Researchers have identified a molecule that disrupts a critical gene in glioblastoma.

Learn about HD 137010 b, a cold Earth‑sized planet candidate that sits near the outer edge of its star’s habitable zone.

A new study suggests that a common respiratory bacterium may play an unexpected role in Alzheimer’s disease.

The release of the latest batch of documents relating to the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has shed further light on his close relationship with the world of science. To find out why he cultivated scientists and where his interests lay, Ian Sample hears from Dan Vergano, a senior editor at Scientific American.

Learn how some of Earth’s magnetic field flips last longer than others, weakening our defenses against cosmic radiation.

The country's northern regions are accustomed to snow, but unrelenting storms have snarled transportation and caused other challenges this winter.

Celestial spectacle will be at its most impressive on 28 February, when Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will align across the sky

Karnak Temple may have been built where myth and the Nile literally rose together. Archaeologists have completed the most detailed geoarchaeological investigation ever undertaken at Egypt’s Karnak Temple near Luxor, one of the largest temple complexes of the ancient world and a UNESCO World Heritag

Learn how forged ownership documents uncovered the illegal export of an ancient Egyptian sculpture from Luxor and triggered an international investigation.

Thinking of using ChatGPT to write your Valentine’s Day card? A new study suggests you might want to reconsider. Researchers found that outsourcing heartfelt messages to AI creates a “psychological cost.”

To test it, I want you to imagine rolling up a piece of paper into a tight cylinder. Or, if you happen to be near a source of paper, doing it in real life. The analogy works either way.

For decades, the brain's resident immune cells were cast as villains whenever they got riled up. Inflammation in the brain meant trouble, full stop, and

A new 3D subsurface model shows how variations in rock strength beneath the Marmara Sea could trigger future large earthquakes along the North Anatolian Fault. The findings improve understanding of fault mechanics and support better earthquake forecasting for the Istanbul region. Türkiye lies in

While it’s been a frigid winter in the eastern U.S., the western region of the country has seen record warmth

A new study suggests electrical brain stimulation might boost focus in patients with anxious depression, but it comes with a catch. Researchers found the treatment unexpectedly heightened sensitivity to threats rather than calming fear.

Why are planets rarely found orbiting a pair of stars? UC Berkeley and American University of Beirut physicists find that general relativity makes the orbit of a tight binary pair precess. As the orbit shrinks because of tidal effects, the precesion increases. Eventually the precession matches the orbital precession of any circumbinary planet, creating a resonance that makes the planet’s orbit wildly eccentric. The planet either gets expelled from the system or is engulfed by one of the stars.

Researchers used AI-driven virtual players to test more than 100 rule sets, matching gameplay to wear patterns on a Roman limestone board.

A new study suggests that people with obesity have higher rates of mortality and hospitalization from a variety of infections from viruses, fungi, parasites and bacteria

The sample was barely a teaspoon's worth of dark, precious dust. Scooped from the surface of asteroid Bennu by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft and delivered

Learn how our brains store images that help us achieve flashes of insight when looking at seemingly incomprehensible visual tests.

Four crew members are set to launch to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission, where they will conduct research, technology

Learn how expanding satellite megaconstellations in low Earth orbit could introduce widespread light pollution into space telescope observations.

A genetic screen of human neurons has identified a protein complex that tags toxic tau for destruction. The findings explain why some brain cells are resilient to Alzheimer’s disease while others succumb to degeneration.

What looks like a galactic dance is really a cosmic optical illusion—two galaxies, worlds apart, perfectly aligned by chance.

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