2025-09-30

Is the “million-year-old” skull from China a Denisovan or something else?

Now that we know what Denisovans looked like, they’re turning up everywhere. [...]

2025-09-30

Researchers find a carbon-rich moon-forming disk around giant exoplanet

Lots of carbon molecules but little sign of water in a super-Jupiter's disk. [...]

2025-09-30

Scientists Made Human Eggs from Skin Cells and Used Them to Form Embryos

The embryos weren’t used to try to establish a pregnancy, but the researchers behind the technique say it could one day be used to address infertility. [...]

2025-09-30

Scientists unlock secret to Venus flytrap’s hair-trigger response

Ion channel at base of plant's sensory hairs amplifies initial signals above critical threshold. [...]

2025-09-29

Microplastics Could Be Weakening Your Bones, Research Suggests

The review of more than 60 scientific articles showed that microplastics, among other effects, can stimulate the formation of osteoclasts, cells specialized in degrading bone tissue. [...]

2025-09-28

150 million-year-old pterosaur cold case has finally been solved

The storm literally snapped the bones in their wings. [...]

2025-09-28

We risk a deluge of AI-written "science" pushing corporate interests – here’s what to do about it

AI is making it easier than ever to flood academic journals with misleading studies. Guest author David Comerford argues that urgent peer review reform is needed to protect trust in science.<br /&g [...]

2025-09-28

What Is Thirst?

The effects of insufficient water are felt by every cell in the body, but it’s the brain that manifests our experience of thirst. [...]

2025-09-27

The LA Fires Spewed Out Toxic Nanoparticles. He Made It His Mission to Trace Them

Nicholas Spada is one of the only scientists in the world using a nuclear x-ray process to study deadly nanoparticles in wildfire smoke. What he’s uncovered in California is a nightmare. [...]