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A recent study published in the journal Deviant Behavior reveals that people who endure negative treatment are more likely to express an intention to commit future crimes, even when they do not consciously recognize their mistreatment....

The Guardian

Following in the wake of the original Golden Records, a new deep-space delivery hopes to introduce a ‘mostly harmless’ humanity to alien life Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Do you have a message you want to...

Scientific American

Just a day after NASA set a March 6 target date for its upcoming moon mission, the agency’s head announced it will roll back the rocket from the pad entirely

Science Focus

You could get compensated for what you’ve posted online – as long as it’s been used to train AI. At least that’s according to Dr Margaret Mitchel, chief ethics scientist at US open source AI company Hugging Face, who’s calling for AI...

SciTech Daily

A new theoretical approach aims to shed light on the complex behavior of many-body systems. Researchers have applied a machine learning technique to uncover unexpected features of the non-reciprocal forces that shape the behavior of a...

SciTech Daily

A persistent asymmetry in fusion exhaust has challenged researchers for years. New simulations show that plasma core rotation, working together with cross-field drifts, determines where particles land inside a tokamak. Tokamaks are often...

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A medication currently used to treat diabetes and obesity may offer a new way to help people struggling with alcohol addiction. A recent study published in eBioMedicine found that the drug tirzepatide reduces alcohol consumption and...

Science Focus

Dolphins have been observed, on various occasions, holding pufferfish in their mouths. The terrified fish soon inflate with seawater until they look like a spiky tennis ball, which the dolphins then pass around and toss into the air. This...

SciTech Daily

A lightning-fast pulsar near our galaxy’s black hole could unlock new secrets about gravity and spacetime. Scientists at Columbia University working with Breakthrough Listen, a research initiative dedicated to searching for evidence of...

NPR Science

The Pentagon and the Energy Department have airlifted a small nuclear reactor from California to Utah, demonstrating what they say is potential for the U.S. to quickly deploy nuclear power for military and civilian use. (Image credit:...

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Computing Microsoft’s Glass Chip Holds Terabytes of Data for 10,000 YearsGayoung Lee | Gizmodo “Our knowledge of the past comes from stone tablets and old parchment. But thousands of years from now, our descendants may learn of our lives...

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Learn more about the microbes that consume plastic and how they could one day help clean up our environment. 

PsyPost

A recent analysis of thousands of social media posts reveals that losing a job alters the narrative landscape of a person’s dreams, stripping away elements of surprise and visual perception while increasing work-related themes. These...

Popular Science

For once, there’s good news in animal conservation. A population of Tonkin snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus avunculus)—critically endangered primates with colorful faces and big lips—is stable.  This news is particularly welcome,...

SciTech Daily

Scientists at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have identified biological markers that appear at the very beginning of Parkinson’s disease, before extensive damage occurs in the brain. These early changes leave measurable traces...

SciTech Daily

New research suggests that multiple sclerosis may begin influencing patients’ health far earlier than previously recognized. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is often recognized only after unmistakable neurological problems show up, such as changes...

Scientific American

Isomorphic Lab’s proprietary drug-discovery model is a major advance, but scientists developing open-source tools are left guessing how to achieve similar results

Ars Technica

When dinosaur fossils surface at a site, it is often not possible to tell how many millions of years ago their bones were buried. While the different strata of sedimentary rock represent periods of geologic history frozen in time,...

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A new study published in Evolution and Human Behavior provides evidence that the tendency for young men to mistake friendliness for sexual interest strengthens gradually throughout their teenage years. The research also suggests that when...

SciTech Daily

Scientists have taken a significant step toward neutralizing Epstein-Barr virus. Scientists at Fred Hutch Cancer Center have reported an important advance in the effort to stop Epstein Barr virus (EBV), a virus believed to infect about 95%...

Science News

The TRPV4 protein’s dual nature, found in studies with mice, may complicate the hunt for human itch treatments

Scientific American

As Anthropic releases its most autonomous agents yet, a mounting clash with the military reveals the impossible choice between global scaling and a “safety first” ethos

Ars Technica

Daphne O. Martschenko and Sam Trejo both want to make the world a better, fairer, more equitable place. But they disagree on whether studying social genomics—elucidating any potential genetic contributions to behaviors ranging from mental...

PsyPost

The concept of masochism often evokes images of whips, chains, and leather. While these elements can certainly be part of the picture, the scientific and historical reality is far more nuanced. At its core, masochism refers to the...

