Research, Space & Discovery
"It doesn't require any new technology development, which is almost unheard of for solving a LIGO instrumentation problem."
Chinese astronomers report the detection of a peculiar optical transient event that occurred in the center of a dwarf galaxy. The newly discovered event, designated AT2019ijn, is a fast-rising, slow-d...
A major long-term study linked coffee consumption with lower risks of cirrhosis, liver cancer, and death from liver disease. Coffee drinkers also showed healthier liver scans and blood protein pattern...
Cocco & Najmabadi, Wash Post
Researchers have developed a magnetic method for influencing deep-brain circuits without permanently implanted electrodes. A magnetic field may offer a new way to reach circuits buried deep within the...
NASA astronaut Chris Williams and two Russian cosmonauts will return to Earth from the International Space Station early Sunday morning (July 26), and you can watch their homecoming live.
Modern research on secondary metabolites from microbes, plants and marine organisms has revealed a remarkable diversity of chemical structures and bioactivities with broad applications in biotechnolog...
Newer oral drugs related to semaglutide medications such as Ozempic reduced pleasure-driven eating in mice by quieting a deep brain reward circuit. The finding could open new avenues for understanding...
Meggen Harris, ForbesStiffness, slower recovery, reduced flexibility, and swelling are often treated as inevitable parts of getting older. For years, hormones have dominated conversations...
Brain immune cells appear to drive reversible sleep loss in mice with Alzheimer’s-like disease. A fire starts in one room, but instead of containing the danger, the sprinkler system floods the entire ...
A prebiotic fiber supplement reduced knee osteoarthritis pain while also improving grip strength and pain sensitivity in a six-week trial. The results hint at a fascinating gut-muscle-pain connection ...
K. R. Callaway, New York TimesThe same chemical process that turns a baking cake golden brown is at work aging your body's cells. Over decades, your tissues, baking steadily at 98.6...
Even modest sleep loss may quietly lead to weight gain and raise the risk of chronic disease over time. People who reduced their nightly sleep by about 80 minutes for six weeks gained an average of on...
Scientists have uncovered new evidence that Venus may still be tearing itself apart from within. Advanced 3D simulations indicate that some of the planet's giant rift valleys formed relatively recentl...
Tibi Puiu, ZME ScienceThe most dangerous person in the room may not be the greediest, cruelest, or mentally wackiest. It's the stupid people you always have to watch out...
David W. Falls, RealClearScienceArtificial intelligence has made simulation theory easier to imagine. A computer can now produce a recognizable face that never...
Ethan Siegel, Big ThinkWhen we gaze out into the abyss of space, it seems like the most peaceful, serene of sights. Night after night, the planets and our Moon migrate predictably — like...
Derek Lowe, Science MagazineI'm fond of saying that the most important single statistic about the drug industry is the clinical failure rate, which is (by any reasonable standard)...
Dr Claire Asher, Science FocusA confined space, a limited number of suspects, a lack of contact with the outside world. These are the makings of a juicy murder mystery.They're also...
Stephani Sutherland, AeonOne night in 2000, Allan Basbaum was at the Pierre Hotel on Central Park, wearing a tuxedo after presenting a neuroscience award to one of his colleagues before a...