HEALTH/SCIENCE
Parasitic Ant Queens Use Chemical Trickery To Make Workers Kill Their Own Mother, Study Confirms
A new study has uncovered an ant takeover strategy so extreme it seems ripped from science fiction: parasitic queens that...
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HEALTH/SCIENCE9 months agoHigh Intake Of Ultra-Processed Foods Linked To Greater Risk Of Colon Polyps In Younger Women
A major new long-term analysis of nearly 30,000 women under age 50 has found that consuming large amounts of ultra-processed foods is linked to a significantly...
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HEALTH/SCIENCE9 months agoMysterious Marks On Ancient Roman Glasswork Are Craftsmen ‘Logos’, Study Suggests
A quiet turn of an ancient glass vessel in a museum gallery has led to a sweeping reassessment of how Romes most intricate luxury glassware was...
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HEALTH/SCIENCE9 months agoFirst Death Linked To Tick-Borne Meat Allergy Confirmed By Researchers
A 47-year-old man from New Jersey has become the first known fatality linked to a tick-borne allergy that causes life-threatening reactions to red meat, according to...
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Animals9 months agoDogs Began Diversifying In Shape And Size Thousands Of Years Earlier Than Thought, Study Suggests
Ancient dogs were far more varied than once believed, and the earliest signs of that diversity stretch back more than 11,000 years, according to a sweeping...
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HEALTH/SCIENCE10 months agoEngineers Zap Away Ice With New Electric Frost-Removal Method
Virginia Tech researchers have unveiled a promising new way to combat frost, not with heat or chemicals, but with electricity. The technique published in the journal...
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HEALTH/SCIENCE10 months agoPoor Sleep Nearly Doubles Risk Of Running Injuries, Study Finds
For millions of runners around the world, the path to fewer injuries may begin not on the trail but in bed. A new study led by...
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Animals10 months agoNew Bee Species With Devil Horns Named After Netflix Series ‘Lucifer’, Scientist Says
A striking new bee species with tiny devil-like horns has been discovered in Western Australias Goldfields, offering fresh insight into how much remains unknown about the...
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Animals10 months ago3 Newly Identified Toad Species Give Birth To Live ‘Toadlets’, Skipping Tadpole Stage
An international team of researchers has identified three new species of tree-dwelling toads in Africa that defy one of biologys best-known rules: they give birth to...
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Animals10 months agoUS Zoo Giraffes So Hybridized They’ve Lost Their Conservation Value, Study Finds
A new genetic study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Morfeld Research & Conservation has found that giraffes in U.S. zoos and private collections are...
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HEALTH/SCIENCE10 months agoNew Research Supports Viral Rosemary Extract Skincare Trend
A viral skincare trend touting rosemary extract as a miracle ingredient for skin repair is more than social media hype — it’s now received scientific validation....
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HEALTH/SCIENCE10 months agoMultitasking Makes Adults Behave Like Distracted Children By Overloading Working Memory, Study Finds
Children are famous for their short attention spans and tendency to “over explore” instead of sticking to a task. Now, scientists at The Ohio State University...
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HEALTH/SCIENCE10 months agoScientists Unlock Octopus Pigment Production, Opening New Frontier For Color-Changing Materials
In a breakthrough that brings science closer to replicating the camouflage of octopuses and squids, researchers at University of California San Diego have developed the first...
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Animals10 months ago‘Dueling Dinosaurs’ Fossil Upends T. Rex Legacy, Confirms Nanotyrannus As Separate Species
A fossil once locked in prehistoric combat has just rewritten one of paleontologys longest-running debates — and upended what scientists thought they knew about Tyrannosaurus rex....
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Animals10 months agoTiny Bat Species Ambush Hunts Like A Lion, And It’s Better At It, Researchers Say
Deep in Panamas forests, a bat no heavier than a strawberry hunts like a lion, shattering assumptions about how small predators hunt. New research shows that...
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Animals10 months agoRobot Searching For Antarctic Shipwreck Finds Organized ‘Neighborhood’ Of Icefish Nests
A mission to find Sir Ernest Shackletons lost ship led to an extraordinary discovery beneath Antarcticas Western Weddell Sea — thousands of carefully maintained icefish nests...
