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Can Everyday Foods Help Protect Your Brain? Scientists Say Plant Compounds Show Promise

Can Everyday Foods Help Protect Your Brain? Scientists Say Plant Compounds Show Promise Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia and affects millions...

Scientists Discover a Possible Reason Some Brains Grow Old Too Soon

Growing older affects every part of the body, including the brain. Most people experience gradual changes in memory and thinking as they age. These changes...

Chewing Gum after Beetroot May Help Lower Blood Pressure

Beetroot and leafy green vegetables are well known for supporting heart health because they contain large amounts of nitrate. Now researchers have found that one...

World’s first superconducting quantum heat engine could help build bigger quantum computers

Scientists have taken an important step toward more powerful quantum computers by creating the world's first superconducting quantum heat engine. The tiny device, developed by...

Scientists find new way to build powerful photonic chips using light instead of electricity

As artificial intelligence continues to grow, today's computer chips are struggling to keep up with the enormous amount of data they need to move. One...

Moon’s far side keeps a hidden record of how Earth slows the solar wind

For billions of years, the moon has been constantly bombarded by the solar wind—a stream of charged particles flowing outward from the sun. Scientists have...

Spain completely dominates Argentina in one‑sided World Cup final

Spain’s victory in this morning’s FIFA World Cup final confirmed what many have long believed: soccer is a team sport, and in the end,...

Scientists build world’s first commercial-size indium-free tandem solar cell

Scientists have developed a new type of high-efficiency solar cell that replaces the rare and expensive metal indium with much cheaper tin, an advance...

New ‘Phantom Twist’ drone nearly disappears in flight by tricking human vision

Engineers at Northwestern University have developed a unique drone that can almost disappear while flying—not by using camouflage or invisibility technology, but by taking...

Driving the speed limit could save Americans billions every year, new study finds

Simply driving at the posted speed limit could save Americans billions of dollars in fuel costs while cutting greenhouse gas emissions, according to a...

Webb Telescope finds hidden giant planet in one of the galaxy’s best-known star systems

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered a giant planet that had been hiding in plain sight within one of the most closely studied...

New ‘Blooming’ Screen Appears Only When You Need It, Then Disappears

Imagine a world where digital screens only appear when you actually need them. Instead of filling homes, offices, and public spaces with permanent displays,...

New Drug May Fight Alzheimer’s at Its Earliest Stages

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia and affects millions of people worldwide. It slowly damages memory, thinking, and the ability to...

Eating Within 8 Hours a Day Can Help You Keep Weight Off

Losing weight is difficult for many people, but keeping the weight off can be even harder. Many diets work for a short time, only for...

New Drug Could Slow Kidney Disease in Millions Without Diabetes

Chronic kidney disease affects hundreds of millions of people around the world. The condition develops when the kidneys slowly lose their ability to remove waste...

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This smart knitted fabric can count your steps, turn on lights, and change shape

Knitted fabrics are usually associated with warm sweaters, scarves, and blankets. But researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences...

Astronomers Uncover A Strange Nearby Planet System Unlike Anything In Our Solar System

Barnard’s Star is one of the most famous stars in the night sky for astronomers because it is so close to Earth. Located just under...

Astronomers find new features hiding in the Orion Nebula

As one of the most prominent features of the night sky, the Orion Nebula has been studied, probed, and imaged by almost every telescope...

Why power banks in hold luggage pose such a risk on holiday flights

Airline passengers are being warned not to pack power banks in their checked luggage ahead of the summer vacation travel period. Devices with rechargeable batteries,...

New battery-like device could remove carbon dioxide from the air with electricity and saltwater

Engineers have developed a new device that removes carbon dioxide (CO₂) directly from the air using electricity and a saltwater-based chemical process. The technology works...