A study of vegetation and beryllium-10 in the Barnes Ice Cap found Arctic ice began growing about 2,000 years ago, only for recent warming to halt the expansion and potentially delay another glacial period for hundreds of thousands of years.
A randomized trial of 1,880 adults aged 70 and older found a higher rate of heart attack, ischemic stroke or death among those assigned to stop statins, while quality of life and muscle outcomes showed no meaningful differences.
Raúl Esparza leads a Broadway musical that turns Galileo’s discoveries, ego and explosive conflict with church authorities into a rock spectacle, complete with an immersive digital starfield designed by Taylor Swift collaborator Ethan Tobman.
Project CETI is expanding a collection of sperm whale codas so AI can search for speechlike patterns, decode possible language, and perhaps enable humans to send messages back to whales.
Early results from a single CAR-T treatment show patients with stiff person syndrome regaining mobility, independence, and daily function, offering hope that an illness considered progressively disabling may become more effectively manageable.
Researchers found that mass sacrifices linked with El Niño disasters did not signal widespread bloodshed in Peru’s Lambayeque Valley. Among 1,633 ancient skeletons, only 25, or 1.6%, showed evidence of violent death outside ritual contexts.
Europa offers an enormous hidden ocean, while Enceladus boasts geysers carrying complex chemicals. Missions arriving in the early 2030s could clarify Europa’s potential, but a planned search for life at Enceladus may require waiting until the early 2050s.
On the Tiangong Space Station, a Chinese research team cooled 20,000 rubidium atoms to 9.7 picokelvins, setting the first cold temperature record in space and exceeding the brief experimental windows possible with simulated microgravity on Earth.
An NIH study associated higher blood levels of two persistent PFAS chemicals with sharply elevated rates of aggressive ER-negative breast cancer, though researchers emphasized that the findings do not prove the chemicals caused the disease.
The FDA is requiring updated warnings for several popular GLP-1 medicines after reviewing evidence of a potential increased risk of NAION, a serious condition that can cause sudden vision loss and permanent sight impairment.
An 11 day old Texas baby received vitamin K only after an ambulance team arrived hours into her emergency room stay. She later died following catastrophic blood loss, leaving her parents demanding answers about the delayed transfer and treatment.
Boiling and prolonged heat may reduce some of broccoli’s valuable nutrients and compounds, but brief steaming, advance chopping, mustard powder and careful use of cooking water could help diners retain more of its potential benefits.
Researchers have proposed 27 giant exoplanets as potential targets for Lazuli, a private space telescope launching in 2029 that will use advanced instruments to examine reflected light and investigate distant planetary atmospheres.
California’s AB 2030 will restrict minors’ access to certain muscle building supplements and weight loss products beginning Jan. 1, 2027, while unresolved questions about creatine, whey protein and the law’s scope are fueling opposition from the supplement industry.
As GLP-1 use rises, Gary Brecka says six minutes of daily resistance exercise, regular cardiovascular activity and adequate protein may help patients protect muscle and other lean tissues while losing weight.
A review of 33 studies linked two fresh green kiwis a day for about four weeks with more regular bowel movements, less straining and better digestive comfort, though researchers said the fruit was not necessarily superior to other options.
Experiments with captive hawkmoths reveal how separate lineages repeatedly evolved genital structures that produce ultrasound, offering different defenses against bats and an unusually vivid example of convergent evolution.