- + The heart plays a hidden role in our mental health—Deciphering the messages that the heart sends to the brain could lead to new anxiety treatments and even unlock the secrets of consciousness. [Categor...
- + Genetic analyses of the bird flu virus unveil its evolution and potential—The H5N1 outbreak in cattle is giving flashbacks to the COVID pandemic. But this time is different. [Category: Health & Medicine] [Link to media]
- + How smart was T. rex?—A debate over how to count neurons in dinosaurs is raising questions about how to understand extinct animals’ behavior. [Category: Neuroscience] [Link...
- + How did an ancient shark parasite end up fossilized in tree resin?—A worm preserved in 99-million-year-old amber resembles modern flatworms in shark intestines. The rare finding has scientists stumped. [Category: Pale...
- + Should we use AI to resurrect digital ‘ghosts’ of the dead?—Technology that creates deepfake bots of dead loved ones may need safeguards, experts warn. [Category: Artificial Intelligence] [Link to media]
- + Tiger beetles may weaponize ultrasound against bats—In response to recordings of echolocating bats, tiger beetles emit noises that mimic toxic moths that bats avoid. [Category: Animals] [Link to media]
- + Extreme heat will put millions more older adults at risk in the future—By 2050, as many as an additional 246 million adults 69 and older could experience temperature extremes that exceed 37.5° Celsius. [Category: Health &...
- + Cows might host both human and bird flus—Both kinds of influenza viruses may break into cattle cells using receptors similar to those in people, wild birds and poultry. [Category: Health &...
- + A new gel stops mice from getting too drunk—The iron-milk substance can break down alcohol fast and protect against liver damage in mice. Scientists hope to test the gel in people next. [Categor...
- + The universe may have a complex geometry — like a doughnut—Physicists haven’t yet ruled out the possibility that the universe has a complicated topology in which space loops back around on itself. [Category: C...
- + Chronic asthma could be caused by cell overcrowding in the airways—Identifying drugs to reduce the excessive expulsion of cells in the lung lining could reduce the damage of chronic asthma. [Category: Health & Med...
- + 50 years ago, phantom pain was blamed on misfiring nerves —Researchers now know that the cause of post-amputation pain is more complex, which is leading to new treatments. [Category: Health & Medicine] [Li...
- + A weaker magnetic field may have paved the way for marine life to go big—Decreased protection from cosmic radiation may have increased oxygen levels in the atmosphere and oceans, allowing animals to grow larger. [Category: ...
- + Getting wild mosquitoes back to the lab alive takes a custom backpack—The new low-tech transportation method could help scientists in Africa assess if malaria-carrying mosquitoes are resistant to a common insecticide. [C...
- + NASA’s budget woes put ambitious space research at risk—Mars Sample Return and missions to study other planets and celestial bodies, including lunar efforts, face big cuts and delays. [Category: Space] [Lin...
- + A hidden danger lurks beneath Yellowstone—A volcanic eruption at Yellowstone is unlikely anytime soon, but evidence is growing that a violent hydrothermal, or steam, explosion is possible. [Ca...
- + This snake goes to extremes to play dead — and it appears to pay off—When dice snakes fake their death to avoid predators, those that use a combination of blood, poop and musk spend less time pretending to be dead. [Cat...
- + Lampreys have ‘fight or flight’ cells, challenging ideas about nervous system evolution—The discovery of sympathetic nervous system cells in lampreys draws a closer tie between the animal and complex vertebrates — such as humans. [Categor...
- + As the Arctic tundra warms, soil microbes likely will ramp up CO2 production—Experiments in mini greenhouses show how the tiny organisms lurking underground in a "sleepy biome" could be a contributor to climate change. [Categor...
- + Online spaces may intensify teens’ uncertainty in social interactions—Little is known of how teens learn about emotions online and then use that knowledge to cope with social uncertainty during in-person encounters. [Cat...
- + Want to see butterflies in your backyard? Try doing less yardwork—Growing out patches of grass can lure adult butterflies and moths with nectar and offer lawn mower–free havens for toddler caterpillars. [Category: An...
- + College students want to help during an opioid overdose but don’t know how—A survey of college students reported many are comfortable calling emergency services for an overdose, but fewer know how to intervene with naloxone. ...
- + This orangutan used a medicinal plant on his face wound—Rakus the orangutan appeared to be treating a cut to his face with a plant that’s also used in traditional human medicine. [Category: Animals] [Link t...
- + Belugas may communicate by warping a blob of forehead fat—Jiggling the “melon” like Jell-O seems to be associated with sexual behaviors, scientists say. [Category: Animals] [Link to media]
- + Scientists developed a sheet of gold that’s just one atom thick—Ultrathin goldene sheets could reduce the amount of gold needed for electronics and certain chemical reactions. [Category: Materials Science] [Link to...
