For about 40 years, physicists have puzzled over a strange problem: What happens when an electrically charged particle encounters a hypothetical magnetic monopole? Some calculations suggested that the outgoing particle simply disappears from the theory. Now, researchers from Ghent University, the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford may have found an answer. Their […]

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A small dinosaur bone discovered in Fukushima Prefecture more than 25 years ago is giving scientists new clues about the variety of plant-eating dinosaurs that once lived along the ancient coast of Japan. The fossil belonged to an iguanodontian, a large and diverse group of herbivorous dinosaurs that lived from the Late Jurassic through the […]

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For many people living in Orange County, California, the American dream is starting to feel increasingly out of reach, especially when it comes to owning a home and raising a family. A new poll from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) found that residents are evenly divided over whether the American dream is still possible […]

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Carbon dioxide is best known as a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change, but scientists are increasingly exploring ways to turn it into something useful. A new study shows how sunlight and an unusual material called black silicon could help convert carbon dioxide into methane, the main component of natural gas. Researchers at National […]

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Astronomers have discovered an enormous stream of gas flowing toward a young system of three stars, potentially explaining why its planet-forming disks are strangely tilted. Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), researchers observed a gas streamer stretching about one trillion miles, or 0.2 light-years, toward the young triple-star system GW Orionis. The findings, published […]

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Some stick insects have reproduced without sex for around one million years, yet they still carry a fully functioning genetic system associated with sexual reproduction, according to surprising new research. The discovery challenges a common assumption about evolution: that biological systems that are no longer useful will gradually break down or disappear. The research, led […]

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After nearly two decades of observations, astronomers have discovered that a distant blazar behaves in ways that leading theories struggle to explain. Instead of solving the mystery of these powerful cosmic objects, the unusually long study has raised new questions about what is happening around their supermassive black holes. Blazars are active galaxies with enormous […]

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A week and a half after giving birth to her second daughter, Amy Mazur-Hession began feeling back pain. At first, she attributed the pain to the epidural she received during labor. “As the day went on, my hands started to turn really white and I didn’t feel right,” she said. “I thought maybe I was […]

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With 10 minutes left in his regular 6 a.m. fitness class, Kyle Hartley paused his rowing workout to grab a drink of water. He took a few gulps, sat down, then collapsed onto a classmate on a neighboring machine. He wasn’t breathing. His heart had stopped. Someone called 911. The class trainer, Juli Mosnes, and […]

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Medicines such as GLP-1 receptor agonists can help people with type 2 diabetes lose substantial amounts of weight, but doctors have questioned what that weight loss might mean for aging bones. A large UCLA Health study now offers some reassuring evidence. Instead of seeing more serious fractures, researchers found fewer among patients who started GLP-1 […]

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Scientists have uncovered new evidence that modern humans inherited DNA from two previously unknown ancient human relatives, revealing another surprising chapter in our evolutionary history. The discovery was made using a new genetic analysis method that can identify traces of long-extinct human groups even when no ancient DNA from them has ever been found. The […]

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Mars is slowly losing parts of its atmosphere to space, and scientists have discovered that the process may be driven by giant waves created where the solar wind meets the planet’s upper atmosphere. The new research, led by Boston University, shows that these waves act much like wind blowing across the surface of a lake, […]

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Neptune’s small inner moons may actually be the broken remains of a much older family of icy worlds that were destroyed billions of years ago, according to a new study using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Scientists believe the evidence points to a dramatic event in the distant past, when Neptune captured its largest […]

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Doctors usually diagnose dementia only after memory and thinking problems become noticeable. By that stage, damage to the brain has often been developing for many years. Scientists are therefore searching for ways to detect the disease much earlier, when treatments may have a better chance of slowing its progress. A new study from researchers at […]

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Many people think of migraine as simply a painful headache, but it is actually a complex neurological condition. Around one in three people with migraine experience an aura before the headache begins. An aura may cause flashing lights, blind spots, wavy lines or numbness that usually lasts for a short time before the pain starts. […]

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Children’s eating habits may shape their heart health decades later, according to a major new study. Scientists found that people who regularly drank sugary beverages while growing up were more likely to develop high blood pressure as adults, while choosing whole fruit instead appeared to lower that risk. The findings were published in Circulation by […]

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Most people know that the kidneys clean the blood, but far fewer realise they also help protect the brain. Growing research shows that chronic kidney disease can damage memory, thinking and concentration, making brain health another major concern for millions of patients around the world. Researchers summarised evidence showing that kidney disease affects much more […]

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Scientists have discovered that the sleep problems seen in Alzheimer’s disease may not be caused directly by harmful protein plaques as previously believed. Instead, the brain’s own immune system may be playing a much larger role, opening the door to new treatment possibilities. Sleep problems are one of the earliest and most common symptoms of […]

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What if a computer did not rely on electronic chips or tiny transistors, but instead used hundreds of microscopic particles moving through a liquid? That futuristic idea has now become a reality in a laboratory, where researchers have created a completely different kind of computer that performs calculations using the natural movement of tiny particles. […]

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Hydrogen peroxide is a common chemical found in hospitals, factories and laboratories around the world. It is used to disinfect medical equipment, make paper, clean semiconductor chips and support many other industrial processes. Although it is widely used, making hydrogen peroxide usually requires large factories, high energy use and complicated manufacturing methods. Now, researchers have […]

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