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As lakes turn brown, trout and bass decline while pike and walleye thrive

Freshwater lakes across North America and Europe are becoming noticeably browner, reducing underwater visibility and reshaping fish populat…

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Think human anatomy is finished? Scientists say think again

Despite centuries of study, scientists are still finding new details and even overlooked structures within the human body. As researchers e…

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Scientists discover neurons must break their DNA to build the brain

As newborn neurons make their way through the developing brain, they must squeeze through incredibly tight spaces to reach their final dest…

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The first primates may have evolved in the cold, not the tropics

A surprising new study suggests the earliest primates didn't originate in tropical forests but in cold, dry parts of North America. Some ma…

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This DNA repair gene went rogue and exposed a cancer weakness

Scientists have discovered that a gene normally considered a DNA-protecting "good guy" can become dangerous when cells make too much of it.…

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The secret language behind animal cooperation

Animals from different species often rely on surprisingly sophisticated communication to work together, whether finding food, cleaning para…

Scientists expected a black hole but found a neutrino factory powered by stars

A distant galaxy nicknamed Shadow Blaster may have revealed a surprising source of cosmic neutrinos: extreme star formation instead of a su…

Researchers found a Wordle strategy that wins 99% of the time

Researchers developed a Wordle-solving strategy that succeeds 99% of the time by focusing on information gain rather than likely answers. T…

Scientists reprogram brain immune cells to fight Alzheimer’s

A newly identified molecule called OLE helped restore the brain’s immune cells to a more protective state in Alzheimer’s models. The treatm…

Einstein’s “biggest blunder” may finally have an explanation

Scientists have uncovered a surprising connection between quantum gravity and an exotic quantum state of matter that could explain why the …

This giant tropical fruit could help reverse gum disease damage

A new biomaterial made from jackfruit latex, pomegranate peel, and simvastatin could transform the treatment of severe gum disease. Early t…

DNA time stamps reveal the strawberry’s surprising origins

Researchers have created a new way to reconstruct the evolutionary history of complex plant genomes by analyzing genetic traces left by tra…

Black hole winds may be robbing giant galaxies of their future stars

Astronomers may be closing in on a long-standing cosmic mystery: why some of the universe’s biggest galaxies seem to have far fewer stars t…

Scientists discover an earthquake gate as California faults reach their highest stress levels in 1,000 years

A new study suggests Southern California's major fault system is more stressed than at any point in the last 1,000 years. Researchers found…

Ancient DNA reveals plague was already killing humans 5,500 years ago

Plague was already a deadly killer 5,500 years ago, long before cities, farming, or the rat-infested conditions usually linked to historic …

Could cosmic memory explain dark matter, dark energy, and black holes?

A new theory suggests the universe is constantly recording its own history in the fabric of spacetime. If correct, this cosmic memory could…

Major errors found in Al Gore-founded Climate TRACE database

A new study from Northern Arizona University is raising red flags about a widely used global emissions database from Climate TRACE, a conso…