In a scientific development that could redefine the treatment of liver cancer, researchers from McMaster University, in collaboration with the…
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Your Brain Feels Touch Differently Than You Think and Now We Know Why
Not all sensations are created equal—even when they come from the same touch. You might brush your hand across the…
How a Simple Cold Could Reignite Deadly Cancer After Years of Silence
In a groundbreaking study published in Nature, scientists have uncovered a startling biological connection: common respiratory infections such as COVID-19…
The Glowing Cells That Could Save Millions from Colon Cancer
We inherit more than just eye color or height from our parents. Woven into our DNA is a biological story—some…
Scientists Discover Hidden Genetic Switches That Could Unlock Human Hibernation
Imagine sleeping through winter, your body temperature dropping close to freezing, your heart slowing, your muscles idle for months—and waking…
Scientists Discover Why Our Brains Age and the Answer Is Hidden in a Tiny Fish
As the human brain ages, memories grow foggy, thoughts slow, and once-sharp minds begin to drift into silence. For decades,…
Scientists Discover Exercise May Rewire the Brain in Parkinson’s Patients
For years, doctors and patients alike have witnessed the benefits of exercise in easing the tremors and stiffness of Parkinson’s…
This Common Sweetener May Be Silently Undermining Cancer Treatment
A common sugar substitute found in diet sodas and “sugar-free” snacks may be silently interfering with one of the most…
Scientists Discover a Way to Make the Heart Heal Itself After a Heart Attack
For generations, the human heart has defied one of the most basic principles of biology: the ability to heal itself.…
Does the Season You’re Born in Affect Mental Health? New Study Says Summer-Born Men Show Higher Depression Scores
Could the month you were born in quietly shape your mental health decades later? A new study from researchers at…
Scientists Just Took the Biggest Step Yet Toward an HIV Vaccine Using mRNA
After decades of dashed hopes and biological roadblocks, scientists may finally be closing in on a long-sought goal: an effective…
What Does AI Teach Us About Being Human?
In ancient myths, humans fashioned mirrors not only to see themselves, but to understand what lay behind their eyes—something deeper…
How Neural Networks Mimic the Human Brain
The idea that machines might one day think like humans has haunted the imagination for centuries. From mythological automatons to…
Is AI a Threat to Human Freedom?
Throughout history, humanity has always feared what it does not fully understand. From the fire that once frightened early humans…
Can AI Solve the World’s Biggest Problems?
Across the planet, a sense of urgency hangs in the air like humidity before a storm. Climate change is no…
Scientists Discover Liquid Heartbeat That Pulses at the Speed of Light
Scientists have long known that polar liquids—like water and alcohols—contain molecules that jostle, twist, and align under the influence of…
Scientists Uncover a Forgotten Firestorm That Once Split a Supercontinent
Roughly 800 million years ago, long before the first animals wriggled through ancient seas or forests cloaked the continents, the…
One Bolt of Lightning Traveled 515 Miles and We’re Only Beginning to Understand How
One October night in 2017, high above the rolling grasslands of the Great Plains, nature wrote its name in fire…
The Moment Salt Touched a Surface Changed Everything We Thought We Knew
It’s one of those things you’ve probably seen without thinking much about it: a white, crusty buildup tracing its way…
Scientists Just Found Thousands of Tiny Proteins We Never Knew Existed
In the grand orchestra of life, proteins play the symphony. These molecular machines fold, twist, and dance into nearly every…
Scientists Discover Antarctic Seals Sing Songs Like Human Nursery Rhymes
In the frozen reaches of Antarctica, beneath sheets of drifting sea ice, a curious concert is underway. If you were…
Can AI Understand Beauty and Emotion?
A machine looks at a painting. It sees shapes, colors, patterns, perhaps even stylistic features that it can classify as…