Stopping cachexia at its source could reverse wasting from cancer

Stonehenge’s Altar Stone originated hundreds of kilometers away in Scotland, researchers report in Nature

The possibilities for dark matter have shrunk

Scientists are getting serious about UFOs. Here’s why. Understanding what are now called UAPs is crucial for national security and aircraft safety.

High levels of the TLR4 gene help protect sparrows from potentially risky foraging behaviors

Pheromones produced in the fingers of male poison frogs may aid mating

Parasite that ‘can cause deadly foodborne illnesses’ is engineered to deliver drugs ‘to the brains of mice and into human brain cells grown in lab dishes’

Rapid diagnosis sepsis tests could decrease result wait times from days to hours, researchers report in Nature

Malnutrition’s effects on the body don’t end when food arrives

Bird flu viruses may infect mammary glands more commonly than thought. Virus detection in cow milk was a big hint

The odds of developing long COVID dropped as the coronavirus evolved, researchers report in the New England Journal of Medicine

Landfills belch toxic PFAS, or 'forever chemicals,' into the air

Bird flu has been invading the brains of mammals. Here’s why

Freeze-drying turned a woolly mammoth’s DNA into 3-D ‘chromoglass’

Chronic asthma could be caused by cell overcrowding in the airways: « Treatments have targeted the symptoms of the lung disease, not the cause. »

A middleweight black hole has been spotted for the first time in our galaxy, researchers report in Nature

Lab studies show that pupil size shrinks as people get older

Surgery to repair rotator cuff injuries may see greater effectiveness with new medical device

Tiny saunas help frogs fight off chytrid fungus

Sumatran orangutans start crafting their engineering skills as infants

Gen X has higher cancer rates than their baby boomer parents, researchers report in JAMA

Artemisinin, a malaria drug, could be used to treat PCOS

Lokiceratops, a newly discovered species of dinosaur, had bladelike horns between its eyes

Early ants may have had complex social lives, fossil data suggests

Horses may have been domesticated twice

Physicists measured Earth’s rotation using quantum entanglement

Child sacrifices at famed Maya site were all boys, many closely related

Freshwater first appeared on Earth 4 billion years ago, ancient crystals hint

Wildfire smoke may cause tens of thousands of premature deaths

First Detection of Negative Ions on the Moon, Far-Side Soil Samples Headed to Earth

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