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Scientists tested chimpanzee urine to measure alcohol consumption after the animals ate fermented fruit in a Ugandan forest—revealing surprising details about wild ape drinking habits.
An Atlanta meteorologist captured rare purple sparks shooting from trees during a thunderstorm—a phenomenon scientists had only theorized about until now.
Forget everything you thought you knew about aging: a major study shows many older adults actually get healthier, not weaker, as they grow older.
Scientists have cracked a more efficient way to turn CO2 into methanol using isolated indium atoms—and uncovered the hidden chemistry making it work.
Measuring superheated plasma could be the key to unlocking commercial fusion power. Scientists are racing to develop better diagnostic tools that reveal how plasma behaves under extreme conditions.
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Scientists have created a thumbnail-sized chip that converts invisible infrared light into controllable visible beams—potentially revolutionizing optical technology.
Physicists have engineered superconductivity itself—using light trapped inside a material to fundamentally alter how it conducts electricity, a breakthrough that rewrites what's possible in quantum control.
AI just revealed what's hidden on the Moon's far side—using samples from China's historic Chang'e-6 mission, the first to bring back material from the lunar hemisphere we've never seen.
A tiny brain molecule linked to autism just revealed its dangerous secret: nitric oxide can trigger a cascade that disrupts how brain cells communicate.
Finnish physicists have finally created a quantum material that existed only in theory: a two-dimensional topological crystalline insulator with unprecedented properties.
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Microscopic teeth unearthed in Colorado are rewriting the story of human origins—revealing secrets about our earliest primate ancestors.
Fungi and worm compost could unlock farming on the Moon and Mars. New research shows chickpeas can thrive in simulated lunar soil with the right biological boost.
Iron Age warriors fortified a German hilltop with mysterious intent. Now archaeologists finally understand why Bruchhauser Steine mattered.
Chinese scientists have cracked a major gap in climate accounting: a new model that precisely measures how much carbon the world's salt marshes actually capture.
Scientists just unlocked precise control over spinning molecules trapped in superfluid helium droplets—opening new doors for quantum research.
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Tiny structural tweaks in polyheptazine imides unlock dramatic gains in solar-to-chemical energy conversion, a new computational study reveals.
A UC Berkeley chemist turned childhood struggles into breakthrough science—extracting clean water from desert air through years of productive failure.
A potentially hazardous asteroid will narrowly miss both Earth and the moon in 2032.
Billions of tons of CO2 must vanish underground by 2100—or climate catastrophe accelerates. Scientists are betting on a radical solution: turning carbon into stone.
Scientists may have discovered a new mineral on Mars—one that only forms when iron sulfates exceed 100°C, suggesting ancient geothermal activity shaped the planet's geology.
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Liquid water might thrive on the perpetually dark sides of distant planets—upending decades of assumptions about where alien life could hide.
A 3D gas map is revealing secrets about Earth's mysterious atmosphere.
The Moon once had a powerful magnetic field—and scientists just proved it.
Scientists engineered light-activated proteins that switch on, sense signals, and perform computations inside living cells—opening new frontiers in biological engineering.
Scientists are reprogramming your gut bacteria into medicine factories. UC Berkeley researcher Carlotta Ronda reveals how CRISPR transforms microbes into personalized health boosters.
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Scientists transplanted a naked mole rat gene into mice—and the rodents lived longer, healthier lives. The discovery reveals how longevity secrets can jump between species.
Deworming children transforms lives decades later. A 30-year UC Berkeley study in Kenya reveals treating intestinal parasites boosts adult earnings and improves outcomes for the next generation.
Electrons in solar materials can be launched across molecules almost as fast as nature allows, thanks to tiny atomic vibrations acting like a "molecular catapult.
Our galaxy isn't the universe's center—it's trapped in a cosmic sheet. New simulations reveal why nearby galaxies flee: we're surrounded by vast empty voids.
Scientists just uncovered a 90-million-year-old fossil that rewrites dinosaur evolution. This tiny Patagonian creature reveals how alvarezsaurs conquered the globe.
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Scientists have unlocked a way to harness infrared light for green hydrogen production—solving solar energy's biggest waste problem.
Neurons navigate the brain using chemical signals—but a newly discovered force-sensing protein reveals that physical stiffness matters just as much. Tissue rigidity triggers guidance molecules through Piezo1.
Two cannabis compounds may unlock your liver's natural detox powers—CBD and CBG show promise against fatty liver disease in groundbreaking research.
T. rex took 40 years to reach full size—twice as long as previously thought. New analysis of fossilized bone growth rings reveals the iconic predator's surprisingly slow maturation.
Scientists just cracked DNA's biggest storage problem: rewriting data. Researchers are transforming synthetic DNA from a one-time storage medium into a rewritable hard drive.
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Brown University physicists have cracked the code on how long it takes to empty that stubborn bottle of ketchup—and it all comes down to fluid dynamics math.
Chickpeas just grew in moon dirt—and NASA is paying attention. Scientists at UT Austin and Texas A&M harvested the first crop from simulated lunar soil, offering a blueprint for feeding astronauts on the Moon.
Over 100 bodies were secretly moved at Burr Oak Cemetery to resell plots—and a microscopic clump of moss cracked the case wide open.
A single cell builds the brain's staggering complexity without relying solely on chemical signals—new research upends a foundational assumption in neuroscience.
Scientists resurrected a 3.5-billion-year-old enzyme to crack Earth's most ancient mystery: can we actually trust the rocks that claim to hold life's earliest fingerprints?