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The search for our Sun's missing twin -- Many stars in our galaxy exist in pairs. Now scientists are finding clues that our Sun may once have had a companion of its own. The question is, where did it go? -- 26 Dec 2024

Many stars in our galaxy exist in pairs. Now scientists are finding clues that our Sun may once have had a companion of its own. The question is, where did it go?

BBC News - Technology - 1 day ago

Scientists find 'alien plant' that doesn't belong to any known species

Findings point to lack of clarity on how diverse ecosystems were before they were lost to time, researchers say

Independent UK - Science - 3 days ago

New bone test could rewrite British history, say scientists

Researchers say new DNA research could shed new light on what history books say about ancient Britain.

BBC News - Science - 3 days ago

Food Trends to Embrace in 2025, According to Scientists

Two nutrition scientists share their thoughts on evidence-backed ways to improve your health with nutrition in the new year.

Newsweek - Health - 3 days ago

Scientists have identified an estimated 10% of all species on Earth. Here's what they found in 2024

A toothy toadstool. A vegetarian piranha with a distinctive mark. And a pygmy pipehorse floating in the Indian Ocean shallows. These wild wonders were among the hundreds of previously unknown species of animals, plants and fungi that scientists named and described for the first time in 2024.

CTV News - Science - 4 days ago

Scientists Asked People To Do 1 Thing Differently While Taking A Walk. The Results Were Astounding.

“It [creates] an amazing cascade of physiology that we can find almost any day and is very good for you,”

Huffington Post - Top Stories - 4 days ago

Scientists solve mystery of giant volcano that caused famines

A team of researchers have helped solve the mystery over a volcanic eruption that caused famines and crop failures around the world, almost 200 years ago.

Independent UK - Science - 5 days ago

What Is Kessler Syndrome And Why It Has Scientists Worried For Future Of Space

Kessler Syndrome is a hypothetical scenario proposed by NASA scientist Donald J. Kessler in 1978.

NDTV - Science - 7 days ago

5 major Alzheimer's discoveries scientists made in 2024

As the year comes to a close, experts from the Alzheimer's Association reflect on some of the hopeful advances in diagnosis, treatment and risk management that have been made in 2024.

Fox News - Health - 8 days ago

Scientists perplexed to find exact speed of human thought

Brain processes signals from sensory organs at only about 10 bits per second, researchers say

Independent UK - Science - 9 days ago

Scientists make 'shocking' discovery about California ground squirrels

Ravenous California ground squirrels have been hunting and eating rodents for the first time

Independent UK - Science - 9 days ago

Scientists create Iron Man-like robot to help paraplegics walk

South Korean researchers have developed a lightweight wearable robot that can walk up to paraplegic users and lock itself onto them, enabling them to walk,...

Daily Sabah - Health - 10 days ago

Why scientists say we are fighting H5N1 bird flu with one hand tied behind our backs

When, where and how the H5N1 bird flu virus may evolve and its capacity to spark a pandemic is hard to predict — in part, some researchers say, because of federal restrictions on gain-of-function research.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 11 days ago

A tale worth telling of four women scientists whose names you should know but don't

Lise Meitner helped discover nuclear fission. She and her "sisters in science" had to escape the hostility of the Third Reich to women academics.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 12 days ago

Scientists find 1st binary star near Milky Way's supermassive black hole

An international team of researchers has discovered the first binary star system located near Sagittarius A, the supermassive black hole at the heart of...

Daily Sabah - Science - 17 days ago

Heat records shattered as scientists hunt for cause

The record-breaking heat of 2023 and 2024 has pushed global temperatures to new extremes, leaving scientists struggling to pinpoint the exact causes behind...

Daily Sabah - Environment - 19 days ago

There is no cure yet for herpes infections, but scientists are developing a vaccine. When could it be available?

The importance of developing a vaccine for herpes infections is highlighted by a new report showing one in five people live with most common form of genital infection .

Deutsche Welle - Health - 22 days ago

Universe expanding faster than scientists predicted, Web telescope shows

New observations challenge the standard cosmological model, suggesting dark energy and other mysteries may hold the key to understanding cosmic evolution

YNET News - Science - 25 days ago

'Impossible to treat' superbugs on rise in Ukraine, scientists warn

Bacteria exhibit extreme antibiotic resistance

Independent UK - Science - 30 days ago

Scientist claim 'invisibility cloak' breakthrough

New material may enable simpler and less expensive camouflaging technology, researchers say

Independent UK - Science - 30 days ago

Scientists puzzled by asteroids that seemingly left no climate impacts

UK scientists used hundreds of tiny fossils that lived in the sea at the time to understand climate shifts tens of millions of years ago

Independent UK - Science - 1 month ago

Nearly all Arctic sea ice could melt by summer 2027, scientists warn

For the first time, a group of international scientists used climate models to predict when the Arctic might see its first ‘ice-free’ day

Independent UK - Science - 1 month ago

Breakthrough brain discovery may lead to 'yoga pill', scientists say

Discovery of pathway behind voluntary breathing and emotional regulation in mice brains may lead to new treatments for anxiety and stress disorders

Independent UK - Science - 1 month ago

Scientists find 1.5 million-year-old footprints of human ancestors

Researchers say the discovery proves the theory that some ancient human ancestors were neighbors

Independent UK - Science - 1 month ago

Scientists map out the human body one cell at a time

Researchers have created an early map of some of the human body’s estimated 37.2 trillion cells. Each type of cell has a unique role, and knowing what all the cells do can help scientists better understand health and diseases such as cancer.

AP News - Science - 1 month ago

Scientists develop bacteria-powered lasers for Mars, clean energy

Lasers that harness bacteria's natural ability to convert sunlight into energy could power missions to Mars and provide a source of clean energy on...

Daily Sabah - Science - 1 month ago

Missed out on the northern lights? Scientists expect more solar storms to produce auroras

Space weather experts say expect to see more northern lights in unusual places as the sun continues to sizzle.

AP News - Science - 2 months ago

EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals. A Watchdog Found They Were Retaliated Against.

Three reports issued by the agency’s inspector general detailed personal attacks suffered by the scientists — including being called “stupid,” “piranhas” and “pot-stirrers” — and called on the EPA to take “appropriate corrective action” in response.

ProPublica - Environment - 3 months ago

Scientists Create 'Jelly Battery' to Treat Brain Disease

With such a new concept, its potential could stretch on and on.

Inside Edition - Health - 4 months ago

How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe

Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.

ProPublica - Environment - 6 months ago

Bird flu is highly lethal to some animals, but not to others. Scientists want to know why

Scientists are trying to determine why bird flu kills some animals quickly but leads to mild illnesses in others.

AP News - Health - 6 months ago

Scientists raise alarm over sunscreen ingredient being found in foods

Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) is a synthetically produced substance that is not classed as hazardous and used in a vast range of industrial and consumer goods

Independent UK - Health - 6 months ago

New Zika virus variant could be 'more transmissible', scientists warn

Scientists warn that a new variant of the virus could be much more transmissible

Independent UK - Health - 1 year ago