Trending News
Latest Reports
Bigger handgrip strength linked to lower vision loss risk in older people
A new study has found a surprising connection between how strong your hands are and your chances of developing age-related macular degeneration, or AMD.
AMD...
Nicotine in all forms is toxic to the heart and blood vessels
For many years, people have linked heart disease mainly with smoking cigarettes. However, a major new expert report shows that the real danger is...
Toxic chemicals may double risk of multiple sclerosis
New research from Sweden has found that people who have been exposed to certain harmful environmental chemicals are more likely to develop multiple sclerosis...
Can blood flow restriction training increase fall risk in older people?
New research from Murdoch University in Australia shows that using blood flow restriction cuffs during walking may affect how older adults move, possibly making...
This shape-shifting wheel could help robots explore the moon’s hidden caves
Exploring the Moon’s surface is challenging enough, but reaching what lies beneath it is even harder.
Deep pits and long lava tubes on the Moon...
Why Saturn’s moon Titan might be less oceanic—and more complex—than thought
For years, scientists believed that Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, hid a vast ocean of liquid water beneath its thick, icy shell.
This idea made Titan...
Why sodium-ion batteries could charge faster than lithium ones
As the world moves toward cleaner energy and electric technologies, better batteries are becoming more important than ever.
Batteries power everything from phones and laptops...
Why some rotating machines waste the most energy at a specific speed
Many machines we rely on every day—from industrial mixers and cooling systems to power transmission devices—use rotating parts to move liquids.
In many real-world systems,...
Why most exoplanets are magma worlds
In astronomy, there is a concept called “degeneracy”.
It has nothing to do with delinquent people, but instead is used to describe data that could...
Top number in blood pressure readings matters more than you think
High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is a very common health problem. It raises the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and other serious illnesses.
For...
New drug could fight dementia and stroke
Scientists at LMU University Hospital in Munich have discovered new details about how diseases of the brain’s tiny blood vessels develop—and they’ve identified a...
Nordic diet may help treat diabetes and fatty liver disease
A new study from Uppsala University in Sweden shows that a healthy Nordic diet can help treat type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver...
Vitamin B3 may help prevent skin cancer
Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the world. Millions of people are diagnosed with it every year.
It often comes back...
Can full-fat cheese and cream help prevent dementia?
For many years, people have been told to avoid eating too much fat, especially from foods like cheese and cream.
Health experts often said that...
Some diabetes drugs may raise risk of a rare, deadly infection
A new study has shown that a group of diabetes drugs called SGLT2 inhibitors may increase the risk of a rare but dangerous infection.
This...
Week's Top
Editors Picks
Uranus and Neptune could be “rock giants,” not just ice worlds
For decades, scientists have believed that Uranus and Neptune are “ice giants,” planets made mostly of icy materials like water, ammonia and methane.
But a...
Tiny carbon nanotubes could transform flexible solar panels forever
Scientists have long believed that perovskite solar cells could transform the solar industry because they are light, inexpensive and highly efficient.
However, one major weakness...
How Mars controls Earth’s climate
Earth's climate has swung between ice ages and warmer periods for millions of years, driven by subtle changes in our planet's orbit and axial...
New fiber-weaving technique makes stronger, longer-lasting battery electrodes
Scientists have developed a new manufacturing method that could dramatically improve the strength, durability, and performance of battery electrodes—especially those used in electric vehicles...
Most normal matter in the universe isn’t found in planets, stars or galaxies –where...
If you look across space with a telescope, you’ll see countless galaxies, most of which host large central black holes, billions of stars and...