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These three red flags could unmask dodgy journals
Clues about complex life come from freshly cultivated archaea
Lactate takes a shortcut into mitochondria to power the heart
What students think about my teaching doesn’t matter. Am I wrong?
Tethered to stone: how rock and water availability shaped early desert occupation
The brain liquidates billions of mutant neurons around the time we’re born
Accounting of Africa’s water reveals a management gap
This Arabian desert was once a lush paradise. Why did ancient humans avoid it?
Why did ancient humans avoid this lush paradise
Back-to-monomer depolymerization of silicones by deoxygenative chlorination
Switchable Chlorine Atom Transfer Radical Reactions
The grand plan to transform psychiatry — by personalizing mental-health care
Preprint-centric publishing model gets major boost
How personalization and psychedelics are revitalizing psychiatry
AI cracks a 27-year-old pillar of computer science, OpenAI and Anthropic claim
The result, one of three major claims from OpenAI, raises questions about sharing of AI-generated work
‘Forever chemicals’ are everywhere. Can new technologies get rid of them for good?
From superheated water to sound waves, researchers are testing ways to destroy PFAS—and weighing the costs of cleanup
A simple daily fiber supplement reduced arthritis pain and improved strength
A new clinical trial suggests that a simple daily fiber supplement could significantly reduce knee osteoarthritis pain, improve muscle strength, and make the body less sensitive to pain. Researchers discovered that the benefits may be linked to changes in gut bacteria and the hormone GLP-1, revealing a promising new approach to arthritis relief.
The autistic brain processes faces differently than scientists thought
A major new study reveals that autistic children’s brains process faces differently, and those differences may begin earlier than scientists previously thought. Researchers found that brain signals associated with recognizing faces become more specialized as neurotypical children grow older, but show much less change in autistic children. The discovery could help explain why some autistic people have difficulty recognizing faces and reading emotions.
Scientists discover the immune system’s hidden sense of touch
Scientists at McGill University have discovered a surprising new ability of immune cells that could change how we understand long-term immunity. Researchers found that T cells can actually sense how stiff their surrounding tissues are, using these physical signals to help determine whether they develop into long-lasting memory cells that protect against future infections.
The secret to slower aging may be hiding in your gut
The secret to aging more slowly may be hiding in your gut. Scientists discovered that certain gut bacteria are strongly linked to how quickly the body ages, with microbial differences accounting for about 15% of the variation in biological aging rates. Some bacterial species were associated with slower aging, while others were linked to accelerated aging.