Medicine

Astronomy

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

Feb 24, 2026

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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

Quantum Computing

Feb 23, 2026

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3 min read

Cancer's Hidden Switch, a Mysterious Cosmic Tick, and the Quantum Computing Holy Grail

Science just rewrote the rules on cancer, consciousness, and computing - here's what you need to know today.

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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3 min read

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.

Physics

Man Survives 48 Hours Without Lungs, CRISPR Tackles Antibiotic Resistance, and More

Feb 19, 2026

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Man Survives 48 Hours Without Lungs, CRISPR Tackles Antibiotic Resistance, and More

From a medical first that defied death to time crystals that break physics rules, today's breakthroughs are rewriting what we thought possible.

Biotechnology

Alzheimer's Brain Switches Discovered, Mars Reveals Unexplained Organic Molecules, and Cancer Detection Revolutionized

Feb 18, 2026

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Alzheimer's Brain Switches Discovered, Mars Reveals Unexplained Organic Molecules, and Cancer Detection Revolutionized

Scientists flip molecular switches to clear brain plaques, NASA finds mysterious Martian organics, and a blood test detects cancer before imaging can see it

Climate Change

The Universe Might End Differently Than We Thought - Plus a 20-Year Dementia Shield

Feb 17, 2026

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3 min read

The Universe Might End Differently Than We Thought - Plus a 20-Year Dementia Shield

Dark energy hints at a cosmic crunch, cancer's DNA rewiring trick exposed, and how simple brain training could protect you for decades.

Research Breakthroughs

A Spacecraft Just Reached the Sun's Surface - And What It Found Changes Everything

Feb 16, 2026

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A Spacecraft Just Reached the Sun's Surface - And What It Found Changes Everything

From solar mysteries rewritten to dream manipulation breakthroughs, plus the shocking truth about statins and a galaxy-shaking black hole discovery.

Chemistry

CRISPR-Caffeine Cancer Treatment, 'Impossible' 3D Bonds Created, and Arctic Data Overturned

Feb 8, 2026

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3 min read

CRISPR-Caffeine Cancer Treatment, 'Impossible' 3D Bonds Created, and Arctic Data Overturned

Scientists activate cancer drugs with coffee, chemistry textbooks need rewriting, and six decades of Arctic snow measurements may be fundamentally flawed.

Cancer Research

AI Diagnoses Brain Disorders in Seconds, Plus a Cancer Treatment That Changes Everything

Feb 7, 2026

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3 min read

AI Diagnoses Brain Disorders in Seconds, Plus a Cancer Treatment That Changes Everything

From instant neurological diagnosis to targeted cancer therapy that spares healthy cells, today's breakthroughs are rewriting medicine's future.

Environmental Science

Scientists Just Found Where Parkinson's Really Starts (It's Not the Brain)

Feb 6, 2026

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3 min read

Scientists Just Found Where Parkinson's Really Starts (It's Not the Brain)

From Parkinson's origins to autism's surprising pattern, lab-designed viruses fighting superbugs, and the common virus that may trigger MS

Evolution

Scientists Just Mapped the Milky Way's Hidden Magnetic Skeleton - And It Changes Everything

Feb 5, 2026

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3 min read

Scientists Just Mapped the Milky Way's Hidden Magnetic Skeleton - And It Changes Everything

Astronomers reveal our galaxy's invisible framework, plus a simple water fix for Arctic climate change and the sugar molecule that could defeat superbugs.

Geology

Earth's Crust Just Broke the Rules - And Scientists Found the Reason

Feb 2, 2026

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Earth's Crust Just Broke the Rules - And Scientists Found the Reason

From hidden geometry bending electrons like gravity to a breakthrough that could stop Alzheimer's in its tracks - today's discoveries are rewriting the textbooks.

Astronomy

Tool-Using Cows, Cancer-Fighting Toxins, and the Mystery Signal From Space

Feb 1, 2026

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3 min read

Tool-Using Cows, Cancer-Fighting Toxins, and the Mystery Signal From Space

Today: A cow that uses tools challenges animal intelligence assumptions, a toxin targets cancer without harming healthy tissue, and an unexplained space object sends powerful signals across the galaxy.

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

Quantum Computing

Scientists Just Quadrupled Our Dementia Risk Understanding - Plus: The Platinum Alternative Hiding in Plain Sight

Jan 30, 2026

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3 min read

Scientists Just Quadrupled Our Dementia Risk Understanding - Plus: The Platinum Alternative Hiding in Plain Sight

From a little-known brain condition that quadruples dementia risk to quantum computers connected through crystal flaws, today's discoveries are rewriting the rules.

Cancer Research

This Common Parasite in Your Brain Is Far More Active Than Scientists Thought

Jan 29, 2026

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3 min read

This Common Parasite in Your Brain Is Far More Active Than Scientists Thought

From brain parasites secretly manipulating neurons to Edison accidentally creating miracle materials, today's discoveries are reshaping what we thought we knew about biology and physics.

