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Researchers uncover hidden link between menopause, inflammation, and heart disease
Scientists have long known that women usually have lower rates of heart disease than men before menopause.
However, after menopause, women’s risk of heart disease...
New hope for people whose depression treatments have failed
Major depressive disorder is one of the most common mental health conditions in the world. Millions of people live with it every day, and...
Why carbon dioxide cools the upper atmosphere while heating Earth below
Scientists have long known something strange is happening in Earth’s atmosphere. While greenhouse gases are warming the planet’s surface and lower atmosphere, the upper...
This new 5G security technology detects cyber threats with 98% accuracy
As 5G networks become a bigger part of everyday life, scientists are racing to solve one major problem: security.
A new study suggests that combining...
Stardust trapped in Antarctic ice reveals tens of thousands of years of solar system’s...
When you think of outer space, you're likely picturing stars, planets and moons. But much of space is filled with clouds of gas, plasma...
Scientists create powerful water-splitting catalyst for clean hydrogen fuel
Researchers at University of Birmingham have developed a new method for producing hydrogen that works at much lower temperatures than current technologies.
The breakthrough could...
How one tiny star change can transform an entire galaxy
A galaxy may look calm and stable from far away, but new research suggests it can actually behave in surprisingly chaotic ways.
Scientists at Leiden...
Earth’s first continents formed billions of years earlier than expected
Scientists studying some of the oldest rocks on Earth have uncovered new evidence that the planet’s first continents may have started forming through plate...
Scientists discover crystal that captures drinking water using only light
Scientists at the University of Iowa have developed a new material that can capture water directly from the air using only light.
The discovery could...
What it would have been like to experience the dinosaur‑killing asteroid Armageddon
A great Tyrannosaurus rex strides through the conifer trees of her territory, sniffing the air.
She picks up the scent from the carcass of a...
Powerful combo therapy may stop aggressive prostate cancer from returning
A new study suggests that adding immunotherapy to radiation treatment may help men with very aggressive prostate cancer stay cancer-free longer, offering hope for...
Most Americans are ready to try plant-based eating to lower blood pressure
High blood pressure has become one of the biggest health concerns in the United States and around the world. Doctors often call it the...
Deadly virus on cruise ship shows how dangerous hantavirus can become
A suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a small cruise ship has drawn worldwide attention after three passengers died and several others became seriously ill.
Health experts...
New ‘nano powder’ nasal spray could save brain cells before stroke patients reach hospital
Researchers in Hong Kong have developed an experimental nasal spray that may one day help protect the brain during a stroke before a patient...
Hantavirus is very different to COVID. Here’s why the ‘Andes virus’ won’t cause the...
For many people, news of a virus outbreak on a cruise ship immediately brings back memories of COVID spreading when the Ruby Princess docked...
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How giant black holes shut down star formation
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered powerful winds blasting out of some of the universe’s earliest galaxies, offering new clues about...
Why we need to treat Earth like a spaceship
Four humans recently looped around the moon.
Their vessel, an Artemis capsule, was a thin metal shell whose life-support system kept them alive: it provided...
Rare metal helped ancient life thrive long before oxygen filled Earth
More than three billion years ago, life on Earth faced a difficult problem.
The planet’s oceans contained only tiny amounts of molybdenum, a rare metal...
Astronomers discover how a mini-Neptune survived beside a hot Jupiter
Astronomers using NASA’s powerful James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered new clues about one of the strangest planetary systems ever discovered.
About 190 light years...
Astronomers witness the awesome power of a black hole’s “dancing jets”
Astronomers have long been fascinated by the powerful jets emanating from black holes.
These jets result from gas and dust being pulled into the black...