Category: Science
Breakthrough: New Drug Could Halt The Growth of Aggressive Breast Cancer
Scientists in Australia think they have discovered a better way to treat the deadliest and most aggressive form of breast cancer. Unlike chemotherapy, the new…
Humanity’s Impact: ‘Lunar Anthropocene’ Spurred by 500,000 Pounds of Trash on The Moon
Humans have always looked at the sky, using the stars as navigation guides or for spiritual storytelling. Every human civilization has looked to the stars…
Scientists Reveal How Nose-Picking Could Increase Risk of Alzheimer’s
A new review advances the hypothesis that nose picking could play a role in increasing the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease – and the link…
JWST Reveals a Surprise Twist in Black Hole And Galaxy Formation
The beginning of the Universe has always been something of a chicken-and-egg problem. Did stars and galaxies form first, with black holes slowly coalescing in…
Common Plastic Chemicals Linked to 10% of Premature Births in US, Major Study Finds
One in 10 premature births in the United States have been linked to pregnant women being exposed to chemicals in extremely common plastic products, a…
Rare 3D Fossil of Trees Older Than Dinosaurs Reveals Bizarre Alien-Like Ancient Forests
It’s difficult to imagine the Earth without its forests, but it wasn’t until the Devonian just 400 million years ago that the first awkward tree…
Erectile Dysfunction Drugs May Lower Risk of Alzheimer’s
A new study of nearly 270,000 men suggests a pharmaceutical commonly used for erectile dysfunction sold commercially under brand names like Viagra may lower the…
Stone Tools Question the Evolution of Ancient Human Culture and Technology
Using tools seems like second nature for humans today, but our prehistoric ancestors didn’t acquire this practical skill set overnight. The timeline of stone tool…
Weighing Over 2,000 Pounds, Giant Ground Sloths Once Roamed the Americas
Sloths live in perpetual slow motion in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America today. But Roughly 10,000 years ago, a family of ancient,…
Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ Moon Is Harboring a Secret Sloshing Ocean
New measurements of the orbit of Saturn‘s smallest major moon suggests there’s a big secret lurking beneath its icy crust. Mimas, whose cratered surface bears…