18+ hour, 38+ min ago  (539+ words) Scientists have uncovered how a huge underground magma surge shook Portugal's S'o Jorge Island with thousands of earthquakes. In March 2022, S'o Jorge Island in Portugal's Azores experienced thousands of earthquakes caused by a huge underground surge of magma (molten rock),…...

18+ hour, 38+ min ago  (530+ words) Scientists have discovered that the Chinese money plant hides a remarkable geometric system inside its leaves, revealing that nature may solve complex problems using mathematical rules similar to those found in computer science and city planning. The pattern at the…...

18+ hour, 13+ min ago  (895+ words) Scientists have developed a new technique that could turn black hole collisions into cosmic detectors for dark matter, revealing faint traces hidden inside gravitational waves. Dark matter is believed to account for most of the matter in the universe, yet…...

18+ hour, 59+ min ago  (664+ words) Scientists warn that microplastics accumulating in the liver may worsen liver disease and pose a growing global health threat. Microplastics may be doing more than polluting oceans and ecosystems " scientists now believe they could also be accumulating in the human…...

18+ hour, 59+ min ago  (443+ words) Ultra-processed foods may harm attention span and raise dementia risk factors, according to new research involving more than 2, 100 adults. The study, published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, examined the diets and cognitive performance of more than 2, 100 dementia-free middle-aged…...

1+ day, 52+ min ago  (306+ words) What if the next generation of high-performance materials did not come from a factory filled with petroleum-based plastics, but from living bacteria? Bacterial cellulose fibers normally grow in random patterns, which limits their strength and performance. Using controlled fluid dynamics…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (806+ words) A massive single-cell study has revealed hidden genetic differences in male and female immune systems that may shape disease risk in unexpected ways. New research from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and UNSW Sydney may help explain why women…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (492+ words) Researchers discovered that sleeping too little or too much is linked to accelerated aging in organs throughout the body. The study also connected abnormal sleep patterns to mental health, cardiovascular, respiratory, and metabolic disorders. An analysis of biological aging clocks…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (702+ words) For decades, human childbirth has been treated as one of evolution's great compromises. Our species walks upright, yet also gives birth to babies with unusually large brains, creating a famously tight squeeze during delivery. This idea has shaped everything from…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (63+ words) Vitamin D supplementation may help rebalance immune responses to gut bacteria in people with IBD, though larger controlled studies are needed....