on sidewalks, beaches, and gutters each year. They are small, easy to…
JWST found a ‘dead’ galaxy that quit making stars billions of years ago
Three billion years after the Big Bang, a massive galaxy already looked like it had run out of…
Antarctica’s ice sheet losses could rebound — if history can repeat itself
Headlines about melting ice sheets usually focus on what is lost and then move on. What comes next…
67 million-year-old fossil reveals the origin of freshwater fish hearing
A tiny fossil fish from Alberta is forcing scientists to rethink a story that has sat quietly in…
Tiny flapping drone matches insect speed with an AI brain
Tiny drones could one day crawl through collapsed buildings to help find survivors after earthquakes. These micro-robots, inspired…
Scientists turn everyday wool into record-breaking ultrablack fabric
A piece of fabric that almost seems to erase light rather than reflect it now exists, and it…
A single protein decides when human cells grow old, study finds
Cells are not immortal, and that is a good thing. After a certain number of divisions, many human…
New tests show Jordan lead codices are not all modern fakes
For more than a decade, a set of tiny lead books from Jordan has sat in a strange…
Scientists discover the secret to keeping your biological clock on track
As sunlight filters through your window each morning, a quiet, powerful rhythm pulses inside your body. This inner…