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Common medications may change your gut for years

Medications can influence the community of microbes living in the human gut long after a person stops taking them, according to a large study led by r...

Aug 24, 2026 • 5 min read

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A ghostly ribbon of stars reveals hidden dark matter

For billions of years, an ancient cluster of stars has been gradually coming apart, shedding stars that now form a faint, narrow ribbon across space....

Aug 24, 2026 • 5 min read

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A tiny “rainbow on a chip” could help supercharge 6G networks

A microchip about the size of a grain of rice can generate a highly organized "rainbow" of light, a capability that could eventually support faster, h...

Aug 24, 2026 • 5 min read

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Too much or too little sleep may make your body age faster

A new analysis of biological aging across the human body suggests that both sleeping too little and sleeping too much are associated with faster aging...

Aug 24, 2026 • 5 min read

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Screen time at ages 1 and 6 may matter more than parents realize

Screens are now a routine part of life for many young children, raising growing questions about how early exposure could influence development over ti...

Aug 24, 2026 • 5 min read

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NASA is about to launch a powerful new eye on the universe

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has passed an important milestone ahead of its trip to space. Mission leaders from NASA, the Roman Space Tele...

Aug 24, 2026 • 5 min read

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Scientists discover a real-life “dragon” and name it after Syrax

Scientists have identified a new species of lizard living in the high mountain forests of western Thailand. The species, Acanthosaura syrax, takes its...

Aug 23, 2026 • 5 min read

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Gut bacteria may unlock a hidden benefit of vegetables

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have found that gut microbes can transform nitrate and iron from food into molecules that may help protect agains...

Aug 23, 2026 • 5 min read

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A major Alzheimer’s risk gene may shrink brain cells years before symptoms

Millions of people carry APOE4, the strongest known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. New research suggests the gene variant may begin alte...

Aug 23, 2026 • 5 min read

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Scientists left this farm field alone. Thousands of orchids appeared

Research led by Professor Carl Sayer at UCL Geography has found that abandoned farmland can recover naturally and develop into a diverse wildflower me...

Aug 23, 2026 • 5 min read

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Encounters with Joy and sadness in ‘Edjop’ film release

With her memories fading, Edjop's wife, Joy, may not have the opportunity to appreciate the powerful performances of Frankie Pangilinan and Elijah Can...

Aug 23, 2026 • 5 min read

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Physicists create a tiny “Big Bang” with surprisingly small atomic nuclei

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have recreated the primordial state of matter believed to have filled the Universe shortly after the Big B...

Aug 23, 2026 • 5 min read

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A typewriter poet writes on the spot for strangers in Dumaguete

With his typewriter, Jecho Adrian Ponce gives strangers a few minutes to tell their stories, turning them into customized poems they can take home

Aug 23, 2026 • 5 min read

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A hidden “on switch” in human DNA has finally been decoded

Healthy growth and development depend on tens of thousands of genes being switched on at the right time and in the right place. Specific regions of DN...

Aug 23, 2026 • 5 min read

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Experimental compound helps burn fat without muscle loss

GLP-1 medications have transformed the treatment of obesity, diabetes, and fatty liver disease over the past several years. Drugs sold as Ozempic, Weg...

Aug 23, 2026 • 5 min read

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Scientists turn tiny “defects” into a 5.5x heat transfer boost

Researchers have developed a new surface coating that can increase condensation heat transfer performance by as much as 5.5 times compared with conven...

Aug 23, 2026 • 5 min read

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Cannabis use linked to 37% higher stroke risk in massive study

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have found that cannabis, cocaine, and amphetamines are associated with a significantly greater risk of str...

