Mezcal worm in a bottle DNA test reveals a surprise
At the bottom of some mezcal bottles sits one of the most recognizable curiosities in the world of spirits: a pale, curled “worm” preserved in alcohol. It has helped give…
Study of 1,700 languages reveals surprising hidden patterns
Despite the enormous variety of languages spoken around the world, certain grammatical patterns keep showing up. A new study finds that about one-third of long-standing “linguistic universals” are backed by…
Volkswagen Reveals More Details About Its New Small SUV
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Ancient DNA reveals a farming shift that pushed a society to the brink
A new interdisciplinary study published in Nature traces more than 2,000 years of population history in Argentina’s Uspallata Valley (UV), a key southern edge of ancient Andean farming. The research…
A lab mistake at Cambridge reveals a powerful new way to modify drug molecules
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have created a new technique that uses light instead of toxic chemicals to change complex drug molecules. The discovery could speed up drug development…
James Webb reveals a barred spiral galaxy shockingly early in the Universe
A research team led by Daniel Ivanov, a physics and astronomy graduate student in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences at Pitt, has identified a strong candidate…
Asteroid Bennu reveals a new pathway to life’s chemistry
When NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned material from asteroid Bennu in 2023, scientists confirmed that the 4.6 billion year old rocks contained amino acids, the essential molecules that make life possible.…
New research reveals humans could have as many as 33 senses
When we spend hours focused on screens, it is easy to forget that our bodies are constantly processing far more than images and noise. Yet our senses are always active.…
A sudden signal flare reveals the hidden partner behind fast radio bursts
Astronomers from an international research team, including scientists from the Department of Physics at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), have found the clearest evidence so far that some fast…
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 support immune health. New clinical research now suggests that kimchi,…