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Scientists Uncover World’s Oldest Cheese and Origin of Kefir in 3,600-year-old Chinese Mummies

The Tarim mummies have been hiding a culinary secret for millennia.

Paleontologists unearth possibly the Earth's largest water reptile

This ichtyosaur species would have been absolutely terrifying.

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Discovers Bizarre 'Zebra Rock' on Mars

"Freya Castle" is unlike any rock seen before on the Red Planet.

What we can learn from the biggest corporate tax cut in modern times

It marked the first major overhaul of the U.S. corporate tax system in over 30 years, but did it improve the economy?

Scientists Retrace Geological History of Zealandia, Earth's Eighth Continent

New interpretations and mapping of all New Zealand’s offshore sedimentary basins offer clues about the evolution of Earth’s eighth continent.

Archaeologists Rewrite Origin Story of One of the World’s Oldest Board Games Made Famous By Ancient Egyptians

The beloved Egyptian game of Hounds and Jackals may have first been played by nomadic cattle herders in the Caucasus nearly 4,000 years ago.

Lost Mozart Manuscript Discovered in Leipzig, Dating Back to His Childhood

Researchers find an early chamber piece by the legendary composer, unseen for over two centuries.

How X-rays from Nuclear Blasts Could Save Earth from a Killer Asteroid

As outlandish as it sounds, using X-rays from a nuclear bomb is backed by solid scientific evidence.

A yeast from Argentina's Patagonia could usher in a beer revolution

Beer is already undergoing big changes in the world. But we're only scratching the surface of what can be done.

Carvings at 12,000-year-old Göbekli Tepe in Turkey may be world's oldest calendar

It would predate all other known solar calendars by thousands of years

This GMO golden lettuce has 30 times more vitamins. Would you eat it?

Scientists in Spain have produced a "golden lettuce" that's way more nutritious than what you get in supermarkets.

Neurosurgeons sound alarm over concerning levels of brain trauma in slap fighting matches

Slap fighting is a lot more dangerous than meets the eye.

Novel probiotics discovered in traditional Brazilian cheeses

Researchers want to take cheese making to the next level — and they've got the biotech for it.

'Immortal' hydras reveal insight about rare but scary contagious cancers

The seemingly immortal hydra may hold the key to unraveling the mysteries of both eternal youth and a rare, chilling phenomenon: contagious cancer.

How to Filter PFAS from Water: Protecting Your Home from 'Forever Chemicals'

PFAS—per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—are a group of synthetic chemicals that have become annoyingly pervasive in day-to-day life. First developed in the 1930s, these chemicals found their way into nonstick pans, waterproof clothing, stain-resistant carpets, and grease-resistant food packaging. to. While PFAS made life more convenient, they’ve also introduced serious health concerns. Recent studies have connected […]

Can fruit protect your teeth? These researchers from Japan believe so

Flavonoid-based compounds show potential for fighting periodontal disease.

These three Viking women elongated their skulls, and some men filed their teeth. But why?

The body modifications were more than just cosmetic, researchers say.

Plutonium Found in Los Alamos at Levels Comparable to Chernobyl Spark Public Outrage

Extreme contamination in Acid Canyon raises concerns over public safety and environmental health.

Can We Construct Entire Buildings with Recycled Glass? MIT Engineers Are Testing the Limits

From bottles to buildings, MIT's glass bricks are a great demonstration of circular construction.

75 people were hospitalized after eating lettuce — and it's linked to climate change

While foodborne outbreaks are not uncommon, this case uniquely exposed deeper issues about the role of climate change in public health risks.

Legendary Easter Island navigators probably made return trips to South America

Polynesian navigation is one of the great wonders of human ingenuity.

Gravity data suggests Mars may be more "alive" than previously thought

Mars' surface may hide evidence of volcanoes that are still active.

Physicists Observe Entangled Top Quarks for the First Time

Scientists at CERN have measured quantum entanglement in quarks at record energy levels.

Scientists find the biggest black hole jets — "we are talking about 140 Milky Way diameters"

Talk about a giant in the universe.

'Scuba-Diving' Lizards Breathe with Underwater Air Bubbles to Evade Predators

Water anoles can stay underwater for up to 20 minutes thanks to their air bubble "oxygen tanks".

Earth will soon have a new mini-moon in September — but only briefly

2024 PT5 will be a temporary visitor, arriving in September and flying off again in November.

Innovative hair loss treatment can restore 90% of lost hair

This could be great news for millions of people around the world.

How Big Household Brands Want To Label Non-Recyclable Plastics as "Recyclable"

From Coke to Clorox, ProPublica contacted all 51 companies on the Consumer Brands Association board of directors to ask if they agreed with the group’s proposed redefinition of “recyclable” plastic. Most did not respond. None said they disagreed.

Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ Is Surprisingly Scientifically Accurate, Mirroring Complex Atmospheric Physics

The Dutch artist captured complex turbulent flow behavior decades before scientists formally described them.

How scientists discovered that people who are colorblind are less likely to be picky eaters

Seeing the world with a restricted color palate seems to tone down an emotion-based resistance to new foods.

TikTok Fitness Influencers Promote Unrealistic Body Standards, 60% Share Bogus Advice, Study Says

Some of these "fitspiration" videos could be harming the very people they aim to inspire.

This tiny shrimp finds its way back home by "smelling" the ocean

The shrimp can navigate thanks to chemicals produced by other organisms.

Unprecedented DNA computer solves Sudoku and mini-Chess, potentially stores an ungodly amount of data

For the first time, DNA offers both data storage and computing in one system.

Benbulbin: The Geology Behind Ireland’s Legendary Mountain

Ireland’s iconic table mountain has a fascinating geological history.

This Florida lizard was so constipated that it was 80% poop -- and the cuprit is pizza

We've all had bad tummy days, but nothing comes even close to this.

Mangoes Might Be the Next Prenatal Superfood, According to a New Study

New research highlights how this tropical fruit could benefit pregnant women’s health and nutrition.

Bronze Sword Bearing Ramesses II’s Name Discovered in Ancient Egyptian 3,200-Year-Old Barracks

An ancient Egyptian barracks reveals its secrets, including artifacts from the reign of Ramesses II.

People on this small Iceland island are saving baby puffins by tossing them into the ocean

The disoriented baby birds can easily get lost and drawn into towns.

The New American Loneliness Paradox: Plenty of Friends, But No Time to Connect

Americans now spend less than three hours a week with friends, compared with more than six hours a decade ago.

Breathing through the anus, fake side effects, and mimicking artificial plants: It's Ig Nobel season

The prizes this year were something else.

Reimagining cities so that they're actually good: can 15-minute cities really work?

How would you like your city to look? These researchers have some pretty interesting ideas.

A Fungal Disease Killing Bats Is Linked to Thousands of Infant Deaths in the US

When bats die in large numbers, it adversely affects our farmers, food, and kids.

NASA researchers find two black holes heading for a merger in our cosmic neighborhood

This is the closest pair detected in the local universe using multiwavelength (visible and X-ray light) observations.

Even archaeologists don’t know which animal this Viking toy represents

Archaeologists are confused whether this is a bear, a pig, or an Icelandic dog.

Why This Startup Wants to Bury Nuclear Reactors a Mile Underground

A new startup thinks an underground reactor could solve nuclear power's biggest problems.

Chat GPT's new O1 model escaped its environment to complete "impossible" hacking task -- should we be concerned?

The model unnervingly bypassed the intended restrictions of its virtual environment to solve a problem.

Gorillas self-medicate with plants. We could soon use them for our own medicine

Researchers explore traditional medicinal plants used by gorillas for drug discovery

Scientists find a new Neanderthal population that stayed completely isolated for 50,000 years

Something like this would seem unimaginable for our Homo sapiens species.

The skyscraper-sized tsunami that vibrated through the entire planet and no one saw

Earthquake scientists detected an unusual signal on monitoring stations used to detect seismic activity during September 2023. We saw it on sensors everywhere, from the Arctic to Antarctica. We were baffled – the signal was unlike any previously recorded. Instead of the frequency-rich rumble typical of earthquakes, this was a monotonous hum, containing only a […]

Cosmology is at a tipping point – we may be on the verge of discovering new physics

For the past few years, a series of controversies have rocked the well-established field of cosmology. In a nutshell, the predictions of the standard model of the universe appear to be at odds with some recent observations. There are heated debates about whether these observations are biased, or whether the cosmological model, which predicts the […]

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