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Scientists have uncovered new evidence that fireworks can pollute both the air and water in ways that extend beyond the visible smoke. The findings show that leftover debris, fine particles, and airborne chemicals may af...

A new research framework that combines large language models (LLMs) with choice mathematics to evaluate human decision-making. By deploying LLMs to automatically interpret and code thousands of free-text participant thou...

Snoring vibrations are an active cause of obstructive sleep apnea, directly disrupting mitochondrial function and cellular energy metabolism in upper airway muscles to induce tissue weakness and structural airway collaps...

Larval zebrafish utilize a preglomerular complex (PG) and pallium hierarchy to sort and merge sensory streams, replicating the exact computational logic of the mammalian thalamocortical network and proving that multi-sen...

An experiment that involved feeding a dead goat to a Komodo dragon as well as an analysis of thousands of ancient bones suggests that Homo floresiensis was neither a skilled hunter of big game nor a master of fire

A new study introduces XL20, an experimental small-molecule drug that crosses the blood-brain barrier to selectively block a toxic region on the TDP-43 protein. This precise mechanism halts neuron death and slows muscle ...

Using alcohol to cope with stress when young may permanently alter the brain, making it harder to adapt to challenges and increasing the risk of returning to drinking later in life. Researchers also found signs of brain ...

Humans and rodents share identical neurophysiological mechanisms for smell processing.

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has developed a room-temperature single-photon source built into a compact 19-inch rack-mounted device that operates without cryogenic cooling. Designed as a ...

Nomads of the Eurasian steppe were ruled by elite dynastic families, including women, a large-scale genetic analysis reveals.

Earth was once covered by a global magma ocean, which later cooled and crystallised - now traces of this primordial event have been found in magma from a young volcano in the Indian Ocean

NASAs Swift space telescope is reaching the end of its two-decade run in orbit - unless a satellite launched on 3 July can give it a lifesaving boost

The sun launched 10 M-class solar flares over 24 hours, and more could be on the way. Auroras are likely in some US states as a result.

The night sky seems eternal and unchanging. But in cosmic time, nothing could be further from the truth. The post The Milky Way Was Rewired by a Cataclysmic Collision Billions of Years Ago. Now It Is on Course for Anothe...

A new study found that not all geoengineering ideas are created equal. Brightening marine clouds over the eastern Pacific could dramatically weaken the El Niño cycle, triggering major changes to global weather patterns,...

Female orangutans are generally solitary, but they travel more and eat less in an apparent effort to ensure their offspring have someone to play with

Werner Heisenberg's famous uncertainty principle describes one of the most intriguing features of quantum physics: certain pairs of physical quantities describing a particle, such as position and momentum, cannot sim...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has officially begun its Legacy Survey of Space and Time, a 10-year mission to map the entire southern sky many times over. Chief Scientist Tony Tyson tells us why the survey could be rememb...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun its Legacy Survey of Space and Time, a 10-year mission to map the entire southern sky many times over. Chief Scientist Tony Tyson tells us why the survey could be remembered 100 ye...

Researchers have created quantum control techniques that can make a system appear to run backward in time. By precisely managing quantum measurements, they can reshape the system's arrow of time and even harvest ener...

Scientists have discovered that a common type of stroke may have a very different cause than doctors once thought. Instead of fatty plaque clogging arteries, the strongest link was found with enlarged and damaged blood v...

Natalya Saprunova's photo series exploring coastal erosion and permafrost thaw across Inuvialuit territories in Canada has won the New Scientist Editors Award at the Earth Photo 2026 competition