A spruce tree with a recording unit attached, in the Dolomite mountains in Italy. (Image Credit: Monica Gagliano/Southern Cross University)

Spruce with recording unit attached

Learn how trees prepare for a solar eclipse, communicating with each other by synchronizing their bioelectrical signals.

Trees Communicate With Each Other to Get Ready for a Solar Eclipse

Drinking black tea

Learn about flavonoids — the chemical compounds that are found in black tea, berries, and other foods and beverages — that are associated with healthy aging. 

Though Bitter, Flavonoids in Black Tea and Berries Could Help Healthy Aging

A playground scene in the virtual world of Tiny Town. (Image Credit:  Dilks lab, Emory University)

Playground in Tiny Town

Learn how the brain develops navigational skills at a young age, demonstrated by an experiment in which young children explored a tiny virtual town.

When Navigating a Tiny Virtual Town, Children's Brains Create Detailed Maps

Rug of biomass. (Image Courtesy of: Cheng Li /Oregon State University)

Rug of biomass

Learn more about Ca. Electrothrix yaqonensis, a new species of cable bacteria — named after the Yaqona people — that could assist in environmental cleanup and produce better biomedical devices.

Electricity-Conducting Bacteria Could Help Advance Environmental Cleanup

The rare and endangered saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) has not been seen in the wild since 2013. (Image Credit: ©Toon Fey/WWF)

Saola

Learn how a breakthrough genetic study may help scientists locate and save one of Earth’s most elusive mammals.

Is the Elusive Asian Unicorn Extinct? New Evidence Gives Hope to Finding It

Aspergillus fungus

Researchers modelled the spread of three prevalent fungi based on various climate change scenarios.

Fungus Presents a Growing Threat to Health and Crops as Globe Warms

(Image Credit: LightField Studios/Shutterstock)

Alcoholism risk

Although research tends to emphasize isolated alcoholics, people who routinely abuse alcohol in public are equally susceptible to addiction.

Social Drinking Could Mask Alcoholism, or Provoke Problem Drinking

Gut microbiome

Learn more about how fungi inside of us may hold the key to curing fatty liver disease.

Our Gut Microbiome Also Has Fungi, and It Could Help Soothe Liver Disease

The magnificent Flower Moon of May 2020 seen from Hertford, UK. (Image Credit: Sandra Standbridge/Shutterstock) 

Flower Moon

Learn about May's upcoming full moon, the Flower Moon of 2025, and find out what makes it worth watching. 

May's Flower Moon Will Soon Enrich the Sky, Symbolizing Spring Blooms

Image of a human skeleton not associated with the study. (Image Credit: Mehaniq/Shutterstock) 

Close up of human skeleton

Learn more about the historic hospital in Milan, where thousands of buried bodies provide an unprecedented look into the medical treatments of the 17th century. 

What the Crypts of the Ca’ Granda Hospital Can Tell Us About 17th-Century Medicine

A close-up of a "smiling" Yangtze finless porpoise at the Baiji Dolphinarium of the Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. (Image Credit: Wang Chaoqun)

Yangtze Finless Porpoise

Learn more about the Yangtze finless porpoise and how researchers used ancient poems to map out it's habitat decline. 

Over 700 Ancient Chinese Poems Describe the Yangtze Finless Porpoises’ Decline 

The site of Chavin de Huantar in modern-day Peru hosts several monumental buildings overseeing a large plaza, located at an elevation of 10,000 ft. (Image Credit: Daniel Contreras)

Chavin de huantar

Limiting access to mind-altering substances may have provided leaders with a means to create, control a class system.

Ancient Peruvian Hallucinogen Use May Have Cemented Power, Social Order 

Gluten shared kiss

Test investigates whether the proteins that trigger celiac disease symptoms can be swapped via saliva.

For Those With Celiac Disease, You May Kiss Your Partner After They Eat Gluten

An ant infected with Cordyceps. (Image Credit: Jojo dexter/Shutterstock) 

Ant infected with cordyceps

Learn how some fungi turn insects into zombies, others infect humans, and how they can’t be killed with drugs.

These 5 Infectious Fungi are a Terror to Insects and Humans

(Image Credit: Inside Creative House/Shutterstock)

Insulin

Learn more about the discovery of insulin and the controversy this life-saving medicine sparked. 

Insulin Was a Life-Saving Discovery That Came with a Bit of Controversy 

(Image Credit: Corona Borealis Studio/Shutterstock)

Cold sore virus

Learn about what can happen in the brain following a herpes virus infection, potentially raising the risk of Alzheimer's disease. 

Common Cold Sore Virus May Elevate Your Chances of Developing Alzheimer's

Medications in the capsules are separated by pH-responsive polymer barriers (white) that can be tuned to release each drug or dose at different times. This photo showcases capsules without medications (left) and those packed with medications (right). (Image Courtesy Of David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering)



Smart capsule

Learn more about how engineers designed a capsule that can ease our drug routines.

