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What Is Really Hiding in Everyday Personal Care Products?
Ingredient labels may not tell consumers everything that is inside their shampoo, sunscreen or baby lotion.
A new laboratory study found that almost every personal...
Wearable Patch Helps People Reach REM Sleep Faster
Scientists have developed a soft patch that may offer a new way to improve an important stage of sleep without using drugs or surgery.
In...
Scientists Reopen a Huge New Search for Mysterious Dark Photons
A hypothetical particle that could help explain dark matter may have been dismissed too quickly, according to a new study.
Scientists have taken another look...
Scientists Find New Clues to Why Spinal Discs Harden
Back pain affects millions of people and can make everyday activities such as walking, sitting, working and sleeping difficult.
New research suggests that changes in...
Three Minutes of Sprinting Can Transform the Blood
Just a few minutes of very hard exercise may trigger surprisingly large changes throughout the body.
New research from Rockefeller University found that short bursts...
Why Your Pupils Get Bigger When Something Surprises You
When you suddenly hear unexpected news or see something you did not expect, your pupils often become larger.
Most people never notice this tiny change,...
3 Midlife Habits Linked to 13 Extra Years Without Dementia
Keeping your blood pressure in a healthy range, avoiding diabetes and not smoking during middle age may do much more than protect your heart.
A...
Why Drought Can Actually Make Some Diseases More Dangerous
Drought might seem like bad news for diseases that depend on water.
After all, if lakes, ponds and wetlands shrink or disappear, parasites that need...
New Solar System Produces Electricity, Heat and Cooling from the Same Surface
Rooftops could one day do much more than hold solar panels.
Scientists have developed a hybrid system that can produce electricity and heat while also...
Scientists Discover a Simple Way to Control a New Kind of Magnet
A gentle squeeze may be enough to change how an unusual magnetic material behaves, according to new research from Rice University.
Scientists discovered that applying...
Giant Crocodylians Ruled South America’s Food Chain 10 Million Years Ago
More than 10 million years ago, parts of South America looked very different from today.
During the Miocene epoch, a huge system of lakes, rivers...
Do you pay rent with a credit card? Soon, you may not have the...
From October 1, businesses will no longer be able to add surcharges to payments made on the EFTPOS, Visa or Mastercard networks, following reforms...
Giant Planets May Be Born in the Shadow of Supermassive Black Holes
Black holes are often imagined as cosmic vacuum cleaners that simply swallow everything nearby.
But new research suggests the environment around supermassive black holes may...
Brain Stimulation May Ease Hidden Parkinson’s Symptoms
Parkinson’s disease is best known for movement problems such as shaking, stiff muscles, and slow movement.
But many people with the disease also live with...
One Injection Could Keep Arthritis Drugs in the Knee for Weeks
Osteoarthritis can turn simple activities such as walking, climbing stairs, or getting out of a chair into painful tasks.
Treatments injected directly into an affected...
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A Blazar 1.5 Billion Light-Years Away Is Challenging What Astronomers Thought They Knew
About 1.5 billion light-years from Earth, a galaxy called PKS 2155-304 is giving astronomers more questions than answers.
After studying nearly two decades of observations,...
New Electronic Skin Could Help Robots and Prosthetic Limbs Feel Touch Before Contact
Scientists have developed a new type of electronic skin that can detect touch, pressure and even nearby objects, while allowing its sensitivity to be...
New Catalyst Uses 75% Less Platinum and Could Make Hydrogen Fuel Cells Cheaper
Scientists have developed a new catalyst that uses 75% less platinum while delivering almost the same performance as pure platinum, potentially removing one of...
Why Batteries Age Even When You’re Not Using Them
We usually think batteries wear out because we repeatedly charge and use them.
But batteries spend most of their lives doing nothing, and new research...
2-Billion-Year-Old Rocks Could Rewrite a Key Chapter in Earth’s History
Around 2 billion years ago, Earth was going through one of the most important transformations in its history.
Oxygen was becoming abundant in the atmosphere,...