“Weird Wonder” Fossil Discovery Adds Piece to Puzzle of Arthropod Evolution
Welsh “weird wonder” fossils provide new clues to the history of arthropod evolution. The most famous fossils from the Cambrian explosion of animal life, which…
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Human “Plant Blindness” – New Study Identifies Cause and Cure
New research demonstrates that “plant blindness” is caused by urban life and could be cured through wild food foraging. “Plant blindness” is caused by a…
Astrophysicists Solve 40-Year-Old Black Hole Jet Mystery With NASA’s IXPE
Blazars are some of the brightest objects in the cosmos. They are composed of a supermassive black hole feeding off material swirling around it in…
Antioxidant Flavonols – From Fruit, Tea and Wine – Linked to Slower Memory Decline
According to new research, people who eat or drink more foods with antioxidant flavonols, which are found in tea and wine as well as several…
Experts: “Polypills” Could Save Millions of Lives Each Year
Leading cardiologist experts believe that polypills could avoid millions of premature deaths, heart attacks, and strokes. According to two top cardiologists in a commentary published…
Discovery of 119-Million-Year-Old “Selfish” Genes Casts Doubt on Established Evolution Beliefs
The finding could alter our understanding of how parasitic DNA affects genome evolution. Meiotic drivers, a kind of selfish gene, are indeed selfish. They are…
As Never Seen Before: NASA’s Webb Reveals an Exoplanet Unlike Any in Our Solar System
Observations of Exoplanet WASP-39b show fingerprints of atoms and molecules, as well as signs of active chemistry and clouds. WASP-39 b is a planet unlike…
Search for Ancient Life: NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Investigates Intriguing Martian Bedrock
Tantalizing opportunities for the six-wheeler’s science team while exploring a sediment-rich location in a Mars delta. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has begun exploring a region…
Heart Disease: “Good” Cholesterol May Not Be Good for Everyone
Study challenges “good” cholesterol’s role in universally predicting heart disease risk. Lower levels of HDL cholesterol were associated with increased risks for heart attacks in…
New Study Sheds Light on Oceanic Dark Matter
Photosynthesis is used by marine bacteria to take in carbon dioxide. Scientists may be able to determine whether or not ocean bacteria are involved in…
From Temperate World to Acidic Hothouse: How Massive Volcanism May Have Altered Venus’ Climate
Venus may have been transformed from a temperate and wet world to the acidic hothouse it is today with help from vast volcanic activity lasting…
Huge Potential – New AI Material Learns Behaviors and Adapts to Changing Conditions
University of California, Los Angeles engineers have developed a new class of material. University of California, Los Angeles mechanical engineers have created a new class…
Remarkable Weight Loss – Study Finds New Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet
Compared to a diet that includes meat and dairy, a plant-based diet reduces the amount of harmful dietary advanced glycation end-products. According to a recent…
Study: Men With High IQ Are More Likely To Do This Unusual Activity
Recent research shows that Finnish men with higher IQs are more likely to bet on horse racing. According to recent study from researchers at the…
Significant Post-COVID Brain Abnormalities Revealed by Special MRI
Scientists uncovered brain changes in patients up to six months after they recovered from COVID-19 by using a special type of MRI. This is according…
Can Stress Influence Your Appetite? A Johns Hopkins Study Reveals That It’s All in Your Head
New research reveals the relationship between stress, obesity, and appetite. Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine investigated whether stress may increase appetite in obese and lean…
Behold! NASA’s Artemis I Orion Close Flyby of the Moon
Update: 8:49 a.m. Orion re-acquired signal with NASA’s Deep Space Network, at 7:59 a.m. EST (4:59 a.m. PST) after successfully performing the outbound powered flyby…
Evading Volcanic Disaster: Monitoring “Frothy” Magma Gases for Eruption Signals
The composition of gases could forewarn of increased volcanic activity. Volcanic eruptions are dangerous, but unfortunately, they are also difficult to predict. Now, a team…
