sciencenews.orgadded August 2026
Science Newsby Tina Hesman Saey5h ago
An experimental drug may melt away a dangerous type of fat that packs around internal organs. The drug, called CBL-514, specifically triggers fat cells to enter a death program called apoptosis.
Science Newsby Nora Bradford21h ago
Some blind people can now find a doorway or spot an object with the help of an experimental treatment and custom goggles.
Science Newsby Katherine Kornei1d ago
Earthquakes frequently trigger rock falls. Now there’s solid evidence marsquakes can send boulders tumbling, too.
Science Newsby Sujata Gupta1d ago
When social and affective neuroscientist Naomi Eisenberger’s dad developed dementia, she knew the popular wisdom. Caring for him could shave years off her life.
Science Newsby Jake Buehler1d ago
The Great Sphinx of Giza isn’t the only ancient, stony visage in the area missing its nose. A fossil crocodilian discovered in the same 45-million-year-old limestone that ancient Egyptians used to...
Science Newsby Laura Sanders2d ago
A Mother’s Brain Susana Carmona MIT Press, $27.95 When it comes to new motherhood, the baby typically takes center stage, garnering most of people’s attention.
Science Newsby Elie Dolgin2d ago
The bare-throated bellbird is loud. Very, very loud. The explosive, metallic mating call of the snow-white male — a stout bird with a broad bill and distinctive blue-green throat patch — can top...
Science Newsby Laura Sanders2d ago
Meet Jules Rodriguez. He’s a dad, husband, former science teacher, podcaster and stand-up comedian — someone who has always had a lot to say. But ALS has taken away his ability to speak.
Science Newsby Emily Conover3d ago
If a recent hint of dark matter is real, it would rewrite physics. Scientists are already trying to read the outline of that new story’s plot.
Science Newsby Lisa Grossman3d ago
A dead star’s wreckage may be the birthplace of a new planet. The existence of second-generation planets was predicted theoretically more than 15 years ago.
Science Newsby Meghan Bartels3d ago
Astronomers may have spotted a fun-sized version of one of the brightest and most mysterious cosmic objects.
Science Newsby Erin Garcia de Jesús6d ago
A toad’s winter refuge could be a biohazard. Some young Yosemite toads emerge from their first winter underground infected with the deadly chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, or Bd...
Science Newsby Mara Johnson-Groh6d ago
Chemical traces in some oddball stars hinted at the existence of hypernovas — a type of hyper-energetic supernova. But new mathematical models are questioning the hype on hypernovas.
Science Newsby Meghan Rosen7d ago
Some deadly amoebas may be primed to invade the brain. Naegleria fowleri, known widely as the brain-eating amoeba, typically dine on bacteria in ponds.
Science Newsby Melissa Hobson7d ago
Scientists had a rare view of what could be humpback whale mourning when they spotted a female attending the body of a dead calf.
Science Newsby Stefan Lovgren8d ago
First, the bad news: Of all the rivers in the contiguous United States, only 6 percent are both in healthy condition and meaningfully safeguarded.
Science Newsby RJ Mackenzie8d ago
A sprinter’s first task is to react to the starting pistol. Now, a button-clicking experiment suggests that how quickly people respond to a cue may depend in part on whether they’re breathing in or...
Science Newsby Hannah Thomasy9d ago
A look one thousand years into the past is revealing clues about how to develop the bacteria-fighting drugs of the future.
Science Newsby Saugat Bolakhe9d ago
Wednesday, August 26 began as a regular day for Prakash Pyakurel, a 43-year-old shopkeeper in the bustling town of Dhunge Bazaar in the northern belt of Central Nepal.
Science Newsby Laura Sanders9d ago
What if you lost your voice? Today, AI can recreate it, and brain implants can turn thoughts into speech.
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