ScienceDaily
Study Finds Your Ancestors Also Refused to Eat Bugs, Probably
Your ancient ancestors probably also turned up their noses at bugs, and it's not just culture - it's 9,000 years of evolution (and Neanderthals were into it).
2026-08-27
ScienceDaily
2026-08-21
Ars Technica
Thunder + Fiber-Optic Cabling: The Seismic Imaging Duo You Never Knew You Needed
Thunderquakes, once too messy to use, now help map the underground - because sometimes the best seismic source is a good storm and a fiber-optic cable.
2026-08-02
ScienceDaily
Protein Thought to Be Chromosome Security Guard Also Moonlights as Muscle Repair Foreman
TRF2, the protein known for guarding chromosome ends, has been caught moonlighting as a muscle stem cell identity keeper - and without it, injured muscles turn into fat and scar tissue.
ScienceDaily
Scientists Find Possible Way to Keep Statins From Being the Worst
Researchers at McMaster University may have found a way to keep statins' muscle pain from being the side effect that dare not speak its name, potentially letting patients have their cholesterol-lowering cake and eat it too.
2026-07-04
Ars Technica
Perseverance Finds Carbon on Mars, Scientists Try Not to Say 'Aliens'
Perseverance finds organic carbon on Mars surface, which could be from ancient life or just rocks being rocks - stay tuned for the sample return mission.
2026-06-10
Inside Climate News
Study Finds Dead Stuff Plays Huge Role in Ecosystems, Which Seems Obvious But Here's the Data
New study finds that dead trees, corals, and grasses shape ecosystems more than previously known - proving that even in death, some organisms just can't stop being influential.
2026-05-29
Ars Technica
Sea Cucumber Tissues Achieve Immortality, Scientists Still Figuring Out Where They Stand on the Undead Spectrum
Scientists accidentally discover that severed sea cucumber tissues live forever in seawater, reorganizing into zombie-like orbs that eat nutrients through their skin.
2026-05-08
ScienceDaily
Physicists Discover That the Universe Might Be Finely Tuned for, Among Other Things, Your Blood Not Turning into Tar
Physicists propose that the universe's constants are so finely tuned that changing them even slightly would turn your blood into tar, which is probably not great for life.
2026-05-06
The Guardian Europe
Algae's Glow-Up: Scientists Turn Bioluminescent Plankton into 3D-Printed Party Favors
Scientists turn bioluminescent algae into 3D-printed cyan glow shapes, potentially for raves, biosensors, and reducing battery waste - but the algae might find the acidity stressful.
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