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Scientists May Have Found a New Mineral on Mars. It Hints The Red Planet Stayed Warm Longer

Scientists trace an enigmatic infrared band to heated, oxygen-altered sulfates.

Why Some Pro Athletes Keep Getting Better as They Age, Even In Their Late 30s

The same principles that help athletes on the court, field or track can help you regulate stress and adapt to changes in everyday life.

These Seabirds Poop 5% of Their Body Weight Every Hour and They Only Do It While Flying Over the Ocean

Scientists strapped cameras to shearwaters and discovered nonstop midair pooping.

Beef is Driving Huge Deforestation and Emissions, But Is Regenerative Grazing a Solution?

Beef production contributes to numerous global crises, from climate change to habitat destruction to biodiversity loss.

It Costs Less Than A Hundredth Of A Cent To Stop An Hour Of Chicken Pain, Scientists Say

Researchers attempt to measure animal pain in dollars and hours.

A Croatian Freediver Held His Breath for 29 Minutes and Set a World Record

Croatian freediver Vitomir Maričić smashed a world record and pushed human limits underwater.

AI Visual Trickery Is Already Invading the Housing Market

Welcome to the new frontier of house hunting: AI-generated real estate photos.

The World’s First Laptop Weighed 24 Pounds and Had a Five Inch Screen, But It Changed Computers Forever

From obscurity to fame to fortune and back again, Adam Osborne changed the computer landscape.

Solar Trees Could Save Forests From Deforestation While Generating the Same Power as Solar Farms

New research shows tree-shaped solar arrays beat flat panels in energy and ecology.

Not All Potatoes Are Equal: French Fries Fuel Diabetes, But Mashed and Baked Potatoes Don’t

If you’re eating deep-fried potatoes three times a week, it’s an open invitation to type 2 diabetes.

You Can Now Buy a Humanoid Robot for Under $6,000 – Here’s What It Can Do

The Unitree R1 robot is versatile, with a human-like range of motion.

Volkswagen Wants You to Pay a Subscription to Access All the Car Features

You pay a subscription for Netflix, how about your car?

The disturbing reason why Japan's Olympic athletes wear outfits designed to block infrared

Voyeurism is the last thing we need in sports

Brain Implant Translates Silent Inner Speech into Words, But Critics Raise Fears of Mind Reading Without Consent

To prevent authorized mind reading, the researchers had to devise a "password".

'Skin in a Syringe' Might be the Future of Scar Free Healing For Burn Victims

Scientists design injectable, 3D-printable gels that could revolutionize skin repair.

A Bacterial Protein Could Become the First True Antidote for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Researchers engineered a molecule that soaks up deadly CO accumulation without dangerous side effects.

Researchers Say This Wash Cycle Makes Clothes Look New Longer While Slashing Dye Transfer And Pollution

Washing in cooler, shorter cycles saves clothes, energy, and oceans.

A Pretzel-Shaped Implant Erased Bladder Cancer In More Than 80 Percent Of Patients

New drug delivery system helps patients avoid bladder removal surgery.

Scientists Say Dogs, Rats and Even Birds Dream About Their Daily Lives and We Finally Know What They See in Their Sleep

Turns out, animals dream a lot like us: about everyday life.

Do You Think in Words or Pictures? Your Inner Voice Is Actually Stranger Than You Thought

It's a mix of both and much more.

A Comet That Exploded Over Earth 12,800 Years Ago May Have Triggered Centuries of Bitter Cold

Comet fragments may have sparked Earth’s mysterious 1,400-year cold spell.

Are you really allergic to penicillin? A pharmacist explains why there’s a good chance you’re not − and how you can find out for sure

We could have some good news.

Why personalized gifts make people feel more loved than expensive presents

Personalized gifts spark pride, strengthen bonds, and can even make gift-giving more sustainable.

New Hydrogel Is So Sticky It Can Hold a Rubber Duck to a Rock Through Crashing Ocean Waves

The new material can stick through waves, salt, and even high pressure.

The UK Government Says You Should Delete Emails to Save Water. That’s Dumb — and Hypocritical

The drought is real. But deleting your selfies won't fill the reservoirs.

In Denmark, a Vaccine Is Eliminating a Type of Cervical Cancer

The human papilloma virus (HPV) can cause nasty cancers. A vaccine is destroying it.

