AI can detect prediabetes from ECG —no blood test needed
A new artificial intelligence tool called DiaCardia may soon make it possible to screen for prediabetes using only data from an electrocardiogram (ECG)—with no...
AI-powered blood test could predict type 2 diabetes early
Prediabetes is a condition that affects millions of people and increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
It is a warning sign that the...
How ancient microbial fossils reveal the earliest story of life on Earth
More than 3.5 billion years ago, Earth looked nothing like it does today.
The air contained no oxygen, the oceans were acidic and filled with...
This new 3D printing system could change how cars, planes, and buildings are made
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a powerful new 3D-printing system that could transform how large...
This new off-grid filter could capture nanoplastics smaller than 50 nanometers
Tiny plastic particles are turning up almost everywhere, including in drinking water.
Now, researchers in South Korea have developed a new filtration technology that can...
A one-atom-thick fix could finally unlock diamond electronics
Diamonds are famous for their beauty, but their real superpower may lie in electronics.
Beyond sparkle, diamond is one of the toughest and most efficient...
Why the carbon in your body and the oxygen you breathe came from ancient...
Where did the carbon in our bodies and the oxygen we breathe come from?
Astronomers have been asking this question for decades, and a new...
Daily AI chat use linked to higher risk of depression
If you spend a lot of time chatting with AI tools like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, or Google Gemini, you might want to take a...
Ancient life leaves wrinkled traces in an unexpected place
Sometimes big discoveries begin with a moment of surprise. For Dr. Rowan Martindale, a paleoecologist and geobiologist at the University of Texas at Austin,...
AI could help spot skin cancer early—even before a doctor visit
What if skin cancer could be spotted early, even before you visit a doctor? Scientists at the University of Missouri are working on that...
Scientists find a hidden “aging clock” in human sperm—and it may affect the next...
Scientists have discovered a previously hidden biological “aging clock” in human sperm, revealing a new way that a father’s age might influence the health...
Scientists create world’s smallest capacitor to measure motion at quantum level
Scientists at TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology) have created the world’s smallest capacitor—and while it may sound like a niche engineering feat, it...
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This plant-derived composite is tough as bone and hard as aluminum
The strongest part of a tree lies not in its trunk or its sprawling roots, but in the walls of its microscopic cells.
A single...
NASA’s Hubble detects ultra-speedy jet blasting from star crash
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have made a unique measurement that indicates a jet, plowing through space at speeds greater than 99.97% the...
Why humans don’t have tails
Once upon a time, our ancient relatives had tails, much like monkeys do today. But as time went on, humans and our closest ape...
Scientists create tunable, nanoscale, incandescent light source
Researchers have created possibly the world's smallest incandescent lightbulb.
The new invention could have applications in sensing, photonics and perhaps computing platforms beyond the limitations...
Where did the antimatter go?
We live in a world of matter - because matter overtook antimatter, though they were both created in equal amounts by the Big Bang...