New quantum gravity theory links entropy, dark energy, and life
A new theoretical study offers a possible explanation for how the Universe can grow more complex without violating the second law of thermo…
A new theoretical study offers a possible explanation for how the Universe can grow more complex without violating the second law of thermo…
Two elephant-sized South American sauropods were unusually well built for standing on their hind legs. Digital tests showed that their robu…
Researchers have uncovered a surprising culprit behind sleep loss in Alzheimer’s disease: the brain’s own immune cells. In mice with amyloi…
A quantum problem once described as impossible for classical computers has now been solved using relatively modest hardware. Researchers us…
Scientists have redesigned zinc oxide particles to create a mineral sunscreen that protects against ultraviolet radiation without leaving s…
Scientists are testing two promising ways to destroy PFAS, the stubborn “forever chemicals” that can accumulate in water and resist normal …
Researchers have created cosmic dust from scratch by recreating space-like conditions inside glass tubes. The dust contains complex carbon-…
The mysterious sound known as The Hum has been reported worldwide for decades, yet its source often remains impossible to find. Researchers…
Fossils from Queensland suggest a newly recognized marsupial order may have survived in Australia for around 35 million years, rewriting pa…
The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs was likely an exceptionally rare CO chondrite from a distant region of the solar system. Its unus…
A low-cost antidepressant may offer new hope for people struggling with long COVID fatigue. In a randomized clinical trial involving 399 ad…
Several popular sugar substitutes may not be as harmless as they seem. Adults who consumed the most artificial sweeteners showed substantia…
A catastrophic asteroid breakup may have triggered a huge wave of impacts across the inner solar system about 800 million years ago. The de…
Seismic waves have revealed that the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau was dramatically transformed by the colossal volcanic ac…
JWST has captured unusually detailed images of gas feeding the supermassive black hole at the center of NGC 4696. A vast filament appears t…
Scientists say new technologies have reopened the debate over whether Mars could someday be terraformed, turning a once impossible idea int…
A team of mathematicians used whimsical "silly sprinklers" to solve a physics mystery that has puzzled scientists for decades. Their experi…
Tiny plastic particles in drinking water may be doing more than contaminating the environment. New research suggests nanoplastics can actua…