Science

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.

Climate Change

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

Feb 17, 2026

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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.

Medical Research

AI Cracks Alzheimer's Code, Ancient Earth Mystery Solved, and the 3-Hour Heart Health Rule

Feb 13, 2026

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AI Cracks Alzheimer's Code, Ancient Earth Mystery Solved, and the 3-Hour Heart Health Rule

From genetic rewiring in dementia to prehistoric ice paradoxes and quantum security in ordinary glass - science just rewrote the rulebook.

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.

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.

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.

Medical Research

Scientists Just Solved a 50-Year Space Mystery (And Found Something Massive Inside Earth)

Feb 4, 2026

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3 min read

Scientists Just Solved a 50-Year Space Mystery (And Found Something Massive Inside Earth)

From fleeing galaxies and hidden cosmic structures to proteins that reverse brain aging - today's discoveries are rewriting the textbooks.

Paleontology

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

Feb 3, 2026

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3 min read

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.

Geology

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

Feb 2, 2026

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3 min read

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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3 min read

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

Mars Rain, Memory Myths Shattered, and the Mystery Fossil That Changed Everything

Jan 28, 2026

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3 min read

Mars Rain, Memory Myths Shattered, and the Mystery Fossil That Changed Everything

Ancient Mars rainfall revealed, decades of brain science overturned, and Earth's strangest fossils finally explained - plus why obesity might directly cause dementia.

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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3 min read

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.

Marine Biology

Hawaiian Monk Seals Just Revealed a Secret Language Scientists Never Knew Existed

Jan 21, 2026

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3 min read

Hawaiian Monk Seals Just Revealed a Secret Language Scientists Never Knew Existed

From underwater seal conversations to cancer therapy breakthroughs, plus the cosmic mystery of fast radio bursts finally solved

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.

Science

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

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

AI Cracks Alzheimer's Code, Ancient Earth Mystery Solved, and the 3-Hour Heart Health Rule

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

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

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

Scientists Just Solved a 50-Year Space Mystery (And Found Something Massive Inside Earth)

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

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

Mars Rain, Memory Myths Shattered, and the Mystery Fossil That Changed Everything

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

Hawaiian Monk Seals Just Revealed a Secret Language Scientists Never Knew Existed

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

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