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Submerged Lands Reveal Secrets of Our Ancestors’ Journey into Europe
Imagine a coastline that today shimmers with olive groves and sun-kissed waters, yet hundreds of thousands of years ago, stretched…
The Cosmic Mystery Solved? Scientists Trace Where Dark Matter Hides
For centuries, humanity has looked up at the night sky and wondered how the vast expanse of stars, galaxies, and…
Astronomers Discover a ‘Black Widow’ Pulsar Spinning Every 2.39 Milliseconds
In a remarkable breakthrough in the study of the cosmos, an international team of astronomers has uncovered a new “spider”…
Dark Matter’s Secret? Exploding Primordial Black Holes Could Be the Answer
In the stillness of the Mediterranean seabed, deep beneath the waves where sunlight cannot reach, the world’s most sensitive instruments…
Your Genes May Be Quietly Reshaping Your Brain—and Influencing Mental Health
Mental health disorders have always carried an air of mystery. Conditions like depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder can reshape lives…
Why Do People with Autism Struggle to Let Go of Fear? Scientists May Have Found the Answer
When most people hear about autism spectrum disorder (ASD), they think of the core features—difficulties with social communication, challenges in…
Can a Weekly Injection Transform Life for People With Schizophrenia? A Landmark Study Says Yes
For people living with schizophrenia, the struggle often extends far beyond the mind. While antipsychotic medications can stabilize symptoms and…
Inside the Body’s Hidden ‘Training Camps’ That Teach Immune Cells to Fight Cancer
When we think about cancer treatment, our attention often turns to the tumor itself. Cutting it out, shrinking it with…
Can a 100-Year-Old Drug Be the New Weapon Against Cancer? Groundbreaking Trial Says Yes
For more than a century, aspirin has been a household remedy—taken to ease headaches, reduce fever, or protect against heart…
This Genetic Glitch Blocks Your Cells From Healing—And Makes Breathing Impossible
At the heart of every cell in our body lies a remarkable story written in DNA. But this story is…
Tiny Robots Inspired by a Spider Could Soon Treat Cancer From Inside Your Gut
The human gastrointestinal (GI) tract is far more than a pathway for food. It is an intricate system that sustains…
Scientists Fused Two Cancer-Fighting Strategies Into One—and the Results Are Stunning
In the early 1980s, cancer treatment looked very different from today. Chemotherapy and radiation were the main options, often with…
Can Playing an Instrument Make You Smarter at Focusing? Scientists Say Yes
Imagine sitting in a crowded café, surrounded by the clinking of cups, the hiss of an espresso machine, and the…
Scientists Teach AI to Crack Quantum Puzzles 10,000 Times Faster
In the quest to understand the hidden forces shaping our world, physicists and materials scientists often find themselves battling with…
Scientists Filmed Plasma at 100 Billion Frames Per Second—Here’s Why It’s a Game-Changer
When most of us think of matter, we imagine solids, liquids, and gases—the three familiar states we encounter daily. Yet,…
The Quantum Breakthrough That Finally Solves a Decades-Old Problem
Quantum computers have often been described as the future of computation, holding the potential to solve problems that would take…
He Was Buried in the Andes as an Honored Man—Then Stolen and Forgotten in Europe
For more than a century, a single mummified skull sat quietly in the collections of the Museum of Cantonal Archaeology…
Scientists Create Gel That Heals Itself in Minutes—and Glows When Stretched
Imagine a material that can stretch nearly fifty times its length without snapping, that glows in different colors when pulled,…
A Tiny Asteroid Exploded Over France—What Scientists Found Shocked Everyone
On a February night in 2023, the people of Normandy, France, witnessed something extraordinary. A glowing fireball streaked across the…
Scientists Say Alien Oceans May Vanish Before They Even Form—What This Means for Life Beyond Earth
When astronomers announced in April 2025 that the distant planet K2-18b might be a marine world cloaked in a deep…
Astronomers Found Out This Asteroid Spins So Fast, a “Day” Lasts Only 5 Minutes
Astronomers peering through some of the world’s most advanced observatories, including the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT),…