3+ day, 19+ 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…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1279+ words) Bats’ remarkable ability to withstand decades of strenuous flight while keeping infections, inflammation, and cancer in check may offer new clues to healthier human aging Bats are unusually long-lived for animals of their size. Small mammals generally burn energy quickly…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (866+ words) A mountain of loose rock in Utah hides enough ice to fill 600 Olympic swimming pools, revealing that some of the state’s largest frozen water reserves are almost invisible from the surface. Unlike conventional glaciers, which expose broad expanses of ice,…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (327+ words) A strange honeycomb landscape on Mars may preserve the scars of ancient cycles of rain, drought, and cracking mud. The surface of Mars is home to some of the most breathtaking and awe-inspiring landscapes in the solar system. This is…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (782+ words) A Manhattan-sized ice island has broken free from Greenland’s Petermann Glacier, and scientists say even bigger breaks may be coming. Europe’s Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission has documented a major breakup at Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland, where a 76 sq km portion…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (77+ words) Scientists found that bacterial blotch in white button mushrooms is caused by multiple bacteria, a discovery that could improve disease detection and lead to more sustainable treatments for growers....

1+ week, 4+ 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…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (546+ words) Sea turtles are built for epic ocean journeys, yet some in the Galápagos rarely venture beyond their island neighborhood. Green sea turtles are the only primarily vegetarian species among the seven living sea turtles. Hatchlings eat both plants and animals,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (14+ words) A seed-sized injectable device could make nerve stimulation therapies simpler, safer, and more accessible....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (714+ words) The FDA has cleared a system that uses brain activity data to personalize magnetic stimulation for PTSD, adding a new nonmedication treatment option....