Earth’s day isn’t exactly 24 hours. The reason may lie deep inside the planet
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Earth’s day isn’t exactly 24 hours. The reason may lie deep inside the planet

The difference is tiny, measured in milliseconds, but physicists can detect it. Over time, some…

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The ice blasting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus is stranger than scientists realized
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The ice blasting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus is stranger than scientists realized

An international team that includes researchers from the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at the Institute…

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Meet the newest living cat species, the first described in 100 years
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Meet the newest living cat species, the first described in 100 years

We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever.…

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Peru’s penguins are on the brink. A super El Niño could make it worse.
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Peru’s penguins are on the brink. A super El Niño could make it worse.

The first time I was in Punta San Juan, the desert was flooded with birds.…

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That fresh cleaning smell could be filling your home with nanoparticles
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That fresh cleaning smell could be filling your home with nanoparticles

Research led by Brandon Boor at Purdue University found that fragrance compounds released by both…

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Why rheumatoid arthritis pain may persist even when inflammation is under control
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Why rheumatoid arthritis pain may persist even when inflammation is under control

The researchers examined how depression, smoking, obesity, sleep problems, and other health conditions are connected…

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Glucosamine, a popular joint supplement, linked to faster Alzheimer’s progression
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Glucosamine, a popular joint supplement, linked to faster Alzheimer’s progression

Researchers at the University of Florida found that glucosamine use was associated with a greater…

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Scientists may have misread a 2-billion-year-old clue about Earth
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Scientists may have misread a 2-billion-year-old clue about Earth

As oxygen levels increased for the first time, enormous amounts of microbial material were buried…

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REM sleep paradox: Dreaming may drain the brain’s energy even as fuel supply rises
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REM sleep paradox: Dreaming may drain the brain’s energy even as fuel supply rises

Sleep offers a useful way to study that question. Although the body is resting, the…

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Zepbound and Mounjaro may turn on the body’s calorie-burning brown fat
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Zepbound and Mounjaro may turn on the body’s calorie-burning brown fat

According to the researchers, the findings provide new clues about how tirzepatide works and could…

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