Biology

Astronomy

A Stanford Diabetes Cure, a 'Hell Heron' Dinosaur, and the Moon Is Still Shrinking

Feb 24, 2026

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3 min read

A Stanford Diabetes Cure, a 'Hell Heron' Dinosaur, and the Moon Is Still Shrinking

Six jaw-dropping discoveries: from muscles fighting Alzheimer's to ancient galaxies rewriting cosmic history

Astronomy

A Black Hole Just Woke Up After 100 Million Years - Plus What's Hiding in Ancient Ice

Feb 22, 2026

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A Black Hole Just Woke Up After 100 Million Years - Plus What's Hiding in Ancient Ice

From a reawakened black hole to Alzheimer's surprising bacterial link, science had a wild weekend

Evolutionary Biology

A Missing Moon, a Hidden Off Switch, and the Ancestor of All Complex Life

Feb 21, 2026

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A Missing Moon, a Hidden Off Switch, and the Ancestor of All Complex Life

Saturn's rings have a surprising origin, your immune system has a secret brake, and the tree of life just got a major rewrite.

Astronomy

A Blood Test That Predicts Alzheimer's Before Symptoms Strike - Plus a Monster Black Hole Fooled the James Webb Telescope

Feb 20, 2026

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A Blood Test That Predicts Alzheimer's Before Symptoms Strike - Plus a Monster Black Hole Fooled the James Webb Telescope

From ancient hobbit extinctions to a hidden cancer-fighting heart drug, science delivered stunning revelations this week.

Medical Research

Watch a Star Skip Supernova and Collapse Directly into a Black Hole

Feb 15, 2026

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Watch a Star Skip Supernova and Collapse Directly into a Black Hole

Scientists observe a massive star's direct collapse, discover how to manipulate generosity in the brain, and witness a snail regrow its eyes in just 30 days.

Space Research

Scientists Just Discovered What Really Makes Life Possible (It's Not Just Water)

Feb 12, 2026

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Scientists Just Discovered What Really Makes Life Possible (It's Not Just Water)

From lab-grown spinal cords reversing paralysis to evidence the universe might be lopsided, yesterday's discoveries are reshaping everything we thought we knew.

Medical Research

Scientists Just Rewrote History of Life's First Breath - Plus Earth's Magnetic Mystery

Feb 9, 2026

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Scientists Just Rewrote History of Life's First Breath - Plus Earth's Magnetic Mystery

From oxygen appearing hundreds of millions of years earlier than thought to dream engineering that boosts creativity, this week reshapes what we know about our planet and minds.

Paleontology

Ancient Animals Had GPS, Humans Have a Seventh Sense, and the Antarctic Discovery That Shocked Scientists

Feb 3, 2026

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Ancient Animals Had GPS, Humans Have a Seventh Sense, and the Antarctic Discovery That Shocked Scientists

From 97-million-year-old navigation systems to a hidden human ability, today's discoveries reveal secrets hiding in plain sight across time and biology.

Paleontology

Walking Sharks, Ancient Humans in Unexpected Places, and the Hidden Alzheimer's Discovery

Jan 31, 2026

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Walking Sharks, Ancient Humans in Unexpected Places, and the Hidden Alzheimer's Discovery

From revolutionary reproduction in sharks to a brain mechanism behind memory loss, plus why the biggest dinosaurs abandoned their young

Medical Research

Microplastics Are Changing Human DNA, Hair Growth Textbooks Were Wrong, and More

Jan 20, 2026

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3 min read

Microplastics Are Changing Human DNA, Hair Growth Textbooks Were Wrong, and More

From microplastics altering sperm DNA to viruses evolving in space, today's science reveals how wrong we've been about the human body and our planet.

Medical Research

Scientists Just Watched Plants Breathe—And Discovered Something Unexpected

Jan 8, 2026

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3 min read

Scientists Just Watched Plants Breathe—And Discovered Something Unexpected

From real-time plant respiration to mouth bacteria triggering Parkinson's, today's discoveries are rewriting what we thought we knew about life.

