A steroid alternative may offer a new way to treat dry eye by restoring the eye’s natural protective defenses. Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine and Okayama University in Japan have developed an experimental eye drop that does more than calm inflammation. In mouse studies, it appeared to restore some of the eye’s own protective […]
Extra Weight Could Age Your Brain Faster, Study Warns
Body weight may play a larger role in brain aging than previously understood. A number on the scale may say more about future brain health than previously recognized. New research from the University of Georgia suggests that higher body mass index, or BMI, may be linked to faster cognitive decline in older adults. The finding […]
Scientists Warn: America’s Most Popular Cooking Oil May Be Harming Your Intestines
New research suggests that heavy soybean oil intake may disrupt the gut in ways scientists are only beginning to understand. Soybean oil or “vegetable oil” is everywhere in the American diet. It is used in salad dressings, sauces, fried foods, packaged snacks, frozen meals, and many restaurant meals. Most people may consume it regularly without […]
Scientists Unravel the Mystery of Angola’s Giant “Ghost Elephants”
DNA taken from elephant dung revealed that Angola’s elephants living at high elevations belong to a distinct genetic lineage connected to elephants in Namibia. For more than 10 years, conservation biologist Steve Boyes pursued reports of “ghost elephants,” nighttime giants said to live in a remote high-altitude wetland in eastern Angola. In 2024, a motion […]
Scientists Unravel the Mystery of Angola’s Giant “Ghost Elephants”
DNA taken from elephant dung revealed that Angola’s elephants living at high elevations belong to a distinct genetic lineage connected to elephants in Namibia. For more than 10 years, conservation biologist Steve Boyes pursued reports of “ghost elephants,” nighttime giants said to live in a remote high-altitude wetland in eastern Angola. In 2024, a motion […]
Scientists Unravel the Mystery of Angola’s Giant “Ghost Elephants”
DNA taken from elephant dung revealed that Angola’s elephants living at high elevations belong to a distinct genetic lineage connected to elephants in Namibia. For more than 10 years, conservation biologist Steve Boyes pursued reports of “ghost elephants,” nighttime giants said to live in a remote high-altitude wetland in eastern Angola. In 2024, a motion […]
Ancient DNA Shatters the Simple Story of Europe’s Origins
Ancient genomes from northwest Europe show that farming, foraging, migration, and marriage shaped prehistory in ways far more complex than earlier models suggested. When ancient DNA research began drawing major attention a little over a decade ago, many geneticists came to believe that earlier ideas about how modern humans populated Europe needed to be reconsidered. […]
Scientists Stunned by Hybrid California Bees That Beat Deadly Mites
California scientists discovered hybrid honeybees that may naturally repel one of the deadliest parasites threatening pollinators. Southern California is home to an unusual type of honeybee that may help researchers better understand how to protect struggling pollinators. Across the United States, commercial honeybee colonies are collapsing under pressure from deadly parasites, but this locally adapted […]
Scientists Stunned by Hybrid California Bees That Beat Deadly Mites
California scientists discovered hybrid honeybees that may naturally repel one of the deadliest parasites threatening pollinators. Southern California is home to an unusual type of honeybee that may help researchers better understand how to protect struggling pollinators. Across the United States, commercial honeybee colonies are collapsing under pressure from deadly parasites, but this locally adapted […]
Scientists Stunned by Hybrid California Bees That Beat Deadly Mites
California scientists discovered hybrid honeybees that may naturally repel one of the deadliest parasites threatening pollinators. Southern California is home to an unusual type of honeybee that may help researchers better understand how to protect struggling pollinators. Across the United States, commercial honeybee colonies are collapsing under pressure from deadly parasites, but this locally adapted […]