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Scientists have shattered long-held assumptions about early human history, revealing evidence that our ancestors thrived deep inside rainforests far earlier than anyone believed possible. A stunning leap in cancer treatment has produced gene-edited donor stem cells designed to survive the very immunotherapies used to destroy aggressive blood cancers. Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown...

Scientists have uncovered a stunning explanation for why the APOE2 gene variant appears to extend lifespan and protect against Alzheimer's, pointing toward potential new therapies. In a jaw-dropping finding published in Nature, researchers discovered the brain may keep processing language and predicting information even under full general anesthesia, challenging everything we thought we knew about...

Scientists have unveiled a realistic framework for mining asteroids to fuel Mars colonization, while a new plasma regime may have cracked two of fusion energy's biggest barriers at once — potentially reshaping the timeline for limitless clean power. A 1,200-year-old manuscript long thought lost has resurfaced in Rome, containing one of the oldest surviving versions of the first known poem written...

Antarctic ice cores have revealed that Earth is currently passing through the radioactive debris of an ancient supernova, and that's just the beginning of this episode. Scientists are also proposing a radical new way to detect alien life that has nothing to do with specific molecules — and it could change the search forever. A decades-old assumption about childhood obesity is being challenged, a 6...

Scientists have detected alarming signs that Africa may be in the early stages of tearing apart, with hidden mantle activity forcing its way through a deep fracture beneath Zambia. Meanwhile, a major Atlantic Ocean circulation system has been quietly weakening for two decades, with potentially catastrophic consequences for global weather and sea levels. In a stunning twist, the 2022 Tonga volcanic...

Scientists have uncovered hidden pockets of warm water melting Antarctic ice shelves from below, suggesting sea levels could rise far faster than current models predict. A Johns Hopkins study confirms that mixing cannabis edibles with alcohol dramatically impairs drivers — and standard roadside sobriety tests largely can't detect it. Researchers found that a single dose of psilocybin causes measur...

NASA's Psyche spacecraft is making a dramatic close pass of Mars in a high-stakes gravitational slingshot toward one of the solar system's most mysterious objects, while Curiosity rover had an unexpected run-in with a stubborn Martian rock. The James Webb Space Telescope has produced the most detailed map ever of the cosmic web, stretching back to the earliest moments of galaxy formation, and astr...

Scientists have just upended decades of thinking on aging, revealing that an overactive immune system — not just DNA damage — may be driving rapid-aging diseases, and that dialing it back could restore tissue function. Meanwhile, researchers at WEHI have uncovered a hidden mechanism controlling how the body stores sugar, potentially reshaping how we treat diabetes worldwide. A stunning reexaminati...

An interstellar comet from a completely foreign star system is giving astronomers a rare glimpse into alien planetary chemistry, while the James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a planetary duo 190 light-years away that defies everything we know about how solar systems form. Back on Earth, a nearly 100-year-old unsolved mystery left behind by Erwin Schrödinger about how humans perceive color has f...

Scientists studying axolotls, zebrafish, and mice have identified a shared set of genes that may hold the key to human limb regeneration — and a gene therapy approach has already partially restored regrowth in mice. A new shingles vaccine study is turning heads in cardiology after patients with heart disease showed dramatically fewer heart attacks, strokes, and deaths within a year of getting the...

A rogue comet from outside our solar system is carrying water unlike anything scientists have ever seen, raising urgent questions about what's out there beyond our cosmic neighborhood. Researchers have also uncovered a startling link between a common constipation drug and kidney protection, thanks to a gut bacteria connection nobody saw coming. A massive galaxy spotted by the James Webb Space Tele...

Researchers have stumbled upon a microscopic organism that defies the near-universal genetic code shared by virtually all life on Earth — rewriting what we thought we knew about the fundamental rules of biology. On the human health front, scientists have identified a chemical difference in the brains of people with anxiety that may be linked to a common nutrient, while two major cancer discoveries...

NASA's Artemis II mission has wrapped with stunning results, bringing humanity closer to returning to the Moon than we've been in over 50 years — while at the other end of the universe, Voyager 1 is making desperate moves to survive. Physicists are now proposing an experiment that could prove time itself exists in multiple states at once, which would shatter our fundamental understanding of realit...

Scientists have just identified what may be the most common recessive neurodevelopmental disorder ever discovered — and it's been hiding in plain sight until now. Astronomers have finally mapped the true boundary of the Milky Way, while NASA's Curiosity rover turns up organic molecules on Mars that hint at a chemically rich ancient past. A new study reveals that 100 million years ago, giant intell...

Scientists have discovered a fragment of Homer's Iliad embedded inside a 1,600-year-old Egyptian mummy — the first known case of a literary papyrus used in the ancient embalming process. In the Galápagos, new research confirms that evolution is actively unfolding right now, with giant daisy plants independently arriving at the same solutions across different lineages. Australian physicists have bu...

In a world-first discovery, researchers have found that human heart muscle cells can actually regrow after a cardiac event — a finding that could reshape how we treat heart disease forever. Scientists have also identified a critical vulnerability in so-called 'zombie cells,' opening the door to powerful new cancer and anti-aging therapies. Meanwhile, Johns Hopkins researchers are challenging over...

Scientists have uncovered a previously unknown property of light — finding that it can twist and self-organize entirely on its own, challenging long-held assumptions about how light behaves. A massive new analysis of over 90,000 patients suggests GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic may offer powerful, lasting protection against heart attacks, strokes, and early death. A 37-year soil warming exper...

MIT researchers have uncovered a stunning optical phenomenon that could allow scientists to watch drugs cross into the brain in real time — at speeds and resolutions never before possible. A sweeping new study is forcing doctors to rethink one of their most common kidney stone prevention strategies, while a discovery inside cannabis leaves has turned up compounds no one knew existed. Artificial ne...

Scientists have just unveiled the largest 3D map of the universe ever constructed, offering stunning new clues about dark energy that could upend our understanding of the cosmos. Meanwhile, quantum teleportation across open air has been achieved for the very first time, marking a pivotal milestone toward a future quantum internet. A landmark Cochrane review is now challenging the leading theory be...

Africa is literally tearing apart — and scientists now know the crust is thinning far more than previously thought, setting the stage for a brand new ocean over millions of years. Meanwhile, physicists have observed wave-like interference in antimatter for the very first time, cracking open a new frontier in quantum physics and gravity research. On the medical front, a surprising clinical trial is...

A two-mile-deep golden orb has finally been identified after stumping scientists for over two years, and the answer is stranger than most expected. Researchers have also pinpointed a molecular switch driving Alzheimer's inflammation and a hidden brain region that may hold the key to erasing chronic pain entirely. A 50-year-old mystery in blood science has been solved, with major implications for t...

Researchers have discovered that a compound produced by gut bacteria when breaking down pomegranate nutrients may reduce arterial plaque buildup and lower heart attack risk — reshaping what we know about diet and cardiovascular health. A new study reveals that a routine blood test you may already be getting could detect Alzheimer's risk decades before symptoms appear, using immune cell ratios alre...

Researchers have discovered preserved blood vessels inside a T. rex rib bone that was healing 66 million years ago, uncovering new details about ancient soft tissue preservation in fossils. A major genetic study has upended the long-held theory of human origins, revealing that modern humans evolved from multiple intermingling populations across Africa rather than a single ancestral group. Scientis...

Scientists are reporting a surprising new lead in the fight against HIV, with a common diabetes medication showing potential to help replicate what happens in rare individuals who can suppress the virus without treatment. Ancient skeletal remains from Vietnam are forcing researchers to rethink long-held assumptions about the origins of syphilis, adding new complexity to one of history's biggest me...

The most energetic neutrino ever recorded has finally been traced back to its cosmic origin, and the source is raising eyebrows across the astrophysics world. Meanwhile, a 100-million-year-old snake fossil from Argentina has shattered assumptions about how snakes evolved — turns out early snakes were large, wide-mouthed predators, not tiny burrowers. In quantum news, a Japanese team has cracked a...