How Insects Conquered Land Was Stranger Than Scientists Thought
Palaeoecological reconstruction of the Carboniferous stem insect Chosha praecursor. Credit: NIGPAS Before insects ruled the skies and reshaped life on…
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FDA Clears First-of-Its-Kind Nonmedication Treatment for PTSD
A newly cleared PTSD treatment uses patterns in brain activity to personalize magnetic stimulation. Researchers say the technique could mark…
World’s Largest Trial of Robotic Knee Surgery Delivers a Surprising Result
Robot-assisted knee replacement can place implants with greater precision, but the largest randomized trial of its kind found that accuracy…
Common Plant Chemical Linked to Widespread Organ Damage in Aquatic Animals
Pyrogallol is a naturally occurring plant-derived compound that also has a range of industrial uses. Although long familiar to chemists,…
Astronomers Discover a Ghostly River of Stars That Could Reveal Dark Matter
Hubble Space Telescope image showing the globular cluster stellar stream outlined with a box. Credit: Hubble Space Telescope and Holm…
A 2-Billion-Year-Old Clue Challenges a Popular Earth Science Theory
These pyrobitumen-rich Karelian rocks contain an unusual carbon-isotope signal. Credit: Aivo Lepland A key geological clue to a global disruption…
Researchers Discover a Potential Weak Spot in One of the Deadliest Brain Cancers
Glioblastoma is an aggressive brain cancer known for rapid growth, treatment resistance, and frequent recurrence. Its ability to adapt to…
Astronomers Caught a Star Exploding Almost the Instant It Began
This image shows the host galaxy of the recently detected supernova SN 2026gzf. This supernova was first detected by the…
Industrial Chicken Farming Is Supercharging the Spread of a Dangerous Foodborne Bacterium
Professor Samuel Sheppard, Science Lead for Digital Microbiology and Bioinformatics at the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research (IOI). Credit:…
Scientists Discover a Hidden Way T Cells Attack Leukemia
A genome-wide screen identified CD64 as a key factor in an unconventional form of T cell–mediated leukemia killing. Credit: Shutterstock…