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Brief psychotic experiences may make brain looks 20 years older
A new brain imaging study suggests that young people who experience brief psychotic symptoms, such as short hallucinations or unusual beliefs, may show signs...
New living implant could reduce insulin injections for diabetes
A groundbreaking new study offers hope that people with diabetes may no longer need to take insulin injections every day.
The research, published in Science...
Extreme weather changes increase sudden cardiac arrest risks
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is one of the most dangerous medical emergencies in the world. It happens when the heart suddenly stops beating outside a...
Anxiety disorders can have many causes, study finds
Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental health conditions in the world. Around one in four people will experience an anxiety disorder at...
Why shift work and irregular eating could quietly harm your liver
Modern life often forces people to work late nights, rotate shifts, or eat meals at unusual hours.
While these habits may seem normal today, new...
Helping caregivers may do more than costly Alzheimer’s drugs, study suggests
Alzheimer’s disease is often discussed in terms of new drugs, scientific breakthroughs, and high treatment costs.
But for many families, the daily reality of dementia...
Heart attacks in women under 50 often misdiagnosed
A major international review has found serious gaps in how heart attacks are diagnosed and treated in women, especially in those under 50.
The American...
This mysterious particle may be proof that black holes can explode
In 2023, physicists detected something that should not have existed: a single subatomic particle called a neutrino carrying an almost unimaginable amount of energy.
This...
How microbes on rock surfaces control groundwater chemistry
Far below the Earth’s surface, deep inside cracks and pores in solid rock, vast communities of microorganisms are quietly at work.
These microscopic organisms are...
Scientists achieve near-perfect light transmission on silicon chips
Optical fiber quietly powers much of the modern world.
It carries internet traffic across oceans and cities with astonishing efficiency, letting light travel kilometers with...
This 4D-printed smart skin can transform its shape and reveal hidden images
Most synthetic materials are made to do just one or two things. Once they are created, their properties rarely change.
A research team at Penn...
Is there really a black hole at the Milky Way’s center—or something even stranger?
For decades, astronomers have believed that a supermassive black hole sits at the heart of our galaxy.
This object, known as Sagittarius A*, is thought...
New method may slow memory loss in Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease is often talked about using large numbers. Millions of people around the world are affected, and the number continues to grow every...
Immune system may play a big role in heart failure
Heart failure is a serious and long-lasting condition that affects millions of people around the world. It often begins after the heart muscle is...
A new drug may help prevent second strokes without raising bleeding risk
A stroke can change a person’s life in an instant, and for many survivors, the fear of having another stroke never fully goes away....
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A simple carbon coating could transform sodium-ion batteries forever
Sodium-ion batteries are attracting growing attention as a greener and more affordable alternative to today’s lithium-ion batteries.
Sodium is abundant, widely available, and cheaper than...
Your smartphones could become lifesaving radiation detectors in emergencies
After a nuclear or radiological accident, knowing who has been exposed to radiation—and how much—can save lives.
But traditional ways of measuring radiation dose usually...
A 40-million-year-old ant hidden in Goethe’s amber still has stories to tell
More than 200 years after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s death, his curiosity about nature is still leading to new discoveries.
Scientists in Germany have now...
For the first time, scientists detect molecule critical to life in interstellar space
The chemical is known as thiepine, or 2,5-cyclohexadiene-1-thione (C₆H₆S), a ring-shaped sulfur-bearing hydrocarbon produced in biochemical reactions.
When examining the molecular cloud G+0.693–0.027, a star-forming...
A new cosmic map reveals how dark matter built the universe we live in
Scientists have created the most detailed map yet of dark matter—the mysterious substance that makes up most of the universe and quietly shapes everything...