More than a third of western states’ glacial cover has been lost since 1950s as planet warms. More than 300 glaciers in those states have disappeared entirely, a first-of-its-kind inventory and analys
Geothermal amoeba discovered that can survive and reproduce at 63°C (145°F)
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Social media use ranks among the top predictors of depression in a study of 183,000 adults. Study suggests that the connection between heavy social media use and self-reported depression is not limite
Comets didn’t seed life on Earth after all, new study suggests
Researchers led by the University of Cambridge used computer models to test whether comets delivered the molecules that could have started life on Earth. The team modelled comet impacts and how comets interact with the…
Smoke from LA fires exposed millions of people to high levels of toxic heavy metals, study says
Researchers Map the Neural Networks Behind “Chemo Brain” in Breast Cancer Patients
Study of 189 colorectal tumors reveals biological differences in younger patients that may help explain more aggressive disease
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Rising rates of colorectal cancer found in nearly all age groups
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A sixth dwarf planet on the map
Comets probably didn’t deliver life’s building blocks to Earth | The speed and angle of impact would have destroyed most organic compounds from comets, researchers report
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Rubin Observatory reveals its first dwarf planet candidate in our solar system; among the largest dwarf planet candidates ever discovered beyond Neptune
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Study finds rising salinity in Antarctic Intermediate Water after sea-ice decline
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Maxwell’s Demon Can Extract Three Times More Energy by Exploiting Hidden Memories
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Study finds three in four NFL players die with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)
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A large study found that adults who experienced childhood trauma were significantly more likely to show biological, psychological, and social resilience if they had a close, warm emotional bond with a
A monkey infected with an HIV-like virus has stayed virus-free for four years after a single shot of a new antibody that helps the immune system destroy the cells where the virus hides. Several other
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Astronomers spot the first white dwarf with two distinct debris discs.
The largest genetic study of personality to date identifies 1,260 associated variants and shows that thousands of tiny genetic effects help shape the Big Five traits alongside environmental influences
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Mice With Parkinson’s-Like Brain Damage Unexpectedly Recovered a Year Later, Raising New Questions About Whether the Brain Can Reverse Some Effects of Neurodegenerative Disease
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Astronomers discover 'string of pearls' supernova relic and the zombie star at its heart
Vera C. Rubin Observatory reveals its first dwarf planet candidate in our solar system | The candidate orbits our sun beyond Pluto, and may be among the largest and brightest objects discovered in thi
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Living Alone Linked to Mortality Risk From Multiple Causes in U.S. Including Cancer; Suicide Highest
American Cancer Society researchers studied living alone and the risk of death among U.S. adults. Researchers followed 598,023 adults aged 18 and older from the 1998 to 2018 National Health Interview Survey, linked to…
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People with limited sugar in the womb and first 2 years of life got dementia about 2.5 years later on average, a study of 64,737 UK adults found. Babies born during Britain's wartime sugar rationing,
Climate change has triggered 'permafrost landslides' with house-size blocks of ice in Canada. Such slides have not been observed in the region before and may be unprecedented over the past 10,000 year
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European Summer Heat Waves in 2026 Killed More Than 50,000 in Urban Areas
Researchers from Imperial College London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine estimated heat deaths in 854 European cities during summer 2026. They modeled daily heat deaths from observed heat and…
Astrophysicist calculates whether AI data centers in space makes sense
An astrophysicist checks the two claims behind plans for AI data centers in orbit, more power and easier cooling. The blackboard math finds the power gain is partial and the cooling claim backwards. At Earth orbit…
A clinical trial found that a nasal spray made from a toad venom chemical can quickly ease severe depression for weeks, though some experts argue it isn't as fully effective as other treatments like k
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Clouds on a lava planet | New analysis of James Webb Space Telescope observations points to a reflective cloudy sky on TOI-561 b
Scientists made a 'low-oxygen hypoxia pill': two drugs that make blood release less oxygen into tissues. Given daily to mice that already had Parkinson's-like movement problems, it improved their move
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Higher temperatures fuel gun violence. A new analysis measures how many shooting incidents are linked to rising heat.
