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Why restaurant meals could make the world gain weight faster than ever

A huge international study has found that people who eat meals prepared outside the home are more likely to become overweight or obese, no...

Scientists turn everyday driving into a new tool for detecting early dementia risk

For many people, driving is something they do without much thought. But behind the wheel, the brain is constantly working. Drivers must watch traffic, judge...

Cranberry juice could fight against antibiotic resistance

Urinary tract infections are extremely common and affect millions of people every year. These infections can happen in the bladder, urethra, or other parts...

Tiny bee-inspired drones could soon navigate the world on their own

Honeybees may hold the secret to the future of drone technology. Researchers in Europe have developed a new navigation system inspired by the way honeybees...

New memory technology could cut AI energy use by more than 60 times

As artificial intelligence continues to expand, the world’s data centers are using enormous amounts of electricity. Some large AI facilities already consume as much power...

Astronomers finally capture how turbulent space warps light across the galaxy

Astronomers have directly observed how turbulent gas and charged particles floating between stars can bend and distort light traveling across the galaxy. The discovery gives...

Astronomers discover violent past hidden inside a “calm” galaxy cluster

A giant galaxy cluster once thought to be one of the calmest places in the universe is now revealing signs of a violent past. Astronomers...

Rare hantavirus outbreak on Antarctic cruise ship leaves scientists on alert

A deadly outbreak linked to hantavirus aboard a cruise ship has shocked health experts and raised concerns about one of the world’s most dangerous...

Simple mental health practices may help protect the heart

Heart disease remains one of the biggest health threats in the world. Millions of people die each year from heart attacks, strokes, heart failure,...

Hidden risks and promise of “magic mushroom” for depression and mental illness

Psychedelic-assisted therapy is attracting growing attention from scientists, doctors, and patients searching for better mental health treatments. Substances such as psilocybin, found in certain mushrooms,...

This drug may help older people fight obesity and improve heart health

Obesity is no longer seen as only a problem of middle age. In many countries, especially wealthier nations, a large number of adults over...

Simple plant foods could be the best natural ways to lower blood pressure

A growing number of scientists believe that what people eat every day may strongly influence whether they develop high blood pressure later in life. A...

Simple signs of weakness may predict stroke risk years earlier

Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and long-term disability around the world. It happens when blood flow to part of the...

Why belly fat could be dangerous for your memory and brain

As people grow older, many worry about memory loss and diseases such as dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists around the world are searching for...

Vitamin B12: the essential nutrient with a complicated cancer link

We’ve all heard the advice: eat your fruit and vegetables, get your vitamins, and stay healthy. For the most part, that guidance holds up....

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Black holes don’t live forever, but they might live long enough to look like...

Black holes live forever, at least according to general relativity. Once material crosses a black hole's event horizon, it is trapped forever. Until the...

Volunteers help discover thousands of hidden “failed stars” near Earth

A worldwide group of volunteer sky watchers has helped scientists make one of the biggest discoveries of nearby brown dwarfs ever recorded. Through NASA’s citizen...

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...