Medical Research

Common Diabetes Drug May Be Making Disease Worse + Brain Healing Discovery

Jan 5, 2026

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3 min read

Common Diabetes Drug May Be Making Disease Worse + Brain Healing Discovery

A widely-used diabetes treatment faces scrutiny, scientists unlock brain regeneration after Alzheimer's, and Einstein's spacetime prediction confirmed in stunning detail.

Astronomy

Earth's Secret Water Vault, Star Defying Black Hole Physics & The Protein That Treats Depression Through Your Gut

Dec 27, 2025

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3 min read

Earth's Secret Water Vault, Star Defying Black Hole Physics & The Protein That Treats Depression Through Your Gut

From underground oceans that saved Earth during an ancient inferno to brain cleanup that stops seizures, today's discoveries are rewriting the rulebook.

Immunology

ADHD Treatment Revolution + What Fructose Does to Your Immune System in Minutes

Dec 23, 2025

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3 min read

ADHD Treatment Revolution + What Fructose Does to Your Immune System in Minutes

From groundbreaking brain discoveries that could transform ADHD treatment to shocking immune system changes from one sugary drink—today's science reveals urgent health insights.

Human Evolution

Your Brain's Secret Learning Trick That AI Can't Match—And 4 More Discoveries

Dec 14, 2025

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Your Brain's Secret Learning Trick That AI Can't Match—And 4 More Discoveries

From a learning shortcut hidden in your neurons to a 3.4 million-year-old foot rewriting human history—this week's science is extraordinary.

Evolution

Scientists Just Found the Protein Killing Your Liver—Plus 5 More Breakthroughs

Dec 13, 2025

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Scientists Just Found the Protein Killing Your Liver—Plus 5 More Breakthroughs

From discovering how alcohol destroys the liver to teaching brains to sense light, these medical and evolutionary breakthroughs are reshaping what we thought was possible.

Health Research

Scientists Discover Organism That Breaks Biology's Most Fundamental Rule

Dec 6, 2025

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Scientists Discover Organism That Breaks Biology's Most Fundamental Rule

From a microbe that defies the laws of life to hidden brain chemistry fueling anxiety, today's breakthroughs are rewriting the rulebook.

Medical Research

Flu Viruses Caught 'Surfing' Into Cells + A Planet Losing Its Atmosphere

Dec 5, 2025

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Flu Viruses Caught 'Surfing' Into Cells + A Planet Losing Its Atmosphere

Scientists capture viruses in motion, Webb telescope witnesses atmospheric escape, and a frog that eats venomous hornets reveals evolutionary secrets

Health Research

Hidden Blood Molecules Fight Aging, AI Cracks Cancer Mystery & More Science Breakthroughs

Nov 30, 2025

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Hidden Blood Molecules Fight Aging, AI Cracks Cancer Mystery & More Science Breakthroughs

From anti-aging compounds in your blood to extinct fish reappearing in Bolivia, today's discoveries span medicine, evolution, and the cosmos

Health Research

First New Plant Tissue in 160 Years Could Solve Global Food Crisis

Nov 29, 2025

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First New Plant Tissue in 160 Years Could Solve Global Food Crisis

Scientists discover revolutionary plant tissue, consciousness gets an evolutionary purpose, and a tiny red cosmic object defies all known physics.

Medicine

Revolutionary Retinal Chip Restores Reading Vision, Plus Brain's Hidden Alzheimer's Defense Unlocked

Nov 22, 2025

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Revolutionary Retinal Chip Restores Reading Vision, Plus Brain's Hidden Alzheimer's Defense Unlocked

From sight-restoring microchips to the brain's natural plaque-clearing mechanism, today's breakthroughs are rewriting what we thought was medically impossible.

