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This giant stick insect fooled scientists for decades

Scientists have identified two new species of large Australian stick insects, including one that lays extraordinary “lidded” eggs never before recorde...

Oct 1, 2026 • Read Preview →

New “plant armor” more than triples strawberry yields

A new protective fabric boosted strawberry yields by as much as 3.56 times while blocking insects and still allowing sunlight, rain, and airflow to re...

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This new qubit could be 100 times less error-prone in superfluid quantum computer breakthrough

A proposed qubit made with superfluid helium could cut quantum computing error rates by around 100 times by shielding quantum information from common...

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This light-powered AI can spot deepfakes with nearly 98% accuracy

UCLA researchers built an AI system that uses light to analyze more than a dozen videos simultaneously, detecting deepfakes with nearly 98% accuracy....

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This diet may slow brain aging by 2.5 years

People who followed the MIND diet more closely showed slower brain shrinkage and less grey matter loss over time, with the strongest differences equiv...

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1 in 13 adults under 30 already had hidden artery plaque

More than half of 16,000 apparently healthy adults had signs of atherosclerosis, with arterial plaques already detectable in about 1 in 13 people ages...

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Could quitting ultra-processed food boost your mental health?

People with depression who dramatically cut ultra-processed foods experienced notable improvements in their symptoms in a small preliminary study. Res...

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Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE4 may have a reversible weakness

The Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE4 may actively damage brain blood vessels and sabotage the cellular systems that remove harmful proteins. Researchers we...

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Caltech physicists finally measure a quantum energy ladder predicted 40 years ago

Researchers have experimentally observed energy patterns that physicists have predicted for about 40 years. By arranging laser-trapped atoms into a qu...

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This common mistake can add nearly 7 points to your blood pressure reading

A common mistake during blood pressure checks could make readings appear substantially higher than they really are. Johns Hopkins researchers found th...

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Cannabis users were twice as likely to commit violence, review finds

A review of more than 265,000 people found that cannabis use was associated with higher rates of both committing violence and becoming a victim of it....

Sep 30, 2026 • Read Preview →

A record-breaking X-ray flash may reveal the birth of a magnetar

Astronomers have found strong evidence that some mysterious, minutes-long X-ray flashes are produced when two neutron stars collide and create a magne...

Sep 30, 2026 • Read Preview →

Ocean heatwaves are hiding months of extra warming

Marine heatwaves may be only the most intense part of much longer warming events, with elevated temperatures sometimes lingering for months. Researche...

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Mulberry may reshape gut bacteria and influence metabolism

Mulberry compounds may reshape the gut microbiome in ways that support intestinal health and metabolism, with some combinations showing especially str...

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NASA's Perseverance Mars rover finds groundwater, lakes, and hot fluids in one place

NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered a surprisingly complicated history of water in Jezero Crater. Scientists expected the crater’s Margin Unit to...

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