29+ min ago  (562+ words) A medication that has been around for decades and used to treat several conditions, including a chronic parasitic infection, is now emerging as a potential option for patients with a different and far rarer disease. Early findings suggest the drug…...

15+ hour, 55+ min ago  (594+ words) NASA's Curiosity rover has identified a wide range of organic molecules on Mars, including compounds that scientists consider key ingredients for the origin of life on Earth. The discovery comes from a chemical experiment carried out on another planet for…...

16+ hour, 48+ min ago  (694+ words) Researchers at MIT have identified an unexpected effect in optical physics that could lead to a faster and more detailed way to image living tissue. Under specific conditions, what normally looks like a scattered and disordered laser signal can reorganize…...

17+ hour, 48+ min ago  (374+ words) Why do some dreams feel vivid and lifelike, while others are confusing or hard to remember? New research from the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca suggests that the answer lies in a mix of personal traits and shared life…...

22+ hour, 24+ min ago  (610+ words) Scientists have achieved a significant breakthrough in their effort to understand dark energy by completing observations for the full target area of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI)'s 3 D map of the universe. The project wrapped up ahead of…...

1+ day, 53+ min ago  (468+ words) The research, funded by FAPESP, included 80 women over the age of 45 who were preparing to begin treatment at the oncology outpatient clinic of the general and teaching hospital ("Hospital das Cl'nicas") at FMB-UNESP. Participants were split into two equal groups....

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (911+ words) Between 750 and 900 CE, the Maya lowlands in Central America went through a dramatic drop in population and political power. For years, researchers linked this decline to repeated periods of severe drought. That explanation has long dominated scientific thinking. But new…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (641+ words) A strange object known as the "golden orb" puzzled scientists and captured public attention after it was collected during a 2023 NOAA expedition. More than two years later, researchers have finally identified what it is. The unusual golden mass, discovered at…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (455+ words) The findings were published April 22 in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Fossil Discovery Reveals Rare Skeletal Details The fossil was first uncovered in 2009 by Wilson Mantilla and his team. Unlike many similar finds, which often consist only of teeth, this…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (579+ words) Stress that people turn inward may be quietly increasing the risk of memory loss in older Chinese Americans, according to new research from Rutgers Health. The study, published in The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease, was conducted by researchers…...