- + 50 years ago, margarine’s ‘healthy’ reputation began to melt away—In the 1970s, scientists began to suspect that margarine was bad for heart health. A key component, artificial trans fat, was a major factor. [Categor...
- + Scientists are getting closer to understanding the sun’s ‘campfire’ flares—The detection of cool plasma before the tiny outbursts on the sun is helping researchers make connections between campfire flares and other solar erup...
- + A new approach to fighting wildfires combines local knowledge and AI—Land managers in the western United States are using potential operational delineations, or PODS, to prepare for — and take advantage of — wildfires. ...
- + A ruinous hailstorm in Spain may have been supercharged by warming seas—Giant hail that pummeled northeast Spain in August 2022 could not have formed without climate change, computer simulations suggest. [Category: Climate...
- + Ximena Velez-Liendo is saving Andean bears with honey—By training beekeepers, biologist Ximena Velez-Liendo is helping rural agricultural communities of southern Bolivia coexist with Andean bears. [Catego...
- + Three reasons why the ocean’s record-breaking hot streak is devastating—Ocean warming enhances hurricane activity, bleaches coral reefs and melts Antarctic sea ice. That warming has been off the charts for the past year. [...
- + These Stone Age humans were more gatherer than hunter—Though not completely vegetarian, the Iberomaurusian hunter-gatherers from North Africa relied heavily on plants such as acorns, pistachios and oats. ...
- + ‘Flavorama’ guides readers through the complex landscape of flavor—In her new book, Arielle Johnson, former resident scientist at the restaurant Noma, explains how to think like a scientist in the kitchen. [Category: ...
- + Readers consider medical privacy, where sharks rank in food webs—Patient privacy People with chronic conditions are taking medical research into their own hands, Betsy Ladyzhets reported in “Patient as scientist” (S...
- + The typical Science News reader is ever so atypical—Editor in chief Nancy Shute reflects on the evolution of Science News ' typical reader. [Category: Uncategorized]
- + Rain Bosworth studies how deaf children experience the world—Deaf experimental psychologist Rain Bosworth has found that babies are primed to learn sign language just like spoken language. [Category: Humans] [Li...
- + Will stashing more CO2 in the ocean help slow climate change?—Research is needed on how ocean carbon removal methods — such as iron fertilization and direct capture — could impact the environment. [Category: Clim...
- + ‘Humanity’s spacecraft’ Voyager 1 is back online and still exploring—After five months of glitching, the venerable space probe contacted Earth and is continuing its interstellar mission billions of kilometers away. [Cat...
- + Irregular bone marrow cells may increase heart disease risk—Over time, bone marrow stem cells develop key genetic errors and pass them on to immune cells. This may increase the risk of developing heart disease....
- + Traces of bird flu are showing up in cow milk. Here’s what to know—We asked the experts: Should people be worried? Pasteurization and the H5N1 virus’s route to infection suggests risks to people remains low. [Category...
- + Malaria parasites can evade rapid tests, threatening eradication goals—Genetic mutations are making Plasmodium falciparum, parasites that cause malaria, invisible to rapid tests. New, more sensitive tests could help. [Cat...
- + Noise pollution can harm birds even before they hatch—Exposing zebra finch eggs and hatchlings to traffic sounds had lifelong health impacts, raising concerns about increased anthropogenic noise. [Categor...
- + Rat cells grew in mice brains, and helped sniff out cookies—When implanted into mouse embryos, stem cells from rats grew into forebrains and structures that handle smells. [Category: Neuroscience] [Link to medi...
- + Newfound ‘altermagnets’ shatter the magnetic status quo —The newly discovered type of magnetic material could improve existing tech, including making better and faster hard drives. [Category: Physics] [Link ...
- + Pelvic exams at hospitals require written consent, new U.S. guidelines say —Hospitals must now get written consent to perform pelvic, breast, prostate and rectal exams on sedated patients or risk losing federal funding. [Categ...
- + A new method of making diamonds doesn’t require extreme pressure —Lab-grown diamonds can form at atmospheric pressure in a liquid of gallium, iron, nickel and silicon. [Category: Chemistry] [Link to media]
- + A vaccine for bees has an unexpected effect—Honeybees vaccinated against a bacterial disease were also protected from a viral disease. [Category: Life] [Link to media]
- + Glowing octocorals have been around for at least 540 million years—Genetic and fossil analyses shine a light on how long the invertebrates have had bioluminescence — a trait thought to be volatile. [Category: Animals]...
- + Plant ‘time bombs’ highlight how sneaky invasive species can be—Sycamore maples and some other plant invaders lurked for centuries before starting to choke out native ecosystems and species. [Category: Plants] [Lin...
