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What if you could reset your fingerprint like a password?
Fingerprints, face scans, and iris scans are becoming increasingly common for unlocking phones, logging into bank accounts, and accessing secure buildings.
Many people see biometrics...
New 75-kilogram towing gear could transform maritime rescue operations
When a large ship loses power at sea, every minute matters.
Strong winds and rough waves can quickly push a disabled vessel toward rocks, shallow...
Extreme Sugar-Free Diets May Affect Gut Health
Sugar has developed a bad reputation in recent years. Many people are trying to avoid it because excessive sugar consumption has been associated with...
Can Doctors Put the Brain into a Safe ‘Hibernation’ After a Stroke?
A stroke is one of the world's leading causes of death and long-term disability. Every year, millions of people experience a stroke, and many...
Could Eating Within a 9-Hour Window Help Prevent Diabetes?
For many people, trying to eat healthier can feel overwhelming. Advice about calories, portion sizes, carbohydrates, and nutrition labels can seem complicated and difficult...
The Hidden Chemicals in Vapes May Strongly Harm Your Heart
Many vaping products are designed to feel cool and refreshing when they are inhaled. This cooling sensation is one reason why some people find...
Menopausal Hormone Therapy May Effectively Prevent Bone Loss
Menopause is a natural stage of life that every woman goes through. It marks the end of menstrual periods and usually happens between the...
Sticky Gel from Jackfruit Could Fight Tooth Loss
Losing teeth is often considered a normal part of aging, but in many cases it happens because of disease rather than age itself.
One of...
Second-Hand Smoke Can Leave Cancer-Causing Metal in the Body
Many people believe that avoiding smoking is enough to protect themselves from the dangers of cigarettes.
However, scientists continue to find evidence that simply breathing...
Why Two People with Similar Alzheimer’s Risk May Age Differently
Alzheimer's disease remains one of the world's greatest medical challenges. The disease gradually damages memory, thinking, and the ability to carry out everyday activities.
Despite...
Tiny Organ Ignored for Decades May Predict How Long You Can Live
Most people have never heard of the thymus, and even many scientists paid relatively little attention to it for years.
The organ is small, sits...
The Best and Worst Beverages for High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is one of the most common health conditions in the world.
Many people have high blood pressure without...
It’s Time to Add Pancreatic Cancer to the List of Diseases Linked to Alcohol
Alcohol is one of the most widely used substances in the world. Many people enjoy drinking because it is part of social traditions, family...
New dad’s heart stopped during a family outing. CPR made the difference.
Ed Gorelick could hardly wait to hit the trail again.
He usually ran three times a week. But between the birth of his son, Elliot,...
A New Way to Ease Knee Arthritis Pain Without Surgery
Living with knee osteoarthritis can affect nearly every part of daily life. Simple tasks such as getting out of bed, walking to the shops,...
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New artificial photosynthesis system makes solar fuel without batteries
Researchers in Japan have developed a new artificial photosynthesis system that can produce solar fuel more reliably under changing sunlight conditions without using batteries.
The...
Lava planet has hydrogen-rich, active atmosphere
It’s 2158, and you’re chugging away on your PhD in Planetary Volcanology from the University of Utopia Planitia on Mars. Graduate students still get...
Astronomers detect the fuel for star formation in some of the universe’s earliest galaxies
Astronomers have made a major breakthrough by directly detecting the gas that fueled star formation in some of the universe’s earliest galaxies.
The discovery offers...
Swallowable ‘blueberry’ sensor could transform how we monitor body temperature
A tiny electronic sensor that can be swallowed like a pill may soon provide one of the most accurate ways to measure body temperature.
Engineers...
Ancient stellar debris is still falling on Earth after 100 million years, study finds
Tiny traces of material from a giant cosmic explosion are still falling to Earth more than 100 million years after the event occurred, according...