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By untangling how the crystal barium titanate interacts with light, researchers have supplied data that could reduce costly trial and error in designing faster optical communication devices. When light carries data through a communication device, absorption by the materials inside can weaken the signal. Engineers trying to build faster, more efficient devices need to predict […]

Scientists discovered a tiny new fish species in the Red Sea but have never found it again, suggesting it may live mostly on deeper reefs that remain largely unexplored. In Greek mythology, Charon ferried the dead across a river into the underworld. People were traditionally buried with a coin to pay for the crossing. That […]

A newly identified prehistoric whale had unusual adaptations that may have allowed it to hunt along the seafloor millions of years ago. An ancient whale that lived millions of years ago had a skull so dramatically distorted that its face appeared pushed to one side. Its bony nostrils were displaced entirely to the left, and […]

X-ray scans cracked an Elizabethan padlock’s code, revealing how a centuries-old security mechanism worked without damaging an unusually well-preserved piece of maritime history. For more than 400 years, a brass combination lock recovered from a shipwreck off the Welsh coast kept its secret. Lost when a violent storm wrecked the Ann Francis, the remarkably well-preserved […]

Stonehenge’s six-ton Altar Stone has led scientists from Wales to Scotland, yet even its most detailed geological examination has failed to reveal where it came from. Scientists have spent more than a century trying to determine where Stonehenge’s six-ton Altar Stone came from. Once thought to originate in Wales, the massive sandstone slab has since […]

The oldest directly dated evidence of intoxicating cannabis use comes from a Scythian tomb, suggesting the plant’s mind-altering effects had a place in ancient burial rituals. About 1,000 cannabis seeds recovered from a princely tomb in southern Siberia could not, on their own, tell archaeologists whether anyone had used the plant to get high. Cannabis, […]

Only about one in five infants diagnosed with vitamin K-related bleeding had received the shot, U.S. health records show. Babies are born with little vitamin K, leaving them vulnerable to bleeding that can cause permanent brain damage or death. A single shot helps protect against that danger. The American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended one […]

Blood vessel function improved within an hour of a supplement’s first dose in a small human trial, though lasting protection against cardiovascular disease remains unproven. What if protecting the heart and blood vessels requires more than treating traditional risk factors such as high blood pressure and cholesterol? Cardiovascular disease remains the world’s leading cause of […]

A newly discovered hereditary cancer risk could change how doctors identify vulnerable families. Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified a previously unrecognized form of hereditary prostate cancer linked to a rare genetic mutation that can lead to aggressive disease at relatively young ages. The discovery could help doctors identify families with an […]

Solar power, wind energy, and electric vehicles are reshaping global emissions trends, but a new scientific assessment reveals that the world’s remaining carbon budget is shrinking at an alarming rate. Global fossil fuel emissions are expected to fall slightly in 2026, but the world’s total carbon dioxide output is still projected to rise. A new […]