Medical Research

NASA's Moon Return, Brain's Hidden Cleanup System, and the Star That Broke Physics

Jan 26, 2026

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3 min read

NASA's Moon Return, Brain's Hidden Cleanup System, and the Star That Broke Physics

From astronauts preparing to orbit the Moon for the first time in 50 years to a mysterious star that defied expectations by going dark

Environmental Technology

Black Holes Breaking Physics, Plastic Revolution, and the Brain on Fire Cure

Jan 25, 2026

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3 min read

Black Holes Breaking Physics, Plastic Revolution, and the Brain on Fire Cure

From supermassive black holes defying cosmic speed limits to a plastic-recycling breakthrough 10x better than platinum - science just got wild.

Chemistry

Jan 24, 2026

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Scientists Just Broke a 100-Year Chemistry Rule (And the Results Shouldn't Exist)

From impossible molecules defying century-old laws to hidden ocean worlds that might harbor life, today's discoveries are rewriting the textbooks.

Environmental Science

Chemotherapy's Hidden Power, River Deltas in Crisis, and Laws of Physics Challenged

Jan 23, 2026

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Chemotherapy's Hidden Power, River Deltas in Crisis, and Laws of Physics Challenged

From a potential breakthrough in stopping cancer spread to hundreds of millions at risk from sinking deltas, today's discoveries reshape our understanding of medicine, climate, and fundamental physics.

Paleontology

IV Therapy Repairs Stroke Damage + Dark Matter's Hidden Past Revealed

Jan 19, 2026

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3 min read

IV Therapy Repairs Stroke Damage + Dark Matter's Hidden Past Revealed

From a revolutionary brain-healing treatment to rewriting dinosaur extinction and discovering ancient poisons, today's breakthroughs span 60,000 years of history.

Battery Technology

Scientists Just Found a Way to Erase Alzheimer's Proteins From Living Neurons

Jan 15, 2026

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Scientists Just Found a Way to Erase Alzheimer's Proteins From Living Neurons

From erasing toxic brain proteins to ancient biomolecules hiding in Martian ice—plus the shocking truth about how often your brain runs on autopilot

Health Research

Mars Is Electrically Alive, Flu Patients Who Couldn't Infect Anyone, and the Galactic Eruption Equivalent to 10 Quintillion Bombs

Jan 12, 2026

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3 min read

Mars Is Electrically Alive, Flu Patients Who Couldn't Infect Anyone, and the Galactic Eruption Equivalent to 10 Quintillion Bombs

From electric Martian dust devils to a revolutionary flu transmission study, plus Webb's discovery of the most powerful galactic eruption ever observed.

Medicine

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

Cancer's Hidden Switch, a Mysterious Cosmic Tick, and the Quantum Computing Holy Grail

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

Man Survives 48 Hours Without Lungs, CRISPR Tackles Antibiotic Resistance, and More

Alzheimer's Brain Switches Discovered, Mars Reveals Unexplained Organic Molecules, and Cancer Detection Revolutionized

The Universe Might End Differently Than We Thought - Plus a 20-Year Dementia Shield

A Spacecraft Just Reached the Sun's Surface - And What It Found Changes Everything

CRISPR-Caffeine Cancer Treatment, 'Impossible' 3D Bonds Created, and Arctic Data Overturned

AI Diagnoses Brain Disorders in Seconds, Plus a Cancer Treatment That Changes Everything

Scientists Just Found Where Parkinson's Really Starts (It's Not the Brain)

Scientists Just Mapped the Milky Way's Hidden Magnetic Skeleton - And It Changes Everything

Earth's Crust Just Broke the Rules - And Scientists Found the Reason

Tool-Using Cows, Cancer-Fighting Toxins, and the Mystery Signal From Space

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

Scientists Just Quadrupled Our Dementia Risk Understanding - Plus: The Platinum Alternative Hiding in Plain Sight

This Common Parasite in Your Brain Is Far More Active Than Scientists Thought

NASA's Moon Return, Brain's Hidden Cleanup System, and the Star That Broke Physics

Black Holes Breaking Physics, Plastic Revolution, and the Brain on Fire Cure

Scientists Just Broke a 100-Year Chemistry Rule (And the Results Shouldn't Exist)

Chemotherapy's Hidden Power, River Deltas in Crisis, and Laws of Physics Challenged

IV Therapy Repairs Stroke Damage + Dark Matter's Hidden Past Revealed

Scientists Just Found a Way to Erase Alzheimer's Proteins From Living Neurons

Mars Is Electrically Alive, Flu Patients Who Couldn't Infect Anyone, and the Galactic Eruption Equivalent to 10 Quintillion Bombs

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