1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (651+ words) Long-lived bats appear to combine powerful immune defenses with unusual strategies for eliminating damaged cells, potentially helping them avoid cancer and disease for decades. Researchers hope these genetic tricks could eventually reveal new ways to protect human health during aging....

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (145+ words) High stakes leadership and landing on Mars Cross-border diffusion -- learning from lightning on Venus Why protect bootprints on the Moon? Unlike ancient footprints, cave drawings, and stone-age tools found here on Earth, the first traces of human activity on the…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (256+ words) Eating only between noon and 8 p.m. improved blood sugar control in a small study of adults with Type 1 diabetes and obesity, while avoiding an increase in serious complications. The promising findings offer the first evidence that time restricted eating could become…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (816+ words) Researchers have identified four additional sailors from Sir John Franklin's ill-fated 1845 Arctic expedition, including one man whose identity had remained the subject of debate for more than a century. Anthropologists from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Waterloo…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (41+ words) Volcanic rocks in Colombia are rewriting the timeline of the collision between Central and South America. Their magnetic signatures show that major tectonic deformation had already weakened by the late Miocene, suggesting the most intense collision occurred earlier than previously…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (485+ words) Researchers discovered that combinations of toxin-blocking proteins naturally found in rattlesnake blood can powerfully neutralize venom from several dangerous snake species. In lab tests, the mixtures were about 10 times more potent than a current commercial antivenom, pointing toward a new…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (483+ words) Artificial intelligence (AI) and other information and communication technologies (ICTs) are producing and processing data at a scale never seen before. Internet searches, AI-generated images, recommendation systems, scientific simulations, and large language models all depend on enormous amounts of information…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (437+ words) Harvard researchers have transformed ordinary knitting into a platform for creating fabrics that can snap between different shapes and perform useful functions. Using elastic yarns and industrial knitting techniques, the team engineered thick textiles that naturally curve and lock into…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (642+ words) For years, cities have been taking on efforts to reduce their carbon footprint by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Yet little has been done to verify if such work has the intended outcome. New research from the University of Kansas found…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (265+ words) Where you live in early adulthood may quietly shape your heart health for decades. Researchers found that adverse neighborhood conditions were linked to a higher risk of coronary artery calcification in midlife, an early warning sign of cardiovascular disease....