- + When the pressure’s off, this superconductor appears to break records—A sudden release of pressure allowed a copper-based compound to superconduct at the highest temperature yet for atmospheric pressure, a study claims. ...
- + Lakes are growing in Alaska. That’s not entirely a bad thing—Alaska’s glacial lakes are growing as glaciers retreat out of basins. These lakes will change desolate glacial rivers into thriving salmon habitat. [C...
- + How does early pregnancy lower breast cancer risk? Odd cells could offer clues—Suspicious cells build up in mice that haven’t given birth, a new study finds. They could help explain a longstanding mystery of breast cancer biology...
- + NASA’s DART spacecraft changed an asteroid’s orbit around the sun—A 2022 NASA mission changed the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos around its companion. New data shows their joint orbit around the sun also changed. [C...
- + The remarkable brains of ‘SuperAgers’ hold clues about how we age—A new study reports signs that nerve cells in the brain keep dividing over the decades. It’s not so simple. [Category: Neuroscience] [Link to media]
- + Robots with fingernails can grasp thin edges—A robotic hand with fingernail-like tips lets robots peel fruit, open lids and pick up thin, flat objects with more precise, human-like dexterity. [Ca...
- + A koala population’s rapid rebound may let it escape inbreeding’s perils—As koalas in southern Australia have grown from a few hundred to almost half a million, the marsupials show signs of regaining lost genetic variation....
- + This molecule puts a new twist on the Möbius strip—A molecule made of carbon and chlorine is half as twisty as the paper loops common in math classes. [Category: Chemistry] [Link to media]
- + Chickpeas can grow in moon dirt and make seeds—Chickpeas produced seeds in simulated lunar soil, offering clues for future space farming. [Category: Plants] [Link to media]
- + A Titan collision may link Saturn’s tilt, its moon Hyperion and its rings—A new study proposes that a crash between Titan and another moon spawned Hyperion and, much later, destabilized Saturn’s inner moons into rings. [Cate...
- + Hundreds of studies have missed how much the oceans are rising—A widely used method to calculate sea level rise may have missed up to a century of change, so the risks could hit home for millions sooner than thoug...
- + A chemical ‘Goldilocks zone’ may limit which planets can host life—Life needs nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus. But without the right balance of oxygen, these elements get locked away in planets’ cores. [Categor...
- + Cockroaches that eat each other’s wings turn into a fierce fighting force—The wood-feeding cockroach’s cannibalistic love bites lead to a lasting bond. Afterward, the pair prefer each other over all other roaches. [Category:...
- + The right sounds may turn sleep into a problem-solving tool—Lucid dreamers who heard puzzle-linked soundtracks while sleeping were more likely to solve those unsolved problems the next day. [Category: Neuroscie...
- + Over 40? Your rotator cuff probably looks a little rough—MRI scans of over 600 Finnish adults found that nearly all had frayed, torn or otherwise abnormal rotator cuffs — yet most had no symptoms. [Category:...
- + Simulations of your gut may predict which probiotics will stick—A “digital gut” predicted which probiotics and high‑fiber diets would take hold in people's guts and produce healthier outcomes. [Category: Health &am...
- + A rising percentage of U.S. teens aren’t getting enough sleep—Teens need eight to 10 hours of sleep each night. A large majority get less than that, according to a national survey of U.S. high school students. [C...
- + The ancient human ancestor ‘Little Foot’ gets a new face—A new digital reconstruction of the face of an early Australopithecus specimen helps add details about the origins of our own species. [Category: An...
- + NASA scraps its 2027 moon landing, adds two missions in 2028—Rather than land astronauts on the moon, the Artemis III mission will now focus on docking and space suit tests in low Earth orbit. [Category: Space] ...
- + Take it from the Olympics, slushy winter sports may be the new normal—Ice arenas and artificial snow now dominate the winter Olympics. Athletes there — and everywhere — may need to adjust how they train and perform. [Cat...
- + Why is math harder for some kids? Brain scans offer clues—Kids with math learning disabilities process number symbols differently than quantities shown as dots — and it shows up in MRIs. [Category: Neuroscien...
- + On moonshots and Minneapolis—Space exploration can bring people together and reflect deep societal divisions. [Category: Science & Society] [Link to media]
- + Here’s how honeyeaters and other birds thrive on sugary diets—Birds that feed on nectar or fruit evolved better mechanisms for managing metabolism, blood pressure and high glucose. [Category: Animals] [Link to me...
- + Can you trust the results from gut microbiome tests? Maybe not—Seven firms reported inconsistent results on the same sample, some over multiple tests. These gut microbe discrepancies could have health consequences...
- + Mosquitoes began biting humans more than a million years ago—A DNA analysis suggests mosquitoes shifted from nonhuman primates to early humans nearly 2 million years ago. [Category: Anthropology] [Link to media]
- + Climate change could threaten monarch mass migration—Suitable milkweed habitat in Mexico may shift south, fracturing existing migration routes and possibly pushing some butterflies to stay put. [Category...
- + Metal pollution from a rocket reentry detected for the first time—Direct detection of lithium from a SpaceX rocket reentry offers new evidence that metal pollution from space debris could threaten the ozone layer. [C...
- + Here’s why sneakers squeak on the basketball court—Tiny, repeating detachments between sole and floor — thousands of times a second — create the distinctive squeak heard on the court, data show. [Categ...
- + Keeping a beat wins caterpillars friends in low places—Finding a caterpillar with rhythm was “mind-blowing,” suggesting it might be a more widespread part of animal communication than thought. [Category: A...
- + An African monkey ate a rope squirrel and came down with mpox—Fecal analyses and necropsies suggest a fire-footed rope squirrel was the source of a 2023 mpox outbreak among sooty mangabeys in Côte d’Ivoire. [Cate...
- + Intricate silk helps net-casting spiders ensnare prey in webs—Rufous net-casting spiders can tune the stiffness and elasticity of their webs thanks to loops of silk, scanning electron microscope images reveal. [C...
- + A lab on wheels is tracking HIV spread in war-torn Ukraine—During a test drive, the mobile lab van uncovered a drug-resistant HIV strain that sprung up after the ongoing war with Russia started. [Category: Hea...
- + Venus has a massive lava tube—A collapsed lava tube detected in 30-year-old radar data from Venus may be part of a much wider network of underground caves. [Category: Planetary Sci...
- + Iron Age mass grave may hold unusual victims: mostly women and children—A land dispute may have led to the massacre 3,000 years ago, suggesting Europe’s transition to farming wasn’t always peaceful. [Category: Archaeology]...
- + Wanderlust may be written in our DNA—A new study suggests that inherited traits explain a small but measurable share of why some people relocate far from where they were born. [Category: ...
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