Fossil Penguins From New Zealand Reveal Stages of the Birds’ Long Evolutionary History
The discovery of four new species of fossil penguins in New Zealand in 2025 sheds light on the long evolutionary...
Researchers Identify a Hidden Memory Risk Hiding in Plain Sight for Older Adults
More and more research suggests that psychological and behavioral factors can play a role in cognitive decline as people get...
Why Scientists Are Turning to Fish Scales to Restore Human Vision
Researchers at the University of Granada tested decellularized fish scales. They used these scales to create bioartificial corneas. Laboratory and...
Critically Endangered Blue Tarantula Surveyed in Indiaโs Largest Tiger Reserve
A new conservation survey has begun for the Peacock Tarantula (Poecilotheria metallica) inside the Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR). This...
Scientists spot signs of cannibal killer whales in Russian waters
A new study presents physical evidence that mammal-eating killer whales may be preying on fish-eating killer whales in the North...
Dreams about loved ones can bring comfort before death
A study of palliative care professionals in Italy found that terminally ill patients commonly report vivid dreams and visions involving...
Mammals Might Be Able to Regenerate Tissue Under the Right Conditions
Two recentย Scienceย studies challenge an old assumption. They show that mammalian regenerative failure does not stem from genetics alone. Instead, it...
Chimpanzee Group Split Turns Violent in Uganda Study
A long-term study of wild chimpanzees in Uganda has documented only the second recorded permanent group split in the species,...
Mesothermic fish face rising energy stress and overheating risk in warming oceans
A new study estimates routine energy use across nearly the full size range of living fish species and finds that...
77% of Workers Are Disengaged. Research Points to Why “Follow Your Passion” Makes It Worse
For most of recorded history, the question of whether one's work should feel meaningful barely existed as a concept. Labor...
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Chewing gum releases thousands of microplastic particles directly into your mouth with every piece you chew
Microplastics are turning up in places researchers never expected: deep-sea sediments, Arctic ice, and human blood. Now, a UCLA pilot...
Yelling Isnโt Just Yelling: How a Hostile Home Rewires a Childโs Brain for Constant Alert
To a parent in the heat of the moment, a raised voice may feel like simple frustration. To a child...
Is Gen Z the First Generation Less Intelligent Than Their Parents?
Gen Z intelligence decline is emerging as a serious concern among neuroscientists and education researchers. For over a century, each...
Whole Brain Emulation Achieved: Scientists Run a Fruit Fly Brain in Simulation
Scientists have copied an entire biological brain neuron by neuron and synapse by synapse and made it control a simulated...
Global Sperm Counts Have Dropped 50% in 50 Years Now 128 Men Are Racing Their Way to a $100,000 Prize to Prove the Point
A group of technology entrepreneurs is staging a competitive event in San Francisco in which semen samples from 128 men...
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12,638 MRI Scans Confirm Men’s Brains Shrink Faster in PNAS Study
A large-scale analysis of brain scans taken over time has found that men's brains shrink faster than women's across a...
Volcanic Eruptions Can Destroy Their Own Methane โ Tonga’s Plume Shows How
A study published in Nature Communications analyzed the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano eruption's impact on methane in the atmosphere. It...
For Future Space Missions, Molecular Ecology Finally Offers a Clear Biosignature Target
When the next generation of probes scoops up dust from the icy shell of Europa or the surface of Mars,...
Scientists Say Babies May Learn to Yawn Before Birth
Mothers can spread yawns to their yet-to-be-born offspring during pregnancy, researchers report May 5 in Current Biology the first empirical evidence...
