GoPro’s New Mission 1 cameras bring action cameras to a higher level with a larger sensor and more cinematic footage. Source: WIRED
How Many Electrolytes Should You Be Taking, and Can You Have Too Many?
Electrolyte powders promise better hydration, energy, and recovery. But unless you’re losing serious fluid, water and food probably have you covered. Source: WIRED
Contagious Cancer Found in North American Catfish
Scientists identified the first known cancer transmissible among freshwater fish in a lake that spans the US and Canada. Source: WIRED
Are quasiparticles real?
Beyond familiar particles such as electrons and protons, scientists have discovered a zoo of “quasiparticles” with exotic names, such as magnons, angulons, dropletons and polaritons. […]
Science word of the day: Lithics
Science word of the day: Lithics Pronunciation: LITH’-iks What it means: In archaeology, lithics refers to artifacts made of stone. Scientists used to think Homo […]
Forget expensive sleepbuds. Buy this pillow instead
This “piercing pillow” also works great with earbuds you probably already own. Tech companies love to sell us expensive gadgets to solve all of life’s […]
Prize honors discovery of altermagnetism as a third fundamental class of magnetism
One of Europe’s highest distinctions in condensed matter physics has been awarded for a discovery that is reshaping our understanding of magnetism: The 2026 Europhysics […]
Research sheds light on migration, lifestyle, health and social status in the medieval metropolis Ypers
Researchers from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) are playing a key role in the summer exhibition wONDERLAND at the Yper Museum. Thanks to interdisciplinary research […]
Smarter, greener ways to protect fragile cultural heritage
Museums, libraries, archives and heritage organizations face a difficult problem: Many of the objects they preserve are made from materials that naturally deteriorate. Originally published […]
One of NASA’s Most Important Deep Space Observatories Hit by Spanish Wildfires
Flames burned through the Deep Space Communications Complex near Madrid, but NASA has been unable to assess the damage as a wildfire emergency grips the […]
After backlash, Meta pauses plan to ‘rate limit’ its smart glasses
Remember when Meta was planning to charge a $20 monthly subscription fee for the smart glasses feature that lets people hear each other more clearly […]
Wound odors may unlock better traps for flesh-eating New World screwworm
Jessica Metcalf’s work stinks. Literally. But the Colorado State University professor’s research may be key to protecting livestock and wildlife from a flesh-eating parasite. Originally […]
One of NASA’s crucial links to deep space is at risk of burning down
The Deep Space Network is our best way to communicate with spacecraft beyond Earth’s orbit, and one of its three stations around the world is […]
Chinese Companies Are Selling Vapes With Chemicals Potentially More Potent Than Nicotine
Big Tobacco studied nicotine analogs like 6-methyl-nicotine for decades but never marketed them. Now, Chinese vape makers are using them to sidestep US regulations. Source: […]
Early Miocene Fossil Rewrites Family Tree of Little Carnivorous Marsupials
Paleontologists at the University of New South Wales have described a new genus and species of dasyurid marsupial from the Early Miocene of Australia, offering […]
Scientists Reveal How Exercise May Protect the Aging Brain
A new study strengthens the case for exercise as a critical way to protect the brain from age-related decline, including dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. During […]
1,200-year-old infant burial found near famous Temple of Artemis in Turkey contains twins — one with an unusual extra rib
Archaeologists have uncovered a rare and unusual burial of premature twins in a 1,200-year-old tomb near the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus in Turkey. Although […]
Can a robot tutor give too much help? Why timing matters
A learner stands in a room with a bottle, a cup and a book. The task is to figure out, step by step, where each […]
Cyclospora parasite outbreak linked to lettuce expands to 9 states, with over 1,900 people sickened
An outbreak of parasitic illness linked to iceberg lettuce is affecting nine U.S. states, federal health officials have announced. That’s up from the five affected […]
Long COVID Brain Scans Reveal Damage to Dopamine Neurons
New PET imaging findings suggest that some of long COVID’s most disabling symptoms may stem from disruption of the brain’s dopamine system. For many people […]