Research, Space & Discovery
Pfizer-Led Preprint Finds Updated LP.8.1 COVID-19 Vaccine Reduced Emergency Visits in Older Adults—Yet Validation Remains Essential
Opposite actions on the same receptor can promote weight loss by targeting different brain circuits. Two obesity drugs can push the same brain receptor in opposite directions and still lead to weight ...
A highly contagious herpes virus causes Marek's disease, a deadly illness that mainly infects chickens. While it does not make people sick, the virus causes tumors and paralysis in chickens and, if un...
Twice each day, tides ebb and flow through a maze of sandy channels, mudflats, and mangrove forests that flank the 88 islands and islets of Guinea-Bissau’s Bijagós Archipelago (Arquipélago dos Bijagós...
Mathematicians have been shocked and startled by the rapid rate at which AI is solving open problems in their field , causing some to fear their jobs are becoming obsolete. But Jacob Tsimerman , who w...
"We've had only a single flyby — Voyager 2 in 1989 — and these results make clear there's much more to learn."
The brain makes its bed long before we dream, and the neurons don’t call all the shotsThe postHow Dreaming Drains Your Energyappeared first onNautilus.
LLMs Are Already Writing Drug Filings—But the Regulatory Paper Trail Is Thin
Scientific reports, political directives and national plans follow one after another, urging regions to adapt to new climate realities. Yet one question remains: How do adaptation initiatives among lo...
Ten conundrums that stumped human mathematicians for years have been cracked by OpenAI's Astra model, continuing a hot streak of AI-driven breakthroughs that are shaking up the field
China's Biopharma Rise Is No Accident—Washington Must Decide Whether It Still Wants to Compete
If you build a house in the United States today, there's a good chance you'll be living under the dictates of a neighborhood homeowners association—roughly two out of every three new homes are in an H...
While Earth's core consists mostly of iron, its density implies that lighter elements are also mixed in. Because hydrogen is abundant in the universe and can mix with iron under certain conditions, sc...
We often speak of loving things like a cozy sweater or new camera. But this talk is not generally taken literally. It's a kind of emotional shorthand. We use it to express our fondness for precious ob...
New research reveals that cells of the same chronological age can follow dramatically different biological aging paths, offering new insights into cancer, neurodegeneration and the fundamental biology...
Earth's oceans repeatedly lost oxygen and produced metal deposits during the planet's deepest ice ages. An international team of researchers analyzed manganese and other chemical signatures preserved ...
Low river discharge reduces the likelihood of young Atlantic salmon reaching the North Sea. Fewer salmon reach the Haringvliet sluices, and their passage takes longer, making them more likely to fall ...
August 3, 2026 #Nature isn't one-size-fits-all, study finds by Jared Wadley, University of Michigan edited by Gaby Clark , reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors' notes This article ...
At first glance, it looks exactly like a seahorse. It has the same horse-shaped head tilted down from the body, the same curled, grasping tail and, in the males, a fully enclosed pouch for brooding th...
For decades, scientists have asserted that the leakage of warm, salty Indian Ocean water south of South Africa into the Atlantic is a major contributor to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulati...