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A newly developed artificial intelligence system from the University of Michigan can analyze brain MRI scans and deliver a diagnosis in a matter of seconds, according to a new study. The model identified neurological conditions with accuracy reaching 97.5% and was also able to assess how urgently patients needed medical…
“The concept of time has troubled philosophers and physicists for thousands of years, and the advent of quantum mechanics has not simplified the problem,” says Professor Hugo Dil, a physicist at EPFL. “The central problem is the general role of time in quantum mechanics, and especially the timescale associated with…
With the 2026 Winter Olympics now in full swing, imagery from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission offers a clear and striking look at northern Italy, bringing several major Olympic locations into view from space. Known as the Milano Cortina Games, the 2026 Olympics are spread across a wide area rather than…
When we spend hours focused on screens, it is easy to forget that our bodies are constantly processing far more than images and noise. Yet our senses are always active. When we slow down or become more aware, we notice the texture of surfaces, the tension in our muscles, or…
Scientists at the University of Cambridge, working with international collaborators, have identified a crucial process that shapes how DNA behaves as it moves through nanoscale pores. This process is fundamental to many biological activities and to fast-growing DNA sensing technologies. The research highlights a long-overlooked DNA structure called plectonemes, a…
Women who follow a Mediterranean-style eating pattern may face a lower risk of stroke, according to research published on February 4, 2026, in Neurology Open Access, a journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study found a strong relationship between this diet and reduced stroke risk, though it does…
Ovarian cancer is the deadliest gynecological cancer, largely because it is usually discovered too late. In most cases, doctors diagnose the disease only after it has already spread widely throughout the abdomen. Although researchers have long known that ovarian cancer progresses rapidly, the biological reason behind this speed has remained…
A newly released study reports that among people with moderate hearing loss, receiving a prescription for hearing aids did not lead to measurable improvements on standard tests of memory and thinking. The research was published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. “Hearing loss is more…
Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is the most widespread form of hair loss, affecting millions of people around the world. Medications such as finasteride and minoxidil are widely prescribed, but concerns about side effects and long term use have pushed many patients to look for gentler, more holistic approaches. A new scientific…
Trees are essential to life on Earth. They absorb and store CO2, support animals, fungi, and insects, hold soil in place, manage water cycles, and provide people with vital resources such as wood, food, and cooling shade during hot weather. Despite their importance, forests around the world are undergoing a…
Scientists have known for years that iron oxide minerals help store vast amounts of carbon by keeping it out of the atmosphere. A new study from Northwestern University now explains the chemistry behind that ability, revealing why these minerals are especially effective at locking carbon in place. By closely examining…
A rare luxury material once worn only by emperors in ancient times has been successfully recreated by scientists in South Korea. Researchers led by Professor Dong Soo Hwang (Division of Environmental Science and Engineering / Division of interdisciplinary bioscience & bioengineering, POSTECH) and Professor Jimin Choi (Environmental Research Institute) have…
Baker’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) is best known for its role in baking, brewing, and modern biotechnology. Yet this everyday microorganism may also offer insight into a far bigger question: how life might endure the extreme conditions found beyond Earth. Researchers from the Department of Biochemistry (BC) at the Indian Institute…
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological condition that affects more than 1 million people in the United States and over 10 million worldwide. The disease causes a wide range of debilitating symptoms, including tremors, difficulty with movement, sleep problems, and cognitive decline. Current treatment options, such as long-term medications and…
The gut microbiome, also called the gut flora, plays a vital role in human health. This enormous and constantly changing community of microorganisms is shaped by countless chemical exchanges, both among the microbes themselves and between microbes and the human body. For these interactions to work, gut bacteria must be…
As interest grows in healthier alternatives to traditional wheat-based foods, scientists are exploring new ingredients that can improve nutrition without sacrificing practicality. One promising option is partially defatted sunflower seed flour (SF), a material left behind after sunflower oil is produced. This underused by-product has shown strong potential for enriching…
Researchers at the University of Warwick have developed a new method that makes it possible to predict how irregularly shaped nanoparticles move through the air. These particles are a major category of air pollution and have long been difficult to model accurately. The new approach is the first that is…
Scientists are continuing to search for new ways to treat Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a progressive brain disorder that affects memory, thinking, and behavior. In a recent study, researchers identified several compounds found in Aloe vera that could offer new possibilities for future treatments. Aloe vera is best known as a…
A research team led by scientists from several Japanese institutions has identified a compound called Mic-628 that directly influences the body’s internal timing system. The group included Emeritus Professor Tei H. (Kanazawa University), Associate Professor Takahata Y. (Osaka University), Professor Numano R. (Toyohashi University of Technology), and Associate Professor Uriu…
Ever since the Moon formed, asteroid strikes have played the leading role in shaping its surface. These collisions carved out vast craters and basins and altered the Moon’s landscape and chemistry. What scientists have not fully understood is how deeply these enormous impacts affected the Moon beneath the surface. To…
Physicists have developed a new theory that brings together two major areas of modern quantum physics. The work explains how a single unusual particle behaves inside a crowded quantum environment known as a many-body system. In this setting, the particle can act either as something that moves freely or as…
Children whose mothers eat a diet high in fat and sugar during pregnancy and breastfeeding face a greater chance of developing fatty liver disease later in life. New findings from the University of Oklahoma suggest that this risk may be lowered. In the study, pregnant and nursing mice given a…
A study published in the journal Science Advances is reshaping how researchers understand early human violence. By closely examining the people who died in what may be one of Europe’s earliest known victory celebrations, scientists are challenging long-held assumptions about prehistoric warfare and its purpose. The research, titled ‘Multi-isotope biographies…
Some of the most important players in Earth’s climate system are nearly invisible. Calcifying plankton, microscopic organisms that form hard shells, help regulate the planet’s temperature by capturing carbon and moving it through the ocean. A new review published in Science finds that these organisms are not fully represented in…
Should conservation efforts focus on protecting one iconic species if that protection may harm another, especially in landscapes still recovering from human activity? This question lies at the center of a growing conservation challenge at Monte Leon National Park on Argentina’s Patagonian coast. The situation highlights the complexity of restoring…
The Senckenberg Ocean Species Alliance (SOSA), working with scientific publisher Pensoft Publishers and well known science YouTuber Ze Frank, invited the public to help name a newly identified deep-sea chiton (a type of marine mollusk). The official scientific description of the species was published today in the open-access Biodiversity Data…
Astringency is the dry, puckering, rough, or sandpapery feeling people notice when eating foods rich in certain plant compounds called polyphenols. Polyphenols include flavanols, which have long been linked to lower cardiovascular disease risk. Flavanols are especially common in cocoa, red wine, and berries, and research has associated them with…
Perfectly timed fossils from Morocco reveal a forgotten African population living near the very root of the human family tree. Fossils dated with exceptional precision Sediments at Thomas Quarry I preserve a clear record of a major flip in Earth’s magnetic field that occurred about 773,000 years ago. This natural…
Scientists at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) say they may have found an answer to a puzzle that has lingered for nearly four decades involving the radiation belts surrounding Uranus. When NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft flew past Uranus in 1986, it made a surprising discovery. Instruments detected an electron radiation belt…
Astronomers say the Milky Way may not contain a supermassive black hole at its center after all. Instead, the galaxy’s core could be dominated by an enormous concentration of dark matter that produces the same powerful gravitational effects. This unseen material, which makes up most of the universe’s total mass,…