Evolution

Chimps Change Their Minds Like Humans, 40,000-Year-Old Mammoth RNA Recovered, and Dark Matter's Strange Behavior

Nov 17, 2025

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Chimps Change Their Minds Like Humans, 40,000-Year-Old Mammoth RNA Recovered, and Dark Matter's Strange Behavior

From ancient genetic codes preserved in permafrost to chimpanzees demonstrating rational thinking, today's discoveries challenge what we thought we knew about intelligence and evolution.

Astronomy

Bumblebees Just Learned Morse Code, Plus 5 More Mind-Bending Discoveries

Nov 13, 2025

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3 min read

Bumblebees Just Learned Morse Code, Plus 5 More Mind-Bending Discoveries

From insects decoding signals to three planets orbiting two suns, yesterday's breakthroughs are reshaping what we thought possible in nature and the cosmos.

Health Research

Scientists Discover Hidden Universal Law of Life—Plus Breakthroughs in Alzheimer's and Earth's Ancient Oxygen

Nov 12, 2025

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Scientists Discover Hidden Universal Law of Life—Plus Breakthroughs in Alzheimer's and Earth's Ancient Oxygen

From a fundamental law limiting all living things to a gut hormone that triggers fat burning, today's discoveries span the microscopic to the planetary

Quantum Physics

Life Found Where It Shouldn't Exist, Plus Ozempic's Hidden Trade-Off Scientists Just Found

Nov 10, 2025

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3 min read

Life Found Where It Shouldn't Exist, Plus Ozempic's Hidden Trade-Off Scientists Just Found

From impossible microbial life to quantum physics defying reality, plus why your dentist visits might protect your brain—today's discoveries that change everything.

Biology

A Stanford Diabetes Cure, a 'Hell Heron' Dinosaur, and the Moon Is Still Shrinking

A Black Hole Just Woke Up After 100 Million Years - Plus What's Hiding in Ancient Ice

A Missing Moon, a Hidden Off Switch, and the Ancestor of All Complex Life

A Blood Test That Predicts Alzheimer's Before Symptoms Strike - Plus a Monster Black Hole Fooled the James Webb Telescope

Watch a Star Skip Supernova and Collapse Directly into a Black Hole

Scientists Just Discovered What Really Makes Life Possible (It's Not Just Water)

Scientists Just Rewrote History of Life's First Breath - Plus Earth's Magnetic Mystery

Ancient Animals Had GPS, Humans Have a Seventh Sense, and the Antarctic Discovery That Shocked Scientists

Walking Sharks, Ancient Humans in Unexpected Places, and the Hidden Alzheimer's Discovery

Microplastics Are Changing Human DNA, Hair Growth Textbooks Were Wrong, and More

Scientists Just Watched Plants Breathe—And Discovered Something Unexpected

Common Diabetes Drug May Be Making Disease Worse + Brain Healing Discovery

Earth's Secret Water Vault, Star Defying Black Hole Physics & The Protein That Treats Depression Through Your Gut

ADHD Treatment Revolution + What Fructose Does to Your Immune System in Minutes

Your Brain's Secret Learning Trick That AI Can't Match—And 4 More Discoveries

Scientists Just Found the Protein Killing Your Liver—Plus 5 More Breakthroughs

Scientists Discover Organism That Breaks Biology's Most Fundamental Rule

Flu Viruses Caught 'Surfing' Into Cells + A Planet Losing Its Atmosphere

Hidden Blood Molecules Fight Aging, AI Cracks Cancer Mystery & More Science Breakthroughs

First New Plant Tissue in 160 Years Could Solve Global Food Crisis

Revolutionary Retinal Chip Restores Reading Vision, Plus Brain's Hidden Alzheimer's Defense Unlocked

Chimps Change Their Minds Like Humans, 40,000-Year-Old Mammoth RNA Recovered, and Dark Matter's Strange Behavior

Bumblebees Just Learned Morse Code, Plus 5 More Mind-Bending Discoveries

Scientists Discover Hidden Universal Law of Life—Plus Breakthroughs in Alzheimer's and Earth's Ancient Oxygen

Life Found Where It Shouldn't Exist, Plus Ozempic's Hidden Trade-Off Scientists Just Found

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