Astronomers Find ‘Punctum,’ a Bizarre Space Object That Might be Unlike Anything in the Universe

Bright, polarized, and unseen in any other light — Punctum challenges astrophysical norms.

Drone fishing is already a thing. It's also already a problem

The marriage of cutting-edge technology with traditional pastimes often stirs excitement -- but "drone fishing" was not on our bingo card.

Some People Are Immune to All Viruses. Scientists Now Want To Replicate This Ability for a Universal Antiviral

Mutatation causes immunity to all viruses and researchers now want to build a treatment from it.

GPT-5 is, uhm, not what we expected. Has AI just plateaued?

The AI gold rush may be over.

Human Hair in 500-Year-Old Knotted Cord Rewrites What We Knew About Literacy in the Inca Empire

An unassuming strand challenges centuries of assumptions about Inca literacy

Up To 6 Percent Of Wild Australian Birds Appear To Be Switching Sexes And Scientists Think Pollution Could Be To Blame

Chemicals may be turning female birds into males in the wild and the phenomenon might be more common than we think.

Researchers Are Raising a Red Flag About the Long-Term Happiness of Couples Who Met Online

Swipe, match, regret?

Archaeologists Find 2,000-Year-Old Roman ‘Drug Stash’ Hidden Inside a Bone

Archaeologists have finally proven that Romans used black henbane. But how did they use it?

A Man With Type 1 Diabetes Produces His Own Insulin After Receiving Millions of Gene Edited Pancreatic Cells

In a first, CRISPR-modified donor cells sidestep the immune system.

People Who Choose to Live With Less Report Higher Happiness and a Stronger Sense of Purpose Than Big Spenders. What Is Voluntary Simplicity?

Fulfilling relationships, not more stuff, may be the key to wellbeing

This New Indoor Solar Cell Could Power the Entire Internet of Things Using Only the Light From Your Ceiling

Tiny devices could soon run entirely on indoor light

Archaeologists Found the Scattered Bones of a Family in a Spanish Cave and the Evidence Shows They Were Butchered and Eaten 5,700 Years Ago

The 5,700-year-old remains bear chilling signs of slaughter and consumption.

Astronomers Capture the 'Eye of Sauron' Billions of Light Years Away and It Might Be the Most Powerful Particle Accelerator Ever Found

A distant galaxy’s jet could be the universe’s most extreme particle accelerator.

Scientists Found a Way to Turn Hair into Toothpaste That Repairs Your Teeth

Keratin from hair and wool may one day regrow lost enamel.

Scotland's "Herring Lassies" Who Defied Gender Rules and Built an Industry

The Herring Lassies of Scotland worked, travelled and left a unique mark on the history of working women.

Archaeologists Found 7th Century Britons With Surprising West African Roots

Medieval Britain was home to people with recent African roots long before the slave trade began.

How Much Has Mercury Shrunk?

Mercury is still shrinking as it cools in the aftermath of its formation; new research narrows down estimates of just how much it has contracted.

What Is Stagflation and Is the US Heading For It?

The U.S. economy is flashing a troubling mix of signals.

Scientists discover a giant virus in the Pacific with the longest tail ever recorded

The micron-long tail could reshape our understanding of marine viral life.

Dementia In Cats Mirrors Alzheimer’s In Humans And It Could Transform Research For Both Species

Researchers find feline dementia mimics human Alzheimer’s at the cellular level.

This 100-Page Proof Claims to Have Solved the World’s Most Frustrating Math Puzzle: What's The Largest Sofa That Fits Around a Corner?

Mathematician claims to have cracked the annoying puzzle of fitting a sofa around a corner.

Why Aren't There Giant Animals Anymore?

Contrary to Cope's Rule, today's animals, including polar bears, are shrinking due to climate change and human impacts.

Agent Orange And Napalm Ravaged Vietnam’s Forests And Mangroves And The Damage Lingers Decades After The War

Fifty years on, Vietnam is still reckoning with the long-term ecological toll of U.S. warfare—a grim warning as Israel and Russia unleash similar destruction in Gaza and Ukraine.

Scientists And A Poet Stored A Poem Inside The DNA Of A Nearly Immortal Bacterium (And It Wrote One Back)

In a bold blend of art and biology, poetry meets an unkillable microbe