Science News

Editor in Chief Nancy Shute discusses how our reporters find unique stories, from vaccine beer to a particle collider’s retirement to the rise of AI scientists.

The Guardian

Omar Yaghi’s invention uses ambient thermal energy and can generate up to 1,000 litres of clean water every day A Nobel laureate’s environmentally friendly invention that provides clean water if central supplies are knocked out by a...

Scientific American

A satellite captured a recent “ring of fire” eclipse from a stunning new angle

Ars Technica

One of the US government’s top scientific research labs is taking steps that could drive away foreign scientists, a shift lawmakers and sources tell WIRED could cost the country valuable expertise and damage the agency’s credibility. The...

PsyPost

A recent comprehensive review of existing scientific research suggests that individuals who engage in impulsive acts of violence tend to score lower on intelligence tests compared to non-violent individuals. The findings provide evidence...

PsyPost

PsyPost’s PodWatch highlights interesting clips from recent podcasts related to psychology and neuroscience. On Monday, January 19, 2026, the Hidden Brain podcast, hosted by Shankar Vedantam, featured psychologist Sarah Schnitker. The...

The Guardian

Recruitment of children for study delayed after MHRA warns that participants should be no younger than 14 A clinical trial into puberty blockers for children has been paused after the medicines regulator warned it should have a minimum age...

SciTech Daily

NASA just launched rockets into the northern lights and captured the hidden electricity that powers them. NASA has successfully carried out two sounding rocket missions from Alaska to investigate the powerful electrical forces behind the...

SciTech Daily

A subtle twist between atomically thin magnetic layers can generate unexpectedly large and complex spin structures. A tiny twist between two ultrathin crystals can act like a new control dial for matter. In the past few years, physicists...

PsyPost

A study comparing individuals with persistent depressive disorder to those with episodic major depressive disorder found that those with persistent depression had lower treatment expectations. These individuals also changed their...

SciTech Daily

A restarted black hole in J1007+3540 reveals how episodic jet activity and cluster pressure sculpt giant radio galaxies. Astronomers have captured one of the clearest views yet of a black hole returning to life, in a vast radio galaxy...

Wired Science

What scientists thought were four separate star clusters are actually part of one nearly invisible system.

Scientific American

On Thursday the U.S. president ordered the release of federal files related to UFOs and aliens, although no evidence of extraterrestrials visiting Earth is known to exist

Scientific American

The FDA is reportedly considering broadening the types of drugs that can be sold without a prescription, a move some pharmacy experts say could raise safety risks

Universe Today

If humans want to live in space, whether on spacecraft or the surface of Mars, one of the first problems to solve is that of water for drinking, hygiene, and life-sustaining plants. Even bringing water to the International Space Station...

PsyPost

A new study published in Physiology & Behavior has found that medium‑chain triglyceride oil can sharpen certain aspects of thinking in young adults, both immediately after a single dose and after a month of daily use. Medium‑chain...

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A previously unknown virus may be the key to assessing the risk of colorectal cancer and improving diagnosis.

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Learn how a Tyrannosaurus tooth embedded in fossil bone from the Hell Creek Formation is helping researchers reconstruct a prehistoric encounter.

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Learn about the archaeological site of 'Ubeidiya, now confirmed as one of the oldest areas that humans occupied outside of Africa. 

SciTech Daily

Bumble bees may overpower invasive Argentine ants in one-on-one fights, but those victories come at a hidden cost. When bumble bees encounter invasive Argentine ants at feeding sites, they may defeat them in direct clashes but still return...

SciTech Daily

Psychedelics appear to reshape how the brain builds reality by dampening incoming visual signals and boosting internal memory networks. Psychedelic compounds act on the brain by binding to serotonin receptors. Scientists have identified at...

Nautilus

There are many different types of learning, but among the simplest is associative learning. That’s when we learn to associate one thing with another thing, like the ringing of a bell with food, in the famous example of Pavlov’s dog.  ...

Nautilus

On this day in 1943, Dionisio Pulido was tending to his cornfield in Mexico when he witnessed geological history in the making. Over the previous few weeks, people in the region had felt the ground shake. On February 20, these tremors...

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Learn how cleaner wrasse used a mirror and even dropped food to test their reflections, a behavior linked mostly to mammals.

PsyPost

For centuries, philosophers and psychologists have argued that art does more than please the eye. It serves as a bridge between minds, allowing viewers to step into the experiences of others and develop a shared sense of humanity. A new...

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