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Does fibermaxxing work? It may depend on your microbiome
We are rightfully told to eat more fiber. But our depleted gut microbiomes may not benefit from superhigh levels
Read at source →Science crossword: Give me some space!
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Join siguimi.com →What really happened on Easter Island?
For decades, an influential theory blamed the Rapanui for their own downfall—a story made famous by Jared Diamond’s…
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From geothermal energy to tidal power, these bold projects could change our clean-energy future
Companies are making big bets on technology to solve lingering challenges in the clean-energy rollout. Here are four of…
Read at source →How NASA turned a spy satellite into the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will soon launch to unravel the mysteries of dark energy and dark matter
Read at source →Can QuantumScape and Factorial Energy mass-produce solid-state batteries?
Two American companies are pursuing rival manufacturing strategies for these long-promised cells in an industry China…
Read at source →OpenAI funds research to try to stop AI from being used to make bioweapons
The start-up’s grant to the Nuclear Threat Initiative will fund an international information sharing system designed to…
Read at source →How Hurricane Lala was juiced by El Niño
El Niño years typically mean warmer ocean temperatures and less wind shear in some parts of the Pacific—and that means…
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How climate change created a new ‘Ice Silk Road’ in the Arctic
China plans to send container ships along Russia’s northern coast, reviving environmental concerns about the fragile…
Read at source →AI decodes the mathematical ‘fingerprints’ of famous jazz musicians, from Chick Corea to Thelonious Monk
Music and math often come together in ways we don’t expect
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Total solar eclipse, vaccine controversy and coffee health benefits
From eclipse awe to vaccine debate, earthquake recovery and coffee’s benefits
Read at source →Why it may be impossible to eradicate feral hogs
The U.S. is spending millions to try to control feral hogs, but are those efforts in vain?
Read at source →388 years ago Galileo worked out why human giants can’t exist—and explained a law of nature
Giants have featured in stories for millennia, but the reason why they don’t exist helps explain the natural world
Read at source →Tropical Storm Lala nears Hawaii as forecasters expect it to strengthen into a hurricane
Hawaii rarely sees direct hurricane hits—if Lala strengthens, it will be just the third recorded hurricane to make…
Read at source →Why 14 inches of rain fell in Japan in just one day
This extreme rain was deadly, with at least eight people killed and many others stranded
Read at source →Why is Illinois suddenly being hit with so many tornadoes?
This state, which has seen more than 200 twisters this year, could beat Texas’s all-time record of 244 tornadoes in 12…
Read at source →The X-Files creator Chris Carter on Scully, science and the truth that’s still out there
The creator of The X-Files discusses what Frankenstein elements are in the newly released director’s cut of The…
Read at source →What the mathematics of billiards can tell us about loving and letting go
A mathematician may have solved a 250-year-old question about whether every polygon contains a path home
Read at source →When will Betelgeuse go supernova?
Betelgeuse, the sky’s most famous red supergiant, is well studied but poorly understood
Read at source →A nonspeaking person is the star of this opera. AI made that possible
What if artificial intelligence is used to amplify human creativity rather than replace it?
Read at source →Physicists find major clue to matter’s biggest mystery
Researchers have nailed down an elusive quantity called baryon number, which may be responsible for the cosmic mismatch…
Read at source →Rare Tropical Storm Lala on course for Hawaii, with hurricane conditions possible
This storm, a rarity for this part of the Pacific, is expected to bring heavy rains, strong wind and possibly…
Read at source →Stunning time lapse lets you relive the 2026 total solar eclipse in 4K glory
There’s a reason humans have been obsessed with these celestial events for millennia—they are beautiful
Read at source →Drone time lapse shows total solar eclipse in amazing 4K quality
Relive the 2026 total solar eclipse, as seen by a drone over Spain
Read at source →Neuroscientists have vastly underestimated brain cells’ computing power
A new study shows that each neuron can do multiple computations at once thanks to hundreds of sprawling branches
Read at source →Popular drug metformin transforms your gut into a sugar sink
Researchers are finally learning the mechanism behind one of the most prescribed medicines in the U.S., primarily used…
Read at source →Squishies are everywhere. But what are they made of?
We asked a simple question: What’s in kids’ squishy toys? Finding an answer was surprisingly complicated
Read at source →Estrogen-only hormone therapy could lower risk of Alzheimer’s
In a retrospective study, people taking estrogen-only hormone therapy for menopause were less likely to see signs of…
Read at source →See the 2026 total solar eclipse from around the world
From a partial eclipse over Berlin to totality over Spain, see some of the incredible images of the August 12 total…
Read at source →Major COVID study that fueled vaccine skepticism retracted over ‘misinformation’
This study was originally published in 2024 and was criticized as being misleading by other scientists at the time
Read at source →See hundreds of stingrays swarming off the coast of New York
A “fever” of cownose rays revealed by striking drone footage could be a sign of warming oceans
Read at source →Yale study finds ‘Medicare for All’ could save $1 trillion and 114,000 lives every year
This study has been touted by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont as proof of the benefits of a universal, single-payer…
Read at source →Stunning new images reveal cosmic cycle of death and rebirth
A new study of the Helix Nebula shows a never-before-seen detail of how dying stars recycle elements. Researchers found…
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Postpartum psychosis is at the center of the Lindsay Clancy trial. What is it?
A high-profile court case is calling attention to this rare and understudied condition
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AI helped produce two proofs for the same cryptography problem
An M.I.T. Ph.D. student and two University of California system cryptographers used GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra in different…
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