Science

NASA just caught a rare glimpse of an interstellar comet

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft has captured important new data on the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS using its Southwest Research Institute-led Ultraviolet…

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This “mushroom” is not a fungus, it’s a bizarre plant that breaks all the rules

In the damp shade beneath moss-covered trees, high in the mountains of Taiwan and mainland Japan or deep within the…

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Helping others for a few hours a week may slow brain aging

Strong social ties are often linked to better health, and new research adds a brain benefit to that list. Researchers…

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An 11-year-old needed two new organs and doctors made history

Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) has completed its first-ever dual heart and liver transplant, marking a major milestone for the…

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The 98% mystery: Scientists just cracked the code on “junk DNA” linked to Alzheimer’s

When people picture DNA, they often imagine a set of genes that shape our physical traits, influence behavior, and help…

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The western U.S. Tried to stop wildfires and it backfired

Wildfires are not always purely destructive. In many forests, fire can clear out built up dead material, return nutrients to…

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Astronomers just watched a black hole twist spacetime

The universe has delivered a rare breakthrough for researchers chasing one of the hardest effects to catch in the night…

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AI detects cancer but it’s also reading who you are

A new study shows that artificial intelligence systems used to diagnose cancer from pathology slides do not perform equally for…

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A quantum mystery that stumped scientists for decades is solved

A global research team led by Rice University physicist Pengcheng Dai has verified the presence of emergent photons and fractionalized…

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New study reveals how kimchi boosts the immune system

Growing seasonal concern about overlapping respiratory illnesses such as the common cold and influenza has increased interest in ways to…

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