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Hurricane Hunters Reveal Early Warning Signs That a Storm May Strengthen

Scientists have identified several early signs that could help forecasters determine when a tropical cyclone is becoming organized enough to strengthen, potentially providing communities...

Astronomers Discover 4 Strange Planets Around One of Our Closest Stars

Astronomers have taken their most detailed look yet at a fascinating group of small planets orbiting Barnard’s Star, one of the closest stars to...

Your Gut May Turn Vegetables Into Protective Compounds

The trillions of bacteria living inside the human digestive system do much more than help break down food. They operate almost like a tiny chemical...

Pacemaker Could Run on Heartbeats

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed an experimental pacemaker that can collect energy from the beating heart instead of depending on a...

Common Bowl Disease May Affect More Than the Gut

Ulcerative colitis is usually thought of as a disease of the bowel. Yet a large study from the United States has found that people...

New Treatment May Repair Arteries in High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure is often described as a silent threat because people can feel perfectly well while damage slowly develops inside their bodies. Researchers have...

Simple Ways to Protect Your Knees

Knee pain is extremely common, especially as people get older. One of the most frequent causes is osteoarthritis, a condition that slowly changes the tissues...

How Smoking Damages Your Blood Vessels

A cigarette, an e-cigarette and a nicotine pouch look very different, but they can all deliver the same addictive chemical: nicotine. A wide-ranging scientific review...

Cannabis Drug May Ease Severe PTSD Nightmares

Nightmares can be one of the most exhausting symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. For some people, sleep becomes a time when frightening memories...

Virtual Reality May Help Restore the Stroke-Affected Hand

Many people survive a stroke but continue to struggle with an arm or hand that does not work as it once did. A new rehabilitation...

New Obesity Treatment Burns More Energy Instead of Cutting Appetite

Powerful weight-loss medicines have changed the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes in only a few years. Drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and...

How to Stop Type 2 Diabetes Before It Starts

Type 2 diabetes usually does not appear suddenly. Changes in the way the body handles blood sugar can develop slowly over many years before...

Could Vitamin C Protect Brain Health in Older People?

Scientists have discovered another possible link between everyday nutrition and brain health. In a new study led by Hirosaki University in Japan, older adults with...

Your Waist May Show Heart Risk Better Than BMI

For decades, body mass index, or BMI, has been one of the most common ways to classify people as having normal weight, overweight or...

Both Blood Pressure Numbers Matter to Heart Health

When someone checks your blood pressure, the result usually appears as two numbers, such as 120 over 80. Many people pay most attention to the...

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Dying Galaxies Reveal What Happens After Black Hole Jets Switch Off

Astronomers have discovered a group of faint "dying" radio galaxies that could change our understanding of what happens after supermassive black holes stop producing...

Mars Dust Could Threaten Astronauts’ Lungs, NASA Warns

Future astronauts exploring Mars will face a danger that may be much harder to avoid than extreme cold or radiation: dust. NASA has released a...

There’s a better way to cool data centers that cuts their huge thirst for...

Water is an amazing substance. The human body is made up of more than 50% water. Approximately 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by...

New Zinc Battery Lasts More Than 60,000 Charge Cycles

Scientists in Australia have developed a rechargeable zinc-iodine battery that can survive more than 60,000 charging cycles, potentially offering a safer and more sustainable...

Ancient Trees Reveal a Terrifying History of Monster Solar Storms

Some of the world's oldest trees are revealing a surprising warning about the sun: our star is capable of producing solar storms far more...