Science AFP Digital art misrepresented as visuals from Mars

After NASA announced it had found potential evidence of ancient microbial life on Mars, imagery supposedly released by the US space agency spread widely on social media. The visuals trace back to a "digital creator", and no such clip could be...

Scientists Finally Discover Why Pumpkins Absorb Pollution

A microscopic protein twist explains why pumpkins soak up pollution, and how they might one day help remove it. Credit: Shutterstock Japanese scientists have found that a small change in plant proteins explains why pumpkins and zucchini absorb...

Scientists Find Several Links Between Gene Variants & Cholesterol

Heart disease is still the number one cause of death among adults worldwide. High cholesterol levels are one contributor to heart disease. Researchers have now developed a method that can analyze a person’s genetic data to determine who is at risk...

Science Chron 3I/ATLAS's strange behavior challenges what astronomers know about comets

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has just made its closest pass to the Sun, and it's brighter than scientists expected. Spacecraft monitoring the Sun captured a dramatic surge in brightness as the comet plunged toward perihelion, its nearest point...

Scientists Shocked by Reversed Electric Field Around Earth

The area of space controlled by Earth's magnetic field is called the magnetosphere. Within this vast magnetic bubble, scientists have observed an electric field that stretches from the morning side of Earth to the evening side. This large-scale...

Scientists develop one-shot vaccine to protect against all bird flu strains

ROTTERDAM - Scientists have developed a proof-of-concept vaccine that could offer broad protection against all known and emerging variants of highly pathogenic avian influenza (A5) viruses, including those that have yet to evolve. The one-shot...

Scientists detect Covid-like virus from Brazil bats

The furin cleavage site is important in determining host range, infectivity, and cross-species transmission. It has been identified in the surface proteins of other RNA viruses, such as the highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses...

Scientific Games enhances North Dakota Lottery sales with advanced systems technology

Scientific Games has announced the successful conversion of the North Dakota Lottery’s system technology, deploying its most advanced central gaming system and iLottery solution to modernize both retail and digital sales, enhancing funding for...

Scientist turns snail mucus to breakthrough for arthritis treatment

A Nigerian scientist, Dr. Victor Ayobami Ajisafe, has developed an innovative biomaterial made from snail mucus that could transform the treatment of cartilage damage and arthritis. His groundbreaking research, conducted during his PhD and now...

Science Experiments from the Afterlife

Sibyl Bucheli (front left) explores how insect and microbe communities change over time during the process of decomposition. Sibyl Bucheli Not long after arriving at Sam Houston State University in 2007, entomologist and micromoth expert Sibyl...

Science Quiz: On bone and joint health

October has two days that are set aside to mark conditions related to bones and joints: World Osteoporosis Day and World Arthritis Day. Perhaps, it’s a good time to find out how much you know about bone and joint health!

Scientists unlock new energy potential in iron-based materials

In brief Researchers at Stanford and SLAC have developed an innovative iron-based material for energy storage in batteries, achieving a capacity that previously seemed unattainable. The discovery involves making an iron-based cathode material...

Scientists just cracked a 60-million-year-old volcanic mystery

The progression of the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption. What do the rumblings of Iceland’s volcanoes have in common with the now peaceful volcanic islands off Scotland’s western coast and the spectacular basalt columns of the Giant’s Causeway in...

Science ScienceAlert Astronomers Catch a Ring System Forming Around Chiron in Real Time

New observations of a strange object that wobbles around the space between Jupiter and Uranus reveal what looks like a system of rings forming and evolving, even as we watch. The object, named Chiron, is a chunk of rock shaped a bit like a jelly...

Scientists issue warning that powerful ancient phenomenon could repeat today: 'Important implication[s]'

Researchers investigated how the "pacificization effect" enhanced Arctic sea ice retreat thousands of years ago. Their data could help paint a clearer picture of the current rate of ice melt and the impact it may have on the global climate. What's...

Scientists detect early brain response to rhythm in preterm babies

Scientists have long wondered when the sense of rhythm first takes shape in the developing brain. It’s been a difficult question to answer not least because studying this in foetuses is almost impossible. But when instead scientists turned to...

Scientists issue warning as billions of bird vanish across North America: 'Silent crisis'

"We just have to listen before the silence becomes permanent." by Geri MilevaOctober 30, 2025 Mornings across North America are quieter now. It's been described as a "silent crisis," and it's a warning of how quickly the systems that support...

Scientists issue warning about looming threat to coastal cities: 'We are seeing more and more acceleration'

Sea-level rise has jeopardized the long-term viability of many coastal communities along China's southeastern coast. What's happening? In a study published in Nature, researchers found that sea-level rise has worsened in southeastern China due to...

Science Nautilus Antarctic Team Drills 6 Million Years Into Earth’s Past

At the end of the Earth there’s a record of sorts, preserved in layers of layers of Antarctic ice—you could even call it our planet’s memory. Now, scientists have unearthed a new chapter in this prehistoric record. Drilling through ancient...

Biopharma Embraces Synthetic Biology

Synthetic biology—an emerging and often debated field—involves the application of engineering principles to biological systems. While its definition has evolved over time, the European Commission today defines synthetic biology as the use of...