2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (172+ words) AI reveals a striking two speed cleanup system that helps the sleeping brain clear away harmful waste....

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (376+ words) In a two-year head-to-head trial, researchers found that two very different dietary approaches produced similar changes in body weight. Communities in the Southeastern United States experience a greater burden from chronic diseases including diabetes, CVD, and stroke. Dietary patterns are…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (583+ words) Most men are unaware that a widely consumed part of the American diet has been linked to prostate cancer risk. A new national survey found that only 20% of men knew about the reported association between dairy consumption and prostate cancer....

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (475+ words) One sleepless night can blur the brain, but just 20 minutes of exercise or a well-timed nap may help new memories survive for days. “Sleep loss affects nearly every aspect of how we think and function, but many people can’t simply…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (481+ words) New research reveals more details about the doomed mission to find the Northwest Passage. Researchers have now identified four additional members of Sir John Franklin’s 1845 expedition, including one sailor whose identity had been debated for more than 100 years. The work…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (270+ words) The longer we stay awake, the more certain brain cells appear to turn up the pressure to sleep, eventually making rest nearly impossible to resist....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (124+ words) Researchers have developed the world’s first heat-driven elastocaloric cooling system, using waste heat and solar energy to support sustainable cooling....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (504+ words) September offers several eye-catching skywatching opportunities, including a brilliant Venus, the September equinox, and a Harvest Moon rising near Saturn and Neptune. The Moon can also help observers locate Antares, the Teapot star pattern, and, under dark enough skies, the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1090+ words) Genetic research revealed four distinct gentoo penguin species, including a newly identified species from the Kerguelen Islands. Scientists warn climate change may endanger several isolated island populations. The emperor penguin, which can grow to about 4 feet (1.2 meters) tall, is the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (660+ words) A new study uses Hasmonean history and evidence from the Dead Sea Scrolls to address a decades-old mystery. For decades, researchers have debated whether the Qumran sect’s unusual 364-day calendar ever governed daily religious life or existed only as an…...