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HEALTH/SCIENCE10 months agoScientists Describe Extinct Arctic Rhino Unearthed In Canada
Scientists from the Canadian Museum of Nature have identified an extinct rhinoceros species that once roamed the Canadian High Arctic — the most northerly rhino ever...
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HEALTH/SCIENCE10 months agoToo Little Sleep Linked To Higher Suicide Risk In Teens, According To Large Cohort Study
Younger teenagers who sleep poorly or get too few hours of rest on school nights are more likely to attempt suicide later in adolescence, according to...
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HEALTH/SCIENCE10 months agoDevon Kuntzmans ‘Transforming Toddlerhood’ Reframes The Terrible Twos With Practical Advice For Parents
Popular parenting coach Devon Kuntzman on Tuesday released her debut book, “Transforming Toddlerhood: Your Essential Guide for Ages 1–5,” reframing the “terrible twos” as a period...
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HEALTH/SCIENCE10 months agoSilver Surfers: Older Americans Are Logging More Screen Time Than Ever
Older Americans may be more tech-savvy than many realize — and their screen time habits now closely resemble those of their children and grandchildren. A new...
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HEALTH/SCIENCE10 months agoAs Arctic Sea Ice Melts, An Algae Boom Could Boost Marine Food Chain, Researchers Suggest
A surprising discovery beneath the Arctic sea ice may reshape scientists understanding of how life thrives in one of the planets most fragile ecosystems. An international...
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Animals10 months agoViral ‘Chicago Rat Hole’ Actually Made By Squirrel, Study Suggests
The so-called “Chicago Rat Hole” that made international headlines more than a year ago was likely made by a squirrel, according to a new study. The...
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HEALTH/SCIENCE10 months agoIris With Beneficial Root Fungus Removes ‘Forever Chemicals’ From Water In Greenhouse Experiment
A greenhouse experiment has revealed that a partnership between wetland plants and fungi could hold the key to cleaning up “forever chemicals” from wastewater. Researchers have...
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HEALTH/SCIENCE10 months agoResearchers Uncover Hidden Mathematical Formula Behind Stalagmite Shapes
Deep beneath the earth, the slow drip of mineral-rich water gives rise to one of natures most intricate sculptures — stalagmites. Now, scientists say theyve finally...
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HEALTH/SCIENCE11 months agoGenetic Defect Linked To Autism And Epilepsy Corrected In Mice In Breakthrough Study
In a major step forward for neurogenetic research, scientists at The Allen Institute have developed a gene therapy that successfully reversed key symptoms of SYNGAP1-related disorders...
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HEALTH/SCIENCE11 months agoResearchers Demonstrate ‘Walking’ Easter Island Statues With Massive Replica
For centuries, the mystery of how the people of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, moved their towering moai statues has baffled archaeologists, but new research led...
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HEALTH/SCIENCE11 months agoEgypts Famed Karnak Temple Was Built Atop A Rising Island On The Nile Floodplain, Mirroring Mythology, Study Suggests
A new geoarchaeological study has revealed that Egypts famed Karnak Temple — one of the worlds largest and most visited ancient temple complexes — began on...
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HEALTH/SCIENCE11 months agoRogue Planet Caught Gorging On 6 Billion Metric Tons Of Gas And Dust Per Second, Growing Like A Star
Astronomers have caught a wandering “rogue” planet in the middle of an astonishing cosmic binge, pulling in gas and dust at a rate of six billion...
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Health11 months agoHealthcare Is Modernizing, But Some Doctor Visits Still Feel Stuck In The Past, Patients Say
Seeing the doctor can feel like stepping back in time, patients say, sometimes by more than a decade. A new Talker Research survey of 2,000 U.S....
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HEALTH/SCIENCE11 months agoRecent Lunar Landslides Mostly Caused By ‘Moonquakes’, Study Suggests
For decades, scientists assumed the moons frequent landslides were mainly caused by impacts from space rocks or the daily heating and cooling of its surface, but...