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LSD Microdosing Cut Depression by Nearly 60% — and the Results Lasted Six Months
For millions around the world living under the heavy fog of major depressive disorder, the search for relief can feel…
Scientists Discover Depression Isn’t All the Same — and One Type Is Far More Hereditary
Depression is one of the most common and devastating mental illnesses in the world. It can arrive quietly or suddenly,…
Archaeologists Discover 3,000-Year-Old Brewery in China’s Bronze Age Tombs
High on the northeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau, amid the rolling grasslands and rugged hills of China’s Gansu Province,…
Droughts Are Making Animals Fight Back — Scientists Reveal a Hidden Side of Climate Change
As droughts become longer and more frequent under the strain of climate change, scientists are uncovering a surprising ripple effect—one…
Scientists Unveil a New Theory That Solves a 100-Year-Old Mystery of Sound in Solids
Every solid object—from the glass in your window to the metal in your phone—contains a hidden orchestra. Within it, trillions…
Scientists Discover a New Pterosaur Species Inside Fossilized Dinosaur Vomit
In the arid northeast of Brazil, far from the crashing waves of the Atlantic and deep within the sunbaked landscapes…
Scientists Discover a 240-Million-Year-Old “Fighter” Lizard That Preyed Like a Dinosaur
Long before the mighty roar of the dinosaurs filled the Earth, another kind of reptile ruled the ancient landscapes—armored, swift,…
Scientists Discover Pancreatic Tumors “Hack” the Nervous System to Grow Faster
Pancreatic cancer is often called a silent killer. It grows quietly, spreads aggressively, and resists most treatments, making it one…
Your Mind and Brain Are More Connected Than You Think—New Research Just Proved It
For more than a century, medicine has drawn a clear line between the fields of neurology and psychiatry. Neurology was…
Is Reality Just Geometry? Scientists Say the Universe May Be Shaped by Hidden Dimensions
What if everything we see—the stars, the particles, even the forces that hold the universe together—was not the result of…
Lost Pieces of Britain’s Coronation Stone Resurface After 70 Years — And the Story Is Wild
For centuries, the Stone of Scone—also known as the Stone of Destiny—has been one of the most powerful symbols in…
Did Neanderthals Really Go Extinct—Or Did They Become Us? New Study Says They May Have Merged with Humans
Somewhere in our genetic code lies the echo of another kind of human—a species that once shared our lands, our…
Scientists Just Uncovered the Secret “Language” of Hawaiian Monk Seals Beneath the Waves
Beneath the turquoise waters of the Hawaiian Islands, an ancient song has been echoing for centuries—unheard, unrecognized, and nearly forgotten.…
Scientists Discover the “Original Kangaroo” That Changed Australia Forever
Deep in the heart of Australia’s Northern Territory, where ancient bones lie hidden in red earth and sunbaked stone, a…
Scientists Uncover a Hidden Law of Life That Explains Why Growth Slows Even in Abundance
Why does life slow down when there’s plenty to eat? It sounds like a paradox. In nature, from bacteria in…
Scientists Unearth Australia’s Oldest Crocodile Eggs in a Farmer’s Backyard
In the quiet Queensland town of Murgon, where sheep graze under the blazing Australian sun, there lies a humble clay…
Scientists Find a Way to Make Invasive “Crazy Ants” Destroy Themselves — Naturally
Across the warm, humid Gulf Coast of the United States—from Florida to Texas—a tiny insect has been quietly waging war…
Extinct Snake Found After 40 Years Turns Out to Be Key to Modern Snake Evolution
Sometimes, the most remarkable discoveries don’t come from unearthing new fossils—but from looking again at the ones we already have.…
Climate Change Is Literally Tearing Africa Apart, Scientists Warn
When we think of climate change, we usually picture melting ice caps, rising seas, or burning forests. But what if…
Astronomers Just Discovered the Pleiades Are 20 Times Bigger Than We Thought
For thousands of years, people have looked up at the night sky and marveled at a tiny cluster of stars…
Astronomers Discover a Galaxy That Makes Stars 180 Times Faster Than the Milky Way
Imagine peering back in time more than 13 billion years—so far that the light you’re seeing began its journey when…