Planet nine mystery deepens as new discovery challenges hidden planet theory
Is there a massive undiscovered planet on the outer reaches of the Solar System? The idea has been around since before the discovery of Pluto in the 1930s. Labelled as…
New obesity discovery rewrites decades of fat science
For decades, scientists believed they understood one of the body’s key fat-burning proteins. Known as hormone-sensitive lipase, or HSL, the enzyme was thought to work mainly as the body’s emergency…
This discovery could let bones benefit from exercise without moving
Researchers from the Department of Medicine at the School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) have identified a biological process that explains how physical…
Harvard gut discovery could change how we treat obesity and diabetes
A research project supported by FAPESP and carried out at Harvard University in the United States has identified a set of metabolites that move from the intestine to the liver…
New moonquake discovery could change NASA’s Moon plans
A recently published study reports that shaking from moonquakes, rather than impacts from meteoroids, was the main force behind the shifting terrain in the Taurus-Littrow valley, the site where Apollo…
These Are the New Cars Buyers Can’t Wait To Get Rid Of
Buying a new car should be a long-term commitment. They’re expensive, and depreciation kills the car’s resale value as soon as you drive it off the lot—money you’ll never recover.…
Scientists crack a 50-year solar mystery with a scorching discovery
New research from the University of St Andrews has proposed that particles in solar flares are 6.5 times hotter than previously thought and provided an unexpected solution to a 50-year-old…
Ancient fossil discovery in Ethiopia rewrites human origins
A team of international scientists has discovered new fossils at a field site in Africa that indicate Australopithecus, and the oldest specimens of Homo, coexisted at the same place in…
New Dwarf Planet Discovery Challenges Planet Nine Hypothesis
Discovery of a new potential dwarf planet in the outer reaches of the solar system has posed the greatest challenge yet to the hypothesis that a ninth planet lurks far…
Discovery of dopamine receptors in a previously overlooked part of the brain sheds light on the complex circuitry for anxiety and depression
Mount Sinai researchers have discovered distinct roles for two dopamine receptors located on nerve cells within the portion of the brain that controls approach vs. avoidance behavior. These receptors potentially…