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Scientists uncover oxygen-loving ancestor of all complex life

Scientists widely agree that complex life emerged after two very different microbes formed a close partnership. That merger eventually gave…

4 weeks ago

Scientists uncover the climate shock that reshaped Easter Island

New research from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory provides the strongest evidence so far that a prolonged drought reshaped life on…

1 month ago

Scientists finally uncover why statins cause muscle pain

Many people who are prescribed statins to lower cholesterol end up stopping the medication because of muscle pain, weakness, or…

2 months ago

Stanford scientists uncover why mRNA COVID vaccines can trigger heart inflammation

Researchers at Stanford Medicine have identified the biological steps that explain how mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines can, in rare cases, lead…

3 months ago

Scientists uncover the hidden survival trick that lets cancer bounce back

Cancer drug resistance remains one of the biggest challenges in cancer treatment, and doctors urgently need better ways to prevent…

3 months ago

Scientists uncover a volcanic trigger behind the Black Death

A study published in the scientific journal Communications Earth & Environment proposes that volcanic activity may have contributed to the…

3 months ago

Scientists uncover meditation’s hidden side effects

Meditation is now widely promoted as a tool for everything from reducing stress to improving productivity. It has become a…

4 months ago

Scientists uncover exercise’s secret hunger-busting molecule

Researchers at Baylor College ofMedicine, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children's Hospital, Stanford University…

6 months ago

MIT scientists uncover shocking origin of the moon’s magnetic scars

Where did the moon's magnetism go? Scientists have puzzled over this question for decades, ever since orbiting spacecraft picked up…

6 months ago

Scientists uncover why “stealth” volcanoes stay silent until eruption

When volcanoes are preparing to erupt, scientists rely on typical signs to warn people living nearby: deformation of the ground…

9 months ago