- + Separating science fact from fiction in Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’ —Real science underpins much of the action in the show — along with a hefty dose of artistic liberty. [Category: Physics] [Link to media]
- + A rapid shift in ocean currents could imperil the world’s largest ice shelf—Roughly the size of Spain, the Ross Ice Shelf stabilizes major glaciers along Antarctica’s coast — and is at risk of retreating, a new study finds. [C...
- + A new U.S. tool maps where heat will be dangerous for your health—The daily updated HeatRisk map uses color coding to show where the health threat from heat is highest and offers tips on how to stay safe. [Category: ...
- + Pluto’s heart-shaped basin might not hide an ocean after all—Planetary scientists propose an alternative theory to explain why Sputnik Planitia has stayed put across Pluto’s equator. [Category: Planetary Science...
- + Language models may miss signs of depression in Black people’s Facebook posts—Researchers hope to use social media posts to identify population-wide spikes in depression. That approach could miss Black people, a study shows. [Ca...
- + Our picture of habitability on Europa, a top contender for hosting life, is changing—The moon of Jupiter is considered one of the most promising places to look for life, but its subsurface ocean may be less habitable than once thought....
- + A new road map shows how to prevent pandemics—Past viral spillover events underscore the importance of protecting wildlife habitats. [Category: Ecosystems] [Link to media]
- + Aimee Grant investigates the needs of autistic people—The public health researcher focuses on what kinds of support people with autism need rather than on treating the condition as a disease to cure. [Cat...
- + These windpipe cells trigger coughs to keep water out of the lungs—Neuroendocrine cells can sense substances on the way to the lungs and prompt reactions such as coughing and swallowing, experiments in mice show. [Cat...
- + Jupiter’s moon Io may have been volcanically active ever since it was born—An analysis of the moon’s atmospheric composition suggests that it has been spewing sulfur for roughly 4.6 billion years. [Category: Planetary Science...
- + A puzzling mix of artifacts raises questions about Homo sapiens’ travels to China—A reexamined Chinese site points to a cultural mix of Homo sapiens with Neandertals or Denisovans. [Category: Archaeology] [Link to media]
- + Tiny treadmills show how fruit flies walk—A method to force fruit flies to move shows the insects’ stepping behavior and holds clues to other animals’ brains and movement. [Category: Neuroscie...
- + Hibernating bumblebee queens have a superpower: Surviving for days underwater—After some bumblebee queens were accidentally submerged in water and survived, researchers found them to be surprisingly tolerant of flooding. [Catego...
- + What can period blood reveal about a person’s health?—The FDA recently approved a menstrual blood test for diabetes, the first diagnostic of any kind based on period blood. It may be just the beginning. [...
- + In ‘Get the Picture,’ science helps explore the meaning of art—Journalist Bianca Bosker infiltrates the secretive art world to understand the science and psychology of why art matters to the human experience. [Cat...
- + This robot can tell when you’re about to smile — and smile back—Using machine learning, researchers trained Emo to make facial expressions in sync with humans. [Category: Artificial Intelligence] [Link to media]
- + This newfound longhorn beetle species is unusually fluffy—Discovered in Australia, the beetle is covered in whitish hairs and has distinctive eye lobes, antennae and leg shapes. [Category: Animals] [Link to m...
- + 50 years ago, scientists wondered how birds find their way home—In the 1970s, lab tests hinted that birds can navigate using magnetic fields. New studies suggest that beak and eye proteins are behind the ability. [...
- + Readers discuss Mimas’ hidden ocean and ancient cave art—Hidden depths Slight changes in the orbit of Saturn’s moon Mimas hint at the presence of a vast, young ocean beneath the satellite’s icy surface that ...
- + Rethinking how we live with wildfires—Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses a new approach for managing wildfires that includes collaboration with local and Indigenous communities. [Catego...
- + Scientists find a naturally occurring molecule that forms a fractal—The protein assembles itself into a repeating triangle pattern. The fractal seems to be an accident of evolution, scientists say. [Category: Math] [Li...
- + In a first, these crab spiders appear to collaborate, creating camouflage—Scientists found a pair of mating crab spiders blending in with a flower. The report may be the first known case of cooperative camouflage in spiders....
- + This marine alga is the first known eukaryote to pull nitrogen from air—An alga’s bacterial symbiote has evolved into an organelle that turns atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia, making the alga unique among eukaryotes. [Cat...
- + 50 years ago, scientists found a lunar rock nearly as old as the moon—Studies of such rocks continue to reveal secrets about the moon’s history. [Category: Space] [Link to media]
- + How a sugar acid crucial for life could have formed in interstellar clouds—Computer calculations and lab experiments have revealed a possible mechanism for the creation of glyceric acid, which has been seen in meteorites. [Ca...
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