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Heat breaks the rules at the nanoscale and scientists used it to their advantage
Researchers working with engineered nanoscale gold structures have demonstrated a phenomenon that circumvents conventional thermal physics,
Scientists finally complete Schrödinger’s 100-year-old color theory
A multinational team of researchers has successfully resolved a fundamental mathematical paradox embedded within Erwin Schrödinger's century
Ozempic and similar weight-loss drugs linked to 30% lower breast cancer risk
Women taking glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist medications, commonly known as GLP-1 drugs, demonstrated approximately 30% lower incid
Scientists found a surprisingly simple way to create powerful quantum states
Researchers at the University of Chicago have achieved a significant breakthrough in quantum state engineering by demonstrating that highly
Bowerbirds Are Stealing Cash, Plastic and Handcuffs for Love
Male great bowerbirds in Australian urban environments have fundamentally altered their courtship behaviour over the past two decades, subst
A tiny atomic shift gives scientists powerful control over metals
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have demonstrated that modifying the thickness of metallic films by mere nanometers produces subs
Leaks on Space Station Lead Astronauts Briefly to Seek Shelter in Spacecraft
The International Space Station experienced a pressurisation anomaly on Friday that prompted its Russian segment crew members to temporarily
Are we getting to the point where it's safe to gene-edit babies?
A research team operating within the United States has achieved what many in the scientific community view as a significant technical milest
In a First, Scientists Precisely Edit Human Embryo Genes
For the first time in human history, scientists have successfully performed precise genetic editing on human embryos using advanced molecula
The New World Screwworm Is Back. Here’s What That Means.
The New World screwworm, a parasitic fly species scientifically designated Cochliomyia hominivorax, has re-established itself within the con
After 20 years, scientists finally shrink a powerful laser onto a chip
Swiss researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne have successfully miniaturized ultrafast femtosecond laser technology onto
Scientists finally crack an “undruggable” pancreatic cancer target and nearly double survival
Researchers have achieved a significant breakthrough in pancreatic cancer treatment with the development of daraxonrasib, a novel therapeuti
Goethe never knew this 40-million-year-old ant was hidden in his collection
In a remarkable convergence of literary history and contemporary paleontology, researchers examining amber specimens retained in Johann Wolf
Stonehenge's altar stone probably wasn't transported by a glacier
The Altar Stone at Stonehenge, a massive sandstone slab positioned at the heart of one of Britain's most iconic prehistoric monuments, almos
Scientists discover a quantum effect that could eliminate batteries
A team of researchers has identified a novel mechanism by which microscopic defects and atomic vibrations within advanced materials can mani
The looming El Niño could be bad – but much worse is to come
The intersection of climate change and the El Niño Southern Oscillation presents an emerging threat to global climate stability that demands
New Scientist recommends a deep dive into our organs by Giulia Enders
Giulia Enders, the German scientist and author who achieved international prominence through her bestselling work Gut, has released a second
Alice Roberts: 'We are fundamentally, at the end of the day, animals'
Alice Roberts, the prominent British biological anthropologist and science broadcaster, has articulated a fundamental challenge to prevailin
An encyclopedia formed from AI hallucinations – what could go wrong?
A newly discovered online encyclopedia generated entirely through artificial intelligence has surfaced, offering readers an unrestricted cat
Superintelligent machines may well need us after all
Recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence mathematical capabilities have paradoxically illuminated the indispensable role that human m
CERN’s new chief on the gamble that could fix our picture of reality
Mark Thomson assumed leadership of CERN on January 1, 2024, inheriting the world's largest particle physics laboratory at a pivotal moment i
Venus will disappear behind the Moon in a rare June sky event
A celestial occultation of Venus will take place on June 10th, 2024, as the Moon passes directly in front of the planet, rendering it tempor
Scientists simulated a nuclear fireball and found a surprise in the fallout
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have conducted a series of controlled experiments designed to replicate the extreme co
This new diabetes pill burns fat without the downsides of Ozempic
Researchers have unveiled an experimental pharmaceutical compound designed to address type 2 diabetes and obesity through a metabolic mechan
Keto diet shows real promise for anorexia recovery
A small clinical trial investigating the ketogenic diet as a therapeutic intervention for anorexia nervosa has yielded striking preliminary
Scientists reverse anxiety by fixing a tiny brain circuit
Neuroscientists have identified a specific population of neurons within the amygdala, one of the brain's most ancient emotional processing c
New discovery upends an 80-year-old theory of turbulence
An international team of researchers has fundamentally challenged one of physics' most enduring principles by demonstrating that energy flow
A child's tooth and strange green stones uncover a 5,500-year-old mystery
Researchers investigating a remote mountain cave system in the Pyrenees have identified what may constitute one of Europe's earliest high-al
Scientists discovered something surprising about french fries and diabetes
Researchers tracking more than 205,000 participants over nearly four decades have identified a striking distinction in how different potato
Scientists confirm a deep earthquake that shouldn't exist
A research team has fundamentally challenged conventional understanding of continental geology by confirming the occurrence of a seismic eve