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“I can eat sugar now”: Stem Cells Reverse Woman’s Type 1 Diabetes in Medical First. Is a Cure Finally In Sight?

A Chinese woman’s type 1 diabetes was reversed using her own stem cells. She no longer needs daily shots of insulin.

North Korea wants you to look at its nuclear weapon facilities

North Korea has not one but two facilities for processing weapon-grade uranium.

Banning Tobacco for the Younger Generation Could Prevent 1.2 Million Lung Cancer Deaths

Huge numbers of lives could be saved by moving toward a tobacco-free generation.

The stunning trail of darkness left behind by hurricane Helene

This was the deadliest hurricane to hit the United States since Maria in 2017

Study shows doing a PhD is really bad for your mental health — and absolutely no one is surprised

We've known for years that doing a PhD can be enormously stressful, but there's little progress.

The indoor microbiome: mounting research is revealing how the microbes in your home can influence your health

We spend around 90% of our lives indoors. But what you might not realise while you’re cosied up at home is that you don’t just share your space with your family or pets – you also share it with millions of invisible microbes. In fact, house dust is home to 9,000 different species. Just like […]

Researchers develop new banana strain that can withstand "bananocalypse"

The hybrid Yelloway One could save one of our favorite fruits.

U2 spy plane finds thunderstorms generate gamma rays all the time

Astonishingly, 9 out of 10 of the studied thunderstorms produced gamma rays.

Pregnancy rewires mothers' brains: gray matter volume decreases and there's extensive neural remodeling

Some regions of the brain may shrink but increase connectivity.

The First Complete Map of an Animal's Brain Marks a New Age for Neuroscience

Researchers have created the first-ever complete map of an adult fruit fly brain, revealing 50 million neural connections.

Bees have irrational biases when choosing which flowers to feed on − just like human shoppers do

Just like people confronted with a sea of options at the grocery store, bees foraging in meadows encounter many different flowers at once. They must decide which ones to visit for food, but it isn’t always a straightforward choice. Flowers offer two types of food: nectar and pollen, which can vary in important ways. Nectar, […]

Cats in hats: The important reason scientists are dressing cats in these adorable wool caps

It's the first time we have a way to study chronic pain in cats.

Scientists find ancient 250-million-year-old seafloor from the time of dinosaurs hidden in Earth's mantle

Geologists found an ancient seafloor trapped deep beneath Earth's mantle, which could solve many previous puzzling observations.

A third of the world's youth is near-sighted. In parts of East Asia, it's 90%

The figure has been continuously on the rise since the 1990s.

AI is becoming a bigger and bigger problem for the climate. Can "digital sobriety" help?

Artificial intelligence might not take your job, but it can use up all your water and electricity.

DNA confirms identity of doomed Franklin expedition captain who was eaten by own crew 170 years ago

Recent DNA findings uncover the tragic final days of the ill-fated Arctic expedition.

Pluto’s Moon Charon Just Got More Fascinating After JWST Finds Carbon Dioxide

Pluto's moon just keeps getting more and more interesting.

Grocery stores that donate expiring food − instead of price discounting or discarding − make higher profits

All major supermarkets and retailers that sell groceries, such as Kroger, Walmart and Costco, give large amounts of food to food banks and pantries. In 2022, retailers donated close to 2 billion pounds of food across the United States, which amounted to US$3.5 billion that year. The estimated value of donated food was a little […]

Astronomers discover new planet orbiting closest single star, just six light-years away

The closest single star to our solar system reveals a planet with a three-day year.

Scientists finally figure out what causes static electricity after 2,600 years

Finally, the hair-raising science of static electricity is complete.

Octopuses hunt with fish and punch them when they don't contribute

Octopuses are getting more and more interesting with each new study.

Ancient, 3,300-year-old arrowheads shed light on Europe's oldest battlefield

An epic ancient battle shows Bronze Age Europe wasn't nearly as peaceful as once thought.

Mount Everest is having a growth spurt -- and it's because of its rivers

Mount Everest is growing, which is no surprise. But it's growing faster than it should.

Norway opens the world's first commercial carbon storage facility

This could be key technology in our climate struggles, but critics say it's greenwashing.

What scientists learned after they studied the world's strongest men

The development of “superhuman” strength and power has long been admired in many cultures across the world. This may reflect the importance of these physical fitness characteristics in many facets of our lives from pre-history to today: hunting and gathering, the construction of large buildings and monuments, war, and more recently, sport. Potentially, the current […]

The cute, fluffy panda may have had omnivorous ancestors

The astonishing diversity of carnivorans in the Late Miocene helps us understand their ecological roles.

Possible First-Ever Sighting of a Great White Shark Birth Stuns Researchers

The finding could provide unprecedented insights into the great white's birthing practices.

Meet the Sea Robin: A Fish That Walks and Tastes the Seafloor With Its Legs

The sea robin walks on leg-like fins that can taste the seafloor, showcasing evolution's clever repurposing of traits.

The Universe’s Structure May Be 'Smoother' Than Expected, Raising Big Questions for the Standard Model of Cosmology

We may be on the cusp of finally breaking the standard model of cosmology.

From Mafia Squirrels to Smooching Owlets: 'Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards' Reveals Hilarious Animal Photos

Smiling seals and crash-landing birds raise awareness for conservation through comedy.

Frozen in Time: 32,000-Year-Old Woolly Rhino Found With Skin, Fur, and Organs Intact

Researchers uncover an unprecedented glimpse into Ice Age life.

Fitting Workouts into the Weekend Can Deliver the Same Health Benefits as Daily Exercise

Even infrequent workouts can lower the risk of disease, as long as the total exercise adds up.

Juice spacecraft detects life's building blocks on Earth, prepares to do the same for Jupiter's icy Moons

The ESA's probe found life on Earth. No comment on its intelligence.

Eye-Tracking Study Reveals Sex Differences in Online Dating Preferences

When making split-second decisions while swipping through online dating profiles, men focus on faces more while women balance attractiveness with resources.

People in Europe were consuming cocaine back in the 17th century

Life was simpler in the good old days. You worked the land, made your own house, and... dabbled in coca?

AI Helps Uncover Hundreds of New Nazca Lines, Including Knife-Wielding Killer Whale

Artificial intelligence has revealed over 300 previously undiscovered geoglyphs in Peru's Nazca Desert.

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.

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