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Does soccer heading cause measurable brain damage? This study suggests so

Football fans all over the world — we've got a warning.

Explosive made by alchemists 400 years ago detonates in purple. Scientists finally know why

First described by alchemists, the puzzle of why fulminating gold detonates in purple smoke has finally been solved.

Empowering women leads to diverse and nutrient-rich crops

Want to have better crops? Here's a solution.

Shamanic rituals in a cave in Finland might be linked to unique acoustics

Researchers find a resonance phenomenon that amplifies and lengthens sound

AI generates medical notes indistinguishable from human doctors

It could free doctors from the boring but critically important task of writing notes for patients.

What kind of apology works best? The one that challenges gender stereotypes

Study looks at the benefits of using language that goes against gender stereotypes

Was this infamous Roman Emperor actually a trans woman?

A museum reclassification takes on an infamous ruler and gender fluidity.

Whithorn's time travelers: Facial reconstructions show what medieval Scots looked like

Their faces were lost to the world. Now, science has brought them back.

People feel overwhelmed by climate change. Study shows it's because they want governments and companies to do more

Citizens feel that the main responsibility for making major climate changes rests on the govt and private entities

Cybercriminals attack British Library and demand ransom

Cyber criminals demand $750,000 as ransom for the stolen data.

New tool can automatically detect methane plumes using machine learning

Reducing methane emissions can have an immediate effect in global warming.

Five surprising things that our ancestors did thousands of years ago

From making baseball-sized spheres to colonizing rainforests with tool miniaturization, our ancestors did a lot.

Hearing the unseen: device translates pictures into sound, allowing blind people to 'hear' faces

The new device converts images into sounds, enabling blind people to identify faces using auditory cues.

Coal particle pollution is twice as deadly as that from other sources

Pollution from coal-fired power plants is much more deadly than previously thought. But there is also some very good news.

Bacteria can store 'memories' and even pass them on to future generations

E. coli bacteria store 'memories' based on iron levels, affecting their behaviors and survival, offering new insights for combating antibiotic resistance.

New AI program creates realistic 'talking heads' from only an image and an audio

Anyone can now speak like Obama -- digitally.

Why some skunks lose their black and white stripes (and why this is good news for skunks)

Skunks' stripes fade in safer environments, showing how less danger leads to evolutionary changes in warning coloration.

COVID-19 may cause brain fog by forming 'zombie' cells. Scientists found drugs that may reverse it

Researchers find four drugs that reverse COVID-19-induced brain aging by targeting 'zombie' cells."

New "Student of Games" algorithm leaps between chess and poker, and hints at generalizable AI

A more generalizable AI doesn't look that far off.

This sea worm’s butt swims away to reproduce, and we finally know how

It’s been a head scratcher for years -- but the answer was in the rear end.

Welcome to a world where AI can price your home and insurance

AI's transformative role in industries like retail and real estate highlights its potential in data-driven decision-making, but also the critical need for oversight.

The ultra-rich and ultra-polluting: Richest 1% emit as much greenhouse gas as two-thirds of mankind

Report calls to fairly tax the super-rich to curb climate change and inequality

Massive 100,000 archaeological coin stash found at a construction site in Japan

The newest coin dates to 1265 AD and the oldest to 175 BC

The hunt for LUCA: the Last Universal Common Ancestor was from over 4.3 billion years ago

New research narrows down the emergence of LUCA, the common ancestor of all life on Earth, to over 4.3 billion years ago, shedding light on life's evolutionary origins.

A bilingual brain can help you filter out information efficiently

Filtering out languages seems to help you filter out useless information too.

Babies as young as four months may have self-awareness

These may be the baby steps towards unraveling the origin of human consciousness.

We've got some major AI ethics blind spots and we're running out of time to fix them

AI brings important environmental and ethical problems.

Mysterious canine illness on the rise across multiple US states linked to unusual microbe

A tiny bacterium may be causing a deadly respiratory illness in dogs across the U.S.

Plastic out of thin air? Scientists make alternative plastic from atmospheric nitrogen

Researchers develop sustainable, flame-retardant plastics using atmospheric nitrogen instead of fossil fuels.

Scientists invent toothpaste that could save you from severe peanut allergy reactions

Scientists added peanut-protein to a toothpaste and tested it on adults with peanut allergies. Here's what happened next.

Healthy plants grown in lunar soil for the first time

Adding a pinch of three types of bacteria to lunar soil could significantly increase its fertility. Here is the proof.

Half of the caviar in Europe is illegal, and some isn’t even caviar

The existing regulations are simply not working.

Bat species caught on church camera performing unique mating ritual

Serotine bats have penises seven times longer and wider than their female counterparts' vaginas

How music can turn the mundane into memorable events

Scientists make remarkable discoveries while exploring how music and emotion shape lasting memories.

7 archaeological findings from 2023 that took us completely by surprise

From the world’s first lip kiss to an arrowhead made from a meteorite

That's nuts: 70% of the world's macadamias come from a single tree Australia

You might enjoy them as a crunchy snack or a rich ingredient in your desserts, but have you ever wondered where macadamia nuts come from?

The rise of the Splinternet: The many problems of a fragmenting world wide web

In the vast expanse of the internet, a seismic shift is unfolding. The internet is always changing, but this time might redefine how we perceive and use this global network. This phenomenon is called the “Splinternet.” The Splinternet is the idea that the World Wide Web, as we know it, is fracturing. Let’s take an […]

The last primate that lived in North America shouldn't have existed. Now scientists know what happened

The lemur-like Ekgmowechashala, a late-surviving primate migrant from Asia to North America, redefines our understanding of primate evolution and adaptability.

Mystery of missing exoplanets explained by shrinking atmospheres

In the wise words of George Constanza, it's shrinkage.

Was Victorian London ... not really that bad? Remains of 19th-century London house suggest so

Workhouse thought to have inspired the author may not have been as bad as he described

After decades, we finally have a new drug to fight super-gonorrhea

A desperately needed new antibiotic for gonorrhea infections could soon be on the way.

Scientists uncork the mystery of the dreaded 'red wine headaches'

We may finally know why drinking even a single glass of wine can sometimes cause a headache.

Portugal ran on 100% renewables for almost a week — and the records keep pilling up

The country is a leader in clean energy in Europe, with ambitious plans ahead

How an organism that eats viruses may reshape our view of the food web

Virovory, the consumption of viruses for nutrients, could significantly impact the global carbon cycle and food web structures.

The birth of the world’s first chimeric monkey

The monkey chimera is created from pluripotent stem cells and contains two distinct sets of DNA.

GTA fans, rejoice: When violent video games are released, the crime rate drops

Here's one for the parents out there.

Fishing chimpanzees in Tanzania enjoy termites as a seasonal treat

Just as with humans the fish (in this case termites) aren't always biting.

This ultrasound patch can measure if your bladder's full

New MIT-designed patch offers non-invasive, at-home organ imaging.

3D printing metals just got good enough to be used in jets

3D printing works best with plastic and porous steel—materials too weak for hard-core applications. A new study may change all that.

Around 1 in 5 children in the US are taking melatonin for sleeping -- and it's not even clear if it works

There's been a huge increase in the use of this hormone.

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