AI boosts accuracy and speed in colon cancer diagnosis
A new international study has found that using artificial intelligence (AI) in diagnosing colon cancer has led to big improvements in how quickly and...
Ancient DNA from Southern Africa rewrites the story of human origins
A major new study has revealed that a group of people in southern Africa lived in partial isolation for hundreds of thousands of years—offering...
New eco-friendly solvent boosts stability of tin perovskite solar cells
Perovskite solar cells are often described as the future of solar technology because they can be made cheaply, are lightweight, and have shown impressive...
New wearable device makes heavy body armor feel lighter for soldiers
Researchers at Vanderbilt University have created a lightweight wearable device that can take up to 90 percent of the weight of body armor off...
Starving penguins off South Africa face a devastating 95% decline, study finds
African penguins living off the coast of South Africa have suffered a catastrophic population collapse over the past two decades, largely because they have...
New egg-white–inspired material could help electronics stay cooler and safer
Researchers in South Korea have developed a new lightweight, low-cost material that can dissipate heat much more efficiently than many existing cooling materials.
The breakthrough,...
New breakthrough lowers ceramic cell production temperature by over 500°c
As global energy demands grow—especially with the rapid expansion of AI technology—scientists are looking for cleaner, more efficient power sources.
One promising option is the...
Plastic chemicals in food and bottles may cause chronic skin inflammation
A new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine has found that certain chemicals often found in plastic bottles and ultra-processed foods may play a role...
New insect-like microrobot can fly as fast and agile as a bumblebee
Tiny flying robots may soon help rescue people trapped after earthquakes or explore dangerous, hard-to-reach places.
But until now, these microrobots were slow, fragile, and...
Scientists discover that human hair grows by being pulled, not pushed
For decades, biology textbooks have taught that human hair grows because new cells in the hair root divide and push older cells upward, making...
New fish-inspired filter could remove 99% of microplastics from washing machine water
Scientists in Germany have created a new filter that can remove more than 99% of microplastics from washing machine wastewater, offering a promising way...
Scientists capture the first high-detail “real-time” images of stars exploding
Astronomers have captured the most detailed close-up images ever taken of stars exploding, known as novae.
These pictures were taken within days of the eruptions...
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Scientists find chemical leftovers from early Earth sitting near the core
Let’s take a journey into the depths of the Earth, down through the crust and mantle nearly to the core.
We’ll use seismic waves to...
Black holes don’t always power gamma-ray bursts, shows study
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have been detected by satellites orbiting Earth as luminous flashes of the most energetic gamma-ray radiation lasting milliseconds to hundreds of seconds.
Scientists are making music from spider webs
Spiders are master builders, expertly weaving strands of silk into intricate 3D webs that serve as the spider's home and hunting ground.
If humans could...
What a Martian meteorite can teach us about Earth’s origins
What do Mars and Iceland have in common?
These days, not so much.
But more than 4.5 billion years ago, it’s possible the Red Planet had...
Scientists find half the universe’s missing hydrogen hiding in giant gas halos
For decades, astronomers have known something didn’t add up in our universe.
The amount of “normal” matter—stars, gas, and galaxies—seen in the universe today doesn’t...