How short videos may be harming children’s brains
Online short-form video has shifted from a light distraction to a constant backdrop in many children’s lives. What used to fill a spare moment now shapes how young people relax, communicate and form…
Microplastics May Spread Dangerous Pathogens, Scientists Warn
Scientists are working diligently to assess the scale of microplastic pollution and its potential impacts on human and environmental health. Research suggests that microplastics themselves may be harmful to biological systems and are…
Unusual 1,400-year-old cube-shaped skull discovered in Tamaulipas.
An unprecedented discovery has surprised researchers from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) in the state of Tamaulipas. During a recent review of bone materials at the Balcón de Montezuma archaeological…
SPHERE Debris Disk Gallery: Revealing Clues of Dust and Small Bodies in Distant Solar Systems
Observations made with the SPHERE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope have produced an unprecedented gallery of “debris disks” in exoplanetary systems. Gaël Chauvin (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy), SPHERE project scientist and…
Needle-free glucose monitoring for people with diabetes
Anne Trafton | MIT News A noninvasive method for measuring blood glucose levels, developed at MIT, could save diabetes patients from having to prick their fingers several times a day. The MIT team used Raman…
Humans are still evolving.
Many people believe that we humans have conquered nature through the wonders of civilization and technology. Some also believe that because we are different from other creatures, we have complete control over our…
Hidden dangers in ‘acid rain’ soils
Acid rain from fossil fuel pollution may be quietly training soil bacteria to become longer-lived, more transmissible, and more deadly, according to a new study in the journal New Contaminants that tracks how a notorious…
Hidden cavities on the east face of the Pyramid of Menkaure in Giza
An international team of researchers has identified two air-filled cavities behind the east face of the Pyramid of Menkaure on the Giza Plateau. The discovery provides scientific evidence supporting the hypothesis that a…
Lack of time may increase the risk of dementia
A new article published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity suggests that a lack of free time — described by researchers as “time inequality” — may be associated with a higher risk of developing…
Ancient rocks offer clues about the origins of Earth and the Moon
A study of feldspar crystals found in Australia’s oldest magmatic rocks has provided new evidence about the composition of Earth’s primordial mantle, the early formation of continents, and the origins of the Moon….