A new study reveals that the amount of carbon dioxide produced by human metabolism has increased dramatically over three decades. The carbon dioxide produced by human bodies as they convert food into energy increased by 74% over three decades, according to a University of Bath-led study. By 2015, the global total had reached an estimated […]
Month: November 2026
Scientists Discover That a Giant Bird Thought Extinct for Thousands of Years Never Actually Disappeared
Ancient DNA analysis has challenged a 150-year-old belief about a giant bird thought to have disappeared after the last Ice Age. For more than 150 years, scientists believed that enormous crane bones found in European caves belonged to a giant bird species that disappeared after the last Ice Age. Now, ancient DNA has overturned that […]
Scientists Finally Identify Mysterious Creature Nearly 90 Years After It Was First Found
A mysterious millipede first collected nearly 90 years ago has resurfaced in South Australia. A millipede first collected nearly 90 years ago in South Australia has finally been identified as a new species, challenging assumptions about where its moisture-loving relatives can survive. Named Colobothrix deckeri, the species belongs to the family Dalodesmidae, which typically inhabits […]
Scientists Create a Tiny Electronic Device That Can Learn Like the Human Brain
A breakthrough in brain-inspired electronics could lead to devices that process information and learn without relying on conventional computing architectures. A single nanoscale electronic component can perform three different jobs, switching electrical current, storing information through resistance, and remembering past electrical activity through changes in capacitance. Researchers in Germany have demonstrated this versatility using unusual […]
This Unusual Spider’s Genome Is Roughly 50% Larger Than a Human’s
Scientists have sequenced the unusually large genome of a trapdoor spider named after comedian Stephen Colbert, uncovering surprising features of its DNA. A spider no bigger than a quarter has a genome roughly 50% larger than the human genome. Known as Aptostichus stephencolberti, this elusive trapdoor spider lives beneath California’s coastal dunes and carries 4.6 […]
Einstein’s Equations Reveal an Unusual New Way Space-Time Can Transfer Energy
A new interpretation of Einstein’s equations reveals previously hidden rules governing how space-time evolves. Einstein’s equations suggest that gravity may be capable of a process resembling the one behind powerful solar explosions. In a new theoretical study, physicists show how gravitational field structures can change their connections and transfer energy into matter. They call this […]
Scientists Discover a Common Treatment for Chronic Tendon Pain May Not Actually Work
A major clinical trial is challenging the effectiveness of commonly used injections for chronic Achilles tendon pain. A widely used injection treatment for chronic Achilles tendon pain may offer little lasting relief, according to a clinical trial published in The BMJ. Researchers found that high-volume injections, including those containing corticosteroids, did not significantly improve pain […]
Depression Symptoms Improved in Just 48 Hours After a Single Psychedelic Dose
A single dose of psilocybin produced rapid antidepressant effects in a small Swedish clinical trial, with improvements lasting for weeks. A single dose of psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms, produced rapid improvements in depression symptoms in a small Swedish clinical trial. After six weeks, 53% of participants who received psilocybin were in […]
Scientists Say This Medication Could Be the Next “Wonder Drug”
A diabetes medication may protect against heart attacks and strokes through an unexpected biological mechanism. Two medications used in people with type 2 diabetes produced dramatically different results when scientists tested their ability to prevent dangerous blood clots. In mice with injured blood vessels, sotagliflozin reduced clot formation by approximately 60%, compared with just 5% […]
A Breakthrough in Magnetism Could Make Computer Chips Use Dramatically Less Energy
Researchers have overcome a longstanding obstacle that has prevented promising materials from being used in ultra-low-power computer chips. A promising class of materials could help dramatically reduce the electricity needed for computing, but a persistent problem has kept them out of computer chips. When these materials are made thin enough for modern electronics, the electrical […]