A New, Single Smart Capsule Could Help Us Take Our Meds All at Once

3D models of the skull of typical species before (top) and after (bottom) the Cenomanian-Turonian transition: the fast ichthyosaur Sveltonectes insolitus (top) and the large mosasaurid Mosasaurus hoffmanni. (Image Credit: Valentin Fischer, Francesco Della Giustina)


3D models of the skull of typical species before and after the Cenomanian-Turonian transition

The sudden heat altered oceans’ chemical composition, which affected some top aquatic reptilian predators more than some other species.

Fierce, Aquatic Reptilian Predators Disappeared After an Ancient Climate Change Event

person supporting another person

Learn more about the link between common mental health conditions and personality.

Around 25 Percent of Your Mental Health Risk Is Tied to Your Personality

(Image Credit: Lucian Coman/Shutterstock) 

black mamba

Learn more about the antibodies of a self-immunizing donor that could help create a universal snake antivenom.

Universal Antivenom May Be Possible Thanks to a Man with Hundreds of Snake Bites

(Image Credit: PeopleImages.com - Yuri A/Shutterstock)

Road to happiness

Routes to satisfaction vary from person to person and come from either or both internal and external sources.

There Is No Single Road to Happiness, and It All Depends on the Individual 

The mummy of the 'air-dried chaplain' in his coffin in the church crypt of St. Thomas am Blasenstein, Austria. (Image Credit: Andreas Nerlich)

The 'air-dried chaplain'

Learn how the examination of Austrian mummy remains reveals details of his life, but leaves a few mysteries behind.

Well-Preserved Austrian Mummy Reveals Unusual Rectal Embalming Technique

Food quality control inspection of sea fish

A new probiotic could soon tackle the burden of heavy-metal-contaminated fish.

Skip Sushi No More – Designer Microbes Can Now Reduce Mercury Poisoning

Rooster at sunrise

Animals don’t wear watches, but they may be able to keep track of time. Learn how they do it. 

How Animals Tell Time Is Still a Mystery, But We Do Know They Measure It

Eta Aquarids meteor in night sky. (Image Credit: Jimmy Walsh/Shutterstock) 

Eta Aquarids meteor in night sky

Learn the best time and place to view the upcoming Eta Aquarids meteor shower.

The Dazzling 2025 Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower Will Peak May 6 — Here's What to Know

(Image Credit: Andrii Spy_k/Shutterstock) 

Scrape on skin

Learn how human healing compares to healing in other primates and mammals, whose fur may help their skin stitch itself together.  

Humans Take Longer to Heal Than Other Primates, Likely Thanks to Our Lack of Fur

In an ejection that would have caused its rotation to slow, a magnetar is depicted losing material into space in this artist’s concept. The magnetar’s strong, twisted magnetic field lines (shown in green) can influence the flow of electrically charged material from the object, which is a type of neutron star. (Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Magnetar Flare

Flares from a supermagnetized star may have generated as much as 10 percent of our galaxy’s heavy elements.

A Supermagnetized Star May Have Produced Gold, Platinum and Other Heavy Elements

Life reconstruction of the comb-jawed pterosaur Balaeonognathus. Tracks left by animals similar to this one are among the most common, suggesting these pterosaurs were well adapted to life on the ground. This peculiar pterosaur sported nearly 500 needle-like teeth and likely fed by sieving tiny prey from shallow waters, much like modern flamingos. (Image Credit: Rudolf Hima)

Balaeonognathus

Learn how fossil footprints prove pterosaurs walked the Earth long before they vanished from the sky.

Ancient Footprints Reveal When Giant Flying Reptiles Took to the Ground

(Image Credit: Sergii Figurnyi/Shutterstock)

Ancient Egyptian tomb

Artistic depictions of the Ancient Egyptian god Nut reveal an awareness of the Milky Way galaxy.

Sky Goddess Depictions Show Ancient Egyptians Were Aware of the Milky Way

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Silkworm 

Healers have treated their patients with silk throughout history. Now they're harnessing its strength, biocompatibility, and biodegradability in innovative new ways.

Unraveling the Power of Silk

 #MuseumSelfie Day has received international engagement and coverage, from news outlets including the Guardian, CNN, and more. (Credit: Mar Dixon)

Museum Selfie Day

Where culture, creativity, and selfies collide—#MuseumSelfie Day returns January 15. 

Celebrate Museum Selfie Day on January 15

Elm & Rye Protein Powder

How to Use Meal Replacement Shakes for Weight Loss: Scientific Breakdown

Elm Rye Male Libido

Does mk-677 erectile dysfunction? Lets look at the data

Elm & Rye Female Libido Supplements

How to Make a Woman Orgasm: A Scientific Approach

Elm Rye Electrolyte Drink Packets

What Are 4 Signs of an Electrolyte Imbalance?

15 best supplements for libido in 2024

15 Foods That Boost Libido Instantly

Foods That Boost Libido

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10 Best Sugar Free Electrolyte Powders

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