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CERN Physicists Take New Look at Why Matter Beat Antimatter
Using the largest sample yet of particles called beauty mesons, physicists with the CMS Collaboration at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) refined a decades-old test […]
Moderate Coffee and Caffeine Intake Poses Little Heart Risk, and May Even Help
In a new review paper, Dr. Gregory Marcus from the University of California, San Francisco and colleagues analyzed decades of research on how caffeine — […]
Mysterious 'little red dots' at the beginning time may finally have an explanation, thanks to newfound 'little blue companions'
After using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to peer back toward the beginning of time, astronomers have proposed a radical new explanation for one […]
Astronomers Find Omega Centauri’s First Stellar-Mass Black Hole
After decades of searching, astronomers have pinpointed the first of an estimated 10,000 stellar-mass black holes thought to lurk in Omega Centauri, the most massive […]
Researchers Challenge Long-Held Beliefs about Water, Spicy Food and Digestion
A new review of previous studies in the journal Appetite undercuts the popular belief that water fills you up at the table. The post Researchers […]
British vial of smallpox scabs triggered the devastating 1789 outbreak among Indigenous Australians, study finds
It’s long been debated what started the 1789 smallpox outbreak that devastated the Indigenous population in Australia. Now, a new modeling study has the likely […]
Using seaweed to harvest valuable metals
If you’ve ever swum in the ocean and been touched by seaweed, there’s a good chance it was Sargassum! This free-floating seaweed can have population […]
'We were genuinely surprised': 'Superworms' can clean extremely delicate skeletons lickety-split, and that's a game changer for museums
The skeleton of a wolf or bat you admire at the natural history museum may look pristine, but it wasn’t always that way — there’s […]
Mummy mask with wig: A 1,000-year-old 'false head' found in Peru that was crafted with real human hair and toxic red cinnabar
QUICK FACTS Name: Mummy mask with wig What it is: A carved wooden mask Where it is from: Peru When it was made: Circa 1000 […]
Science word of the day: Heliosphere
Science word of the day: Heliosphere Pronunciation: HEE’-lee-uhs-feer What it means: The heliosphere is the region around the sun that’s affected by the solar wind, […]
Can Ozempic prevent or treat cancer? It's way too soon to say, an expert cautions
In the weeks around the 2026 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, my phone kept buzzing with alerts about GLP-1 drugs and […]
'It's absolutely exciting!': Astronomers discover an atmosphere around an Earth-like planet in the habitable zone for first time ever
Astronomers have found the strongest evidence yet that a rocky planet beyond our solar system has managed to hold onto an atmosphere — a crucial […]
Decorated wild-boar tusk found in Russia may have been medieval warrior's good-luck charm
Archaeologists in Russia have discovered a rare medieval wild-boar tusk that was likely used by a warrior or noble as a good-luck charm, a new […]
Cells from your mother likely infiltrated your brain in the womb, and they could survive for decades, study reveals
Researchers have discovered that children’s brains can contain cells with their mother’s DNA and that these cells can persist for decades. The findings, which were […]
America is embarking on a risky experiment with GLP-1s and aging
Are GLP-1s for life? What we know about getting older on weight-loss drugs
James Webb telescope uses trippy Einstein prediction to probe the farthest reaches of the universe — Space photo of the week
Quick facts What it is: The collision-prone galaxy cluster MACS J0553.4-3342 Where it is: In the constellation Columba When it was shared: July 2026 Around […]
What's the oldest weapon in the world?
Nowadays, the word “weapon” may evoke modern-day technologies such as firearms, blades and missiles. Yet archaeological evidence shows that weapons have existed for hundreds of […]
Science word of the day: Autotroph
Science word of the day: Autotroph Pronunciation: AW’-tuh-trohf What it means: Autotrophs are organisms that can feed themselves with inorganic substances such as light (for […]
Not a housekeeper, but a 'vilica': The many responsibilities of Roman-era female farm managers were overlooked by historians
Female farm managers are hidden in plain sight in ancient Roman texts, mentioned in laws, literature and grave inscriptions across five centuries. Modern historians have […]