It’s a squirrel-eat-squirrel world: researchers look into how wild animals gain and maintain social privilege
Learning about well-to-do squirrels can help make our own societies more equal.
CAPSTONE paves the way: NASA’s tiny satellite reaches the Moon to test orbit for future space station
A lot is riding on this 55-pound machine.
Researchers zero in on why older people are more vulnerable to influenza — and maybe other infections as well
One of our bodies' natural defensive processes may be to blame.
Could electrical stimulation and robot-assisted exercise reverse paralysis? New results are a resounding ‘yes!’
We're learning more and more about how our bodies can recover from spinal cord injuries.
Ancient Italian bath site yields an incredible treasure: 24 bronze statues found buried under mud
It's the most significant find of its kind in Italy in the last half-century.
We’ve discovered our first full sentence in the world’s oldest alphabet — a spell against lice, engraved on a comb
Lice were never nice, not even in the Bronze Age.
Researchers find clues about the earliest planets in the Universe from the corpse of a long-dead star
At what point does research cross from astrophysics into archeology?
A chance discovery shows that Stone Age child in Finland might have been buried alongside her dog
Finding organic material preserved in Finland's soils is exceedingly rare.
This window coating plans to make our buildings cooler without using any energy at all
It could cut down on energy used for cooling by 31%.
Two living participants receive the world’s first lab-grown blood transfusions in UK trial
It is hoped that this technology can help provide blood for urgent patients with rare blood types.
Ancient peoples in South America had both Denisovan and Neanderthal DNA — and we have no clue how it got there
Ancient peoples seem to have mingled much more than thought possible.
Where do skeletons come from? These 500-million-year-old jellyfish might have ‘invented’ them
We don't think of jellyfish as 'bony' -- but they might have invented skeletons.
How do night vision goggles work?
Such goggles can make night look bright as day.
Pet cats on the case: these pets trap human DNA in their fur, allowing for suspect identification
This DNA can remain in their fur for long periods of time.
“Optical electrodes” can read your mind, paving the way toward fully-functional prosthetics and brain-machine interfaces
These optrodes bypass several of the most glaring limitations of current electrodes.
The most detailed-ever atlas of the octopus visual system shows the differences and similarities when compared with humans
It can be hard to believe that boneless sea creatures share traits with us -- but they do!
European probe detects “unknown features” inside Phobos from the orbit of Mars
Quite fitting to be studying a moon named 'Fear' for Halloween.
What is the atomic number, and how did it manage to change the world?
That's a huge mark made by a tiny number.
The James Webb Space telescope peers back into the past to see galaxies being born
Although we've looked at this corner of the universe before, we've never seen it so clearly.
Portugal just shut down its last coal-fired power plant and is boldly moving towards 80% renewables by 2026
It's a great step, in a very uncertain time.
We’ve gotten our first, ‘exciting’ glimpse of a Neanderthal community — and they were pretty inbred
Got to admit, it caught us a bit by surprise.
Uganda is struggling to contain outbreak of untreatable Ebola strain. Two vaccine candidates to be deployed
While we don't know if these vaccine formulations will work, it's worth a shot.
The future food label might just be in the shape of a QR cookie, helping prevent packaging waste and pollution
The tasty treat is a bonus!
Over one-quarter of US adults are regularly feeling ‘overwhelmed’ with stress
Inflation, worrying about the country's future, and crime & violence top the charts as the most common sources of stress.
Researchers find ancient rock depictions of mammoths — in the depths of the Gobi Desert
These could be the legacy of Turkic tribes moving through the area.
Built to heal: hospital architecture and layout can improve health outcomes by 20% in some cases
Having a window in your room and being near a nurse's station can make or break a patient's recovery odds.
Stone-age people colonized rainforests by developing tool miniaturization
Any engineer today would be proud of them.
Livers can stay alive and functional for over 100 years across multiple donors and recipients
Such findings pave the way towards older people being eligible to donate their livers and saving more lives.
These wings are made for walking: a look at the flightless birds roaming our planet
Not all birds soar high in the sky.
A significant rice in productivity: China’s output of GMO “seawater rice” doubled over the last 2 years
Although controversial, GMOs definitely have their advantages.
Finally ready to mingle: doctors cure man’s decade-long allergy to his orgasms using commercially-available medicine
That's got to be my number 1 least favorite type of allergy ever.
Astrophysicists are stunned to see a black hole “burping” several years after having a meal
The "burp" is traveling at half the speed of light.
The best microscope images of 2022 are celebrated by Nikon’s Small World awards
These photographs are simply amazing.
Lost Welsh Abbey with hundreds of skeletons from Welsh Revolt rediscovered beneath former store
This valuable piece of local history was discovered by chance under a former department store
Ancient Taiwan was inhabited by ‘short, dark-skinned’ people that also populated South Africa
That's quite a trip to make!
Six major tech companies pledge not to weaponize AI, but will politicians follow their lead?
With AI and robots becoming increasingly capable, such pledges are more and more important.
China plans to house astronauts in volcanic caves on the Moon after 2035
Space cavemen seem to be in the works.
Are you actually getting a deal on that ‘discounted’ item? In 23% of cases, you’re actually paying more
The team cautions people to protect themselves from fake discounts.
Bitcoin’s beefy environmental costs are worse than those of gold or red meat production
It can be hard to notice the real-world impact of digital assets – but they can be immense.
Cutting-edge sonar technology helps to discover the wreck of a ship that tried to warn the Titanic of icebergs
The SS Mesaba met its end during World War I at the tip of a German torpedo.
Promising malaria vaccine candidate proves its worth in a Phase II trial with over 80% efficacy
We are well on our way towards ending malaria.
Algae-based microrobots can heal life-threatening bacterial pneumonia — in mice
Medicine is getting more and more sci-fi.
Horses, too, can suffer from loneliness — here’s how to keep them healthy
Horses are not meant to live alone, new research suggests.
India develops its own HPV vaccine — it’s effective and much cheaper than current alternatives
Countless families of modest means around the world can stand to benefit from this development.
Copper industry 3,000 years ago irreparably damaged natural ecosystems in the Timna Valley, Israel
The damage caused by firewood harvesters hasn't healed even today.
The magic of mushrooms might be just what some people need to give up alcohol abuse, a new study finds
Don't expect to see psychoactive mushrooms in any pharmacy soon, though.
Tidying up: New plastic material is biodegradable both in the ocean and on dry land
This brings us one step closer to an Earth without plastic pollution.
We’ve found the oldest drug wrappers ever: 3,500-year-old opium jugs from graves in Israel
Humans and opium have a long history together.
A burial cave untouched for 3,300 years was discovered by accident on Israel’s coast
This is a "once-in-a-lifetime" event.
Obesity drug halves risk of type 2 diabetes in clinical trial
This could revolutionize how we treat weight issues in patients who cannot exercise due to health concerns.