Scientists have found a new way to influence superconductivity by adjusting a material’s environment. Researchers have uncovered new evidence that superconductivity can be steered by a material’s surroundings, opening a potential path toward electronics that waste far less energy. Instead of changing the material itself, the team showed that subtle environmental tuning can reshape how [...]

Scientists are exploring a new way to treat familial hypercholesterolemia. Scientists are rethinking how to treat a widespread genetic cholesterol disorder by targeting particle production instead of removal. Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) disrupts one of the body’s most important cleanup systems. Normally, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), often called “bad” cholesterol, is removed from the bloodstream by LDL [...]

A long-term clinical study suggests that intervening before rheumatoid arthritis fully develops may significantly alter its trajectory. Treating people before rheumatoid arthritis (RA) fully develops may buy them something medicine rarely can: time. A new long-term study suggests that in people at high risk, early treatment with abatacept can push back the start of the [...]

New research suggests that not just how much people exercise, but how varied their activity is, may influence longevity. A growing body of research suggests that how you exercise may matter just as much as how much you exercise. A new study published in BMJ Medicine reports that regularly engaging in a variety of physical [...]

Researchers have, for the first time, described the properties of one-dimensional anyons and outlined how these particles can be observed using existing experimental setups. Physicists have traditionally classified all elementary particles in our three-dimensional universe into two groups: bosons and fermions. Bosons typically include force-carrying particles such as photons, while fermions make up matter, including [...]

Researchers report that methane absorption has increased under shifting climate conditions, based on a long-term study conducted in Germany. Forest soils play a key role in regulating the climate by removing large amounts of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere. A research team from the University of Göttingen and the Baden-Württemberg Forest Research [...]

Researchers are uncovering how underground water systems sustain the Grand Canyon and how they are changing over time. Every year at Grand Canyon National Park, millions of visitors pause at one of the park’s water spigots. Some are standing along the rim, taking in the view for the first time, and step aside briefly to [...]

An international research team from Germany, the UK, and Greece has found evidence that wooden tools were used in Greece 430,000 years ago. An international collaboration involving researchers from the Universities of Tübingen and Reading and the Senckenberg Nature Research Society has identified what are now considered the earliest known hand-held wooden tools used by [...]

As human development increasingly encroaches on the Amazon, researchers find that the growing boundary between forests and urban areas is accelerating the spillover of yellow fever into human populations. Human activity is pushing deeper into previously undisturbed ecosystems, disrupting natural balances and creating new risks for people. A study from UC Santa Barbara finds that [...]

A common genetic mutation linked to alcohol intolerance may also play a far more dangerous role in heart disease than previously understood. Around 40% of people of East Asian descent experience alcohol intolerance, often called “Asian Flush Syndrome.” This condition is caused by a variant of the ALDH2 gene. Beyond its effects on alcohol metabolism, [...]

Scientists are turning to AI and speech analysis to uncover early signs of Alzheimer’s in ways traditional methods may miss. More than 7 million Americans age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and that number is expected to climb as the population ages. Detecting the condition earlier could make a meaningful difference in [...]

A new study suggests that failing to detect dark matter signals in some galaxies may not contradict evidence seen in our own. The absence of a signal may itself carry meaning. That is the central idea of a new study published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (JCAP), which proposes a different way [...]

A subtle shift in the periodic table reveals a complex and largely unexplored layer of biology. On the far right side of the periodic table, just beneath oxygen, sits a lesser-known group of elements called the chalcogens, or “ore-forming” elements. While sulfur is widely recognized for its role in biology, its heavier relatives, selenium and [...]

A new geological study reshapes the timeline of a major tectonic collision that helped form the Andes, suggesting key events occurred earlier than long assumed. A study in Earth and Planetary Physics is reshaping scientists’ understanding of how the Americas came together. By examining subtle magnetic signals locked inside ancient volcanic rocks in Colombia’s Northern [...]

Microplastics circulate globally through the atmosphere, but their sources may not be what scientists once thought. The air around us is quietly carrying an unexpected form of pollution. Tiny plastic fragments, known as microplastics, are now circulating through the atmosphere and reaching places once thought untouched by human activity. From mountain peaks to remote oceans, [...]

A new geodynamic model is reshaping how scientists understand supervolcanoes, revealing that their magma systems may be far more diffuse and dynamic than previously believed. Supereruptions are among the most extreme events our planet can produce. Each one can eject more than 1,000 cubic kilometers (about 240 cubic miles) of material, enough to blanket entire [...]

Gallium has revealed unexpected behavior that challenges decades-old assumptions about its liquid structure. A metal that can melt in your hand has just surprised scientists again. Gallium, first identified in 1875, already stands out for its strange behavior. It melts at about 30°C (86°F), meaning it can liquefy in a warm room or even in [...]

New research reveals that when fat tissue fails, the consequences ripple across the body. Many people think negatively about body fat, but scientists now understand that adipose tissue is essential to health. It functions as an active organ that plays a central role in metabolism and supports many critical processes in the body. Excess fat, [...]

A controlled trial examines how different protein choices influence metabolic health, offering new insight into diet and disease risk. More than 135 million adults in the United States are living with or at risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D), highlighting the growing need for clear, science-based dietary guidance to support better health and lower the [...]

New research suggests that tubulin may help prevent the toxic protein clumps associated with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine say they may have found a new way to push back against two of the most devastating brain diseases: Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Both illnesses are tied to proteins that go off [...]

New research suggests that subtle changes in the way whey protein is processed could reshape the sensory experience of protein drinks. New research suggests that the often chalky texture and lingering aftertaste of protein shakes may not be inevitable. Instead, they could be improved by rethinking how whey protein is processed at a molecular level. [...]

A powerful new microscopy technique unveils hidden nanoscale light interactions, offering a glimpse into physics that conventional tools cannot resolve. Over the past ten years, advances in nanofabrication have made it possible to shape materials at scales as small as 10 nanometers and even down to individual atoms. These capabilities have pushed nanophotonics into a [...]

A new chip-scale spectrometer challenges the long-standing reliance on bulky optical systems by replacing physical light separation with computational reconstruction. For decades, analyzing the chemical makeup of materials, whether for medical diagnosis, food inspection, or pollution monitoring, has relied on large and costly laboratory instruments known as spectrometers. These systems work by splitting light into [...]