Scientists

Scientists reveal Alaska could get up to two minutes’ warning before the next big quake

For a wide variety of earthquake scenarios in Alaska, an earthquake early warning (EEW) system could provide at least 10…

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Scientists find brain cell switch that could reverse obesity’s effects

Researchers show astrocytes can be tuned to reverse some obesity-driven brain and metabolic changes, revealing untapped therapeutic potential. Credit: Shutterstock…

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Earth’s Oldest Impact Crater Turns Out to Be Much Younger, Scientists Reveal in New Study

A location in Western Australia that used to be named as the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth is now…

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Scientists reexamine 47-year-old fossil and discover a new Jurassic sea monster

Paleontologists have identified a new species of ancient marine reptile from Germany's world-renowned Posidonia Shale fossil beds, expanding our understanding…

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Scientists just recreated the Universe’s first molecule and solved a 13-billion-year-old puzzle

Immediately after the Big Bang, which occurred around 13.8 billion years ago, the universe was dominated by unimaginably high temperatures…

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After 50 years, scientists finally catch elusive neutrinos near a reactor

Neutrinos are extremely elusive elementary particles. Day and night, 60 billion of them stream from the Sun through every square…

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Clockwork from scratch: How scientists made timekeeping cells

A team of UC Merced researchers has shown that tiny artificial cells can accurately keep time, mimicking the daily rhythms…

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The oceans are overheating—and scientists say a climate tipping point may be here

The global marine heatwaves (MHWs) of 2023 were unprecedented in their intensity, persistence, and scale, according to a new study.…

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Teen bats are spawning new viruses—here’s why scientists are paying close attention

New research by the University of Sydney offers important insights into how and when new coronavirus variants arise in bats.…

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Goodbye plastic? Scientists create new supermaterial that outperforms metals and glass

Scientists at Rice University and University of Houston have developed an innovative, scalable approach to engineer bacterial cellulose into high-strength,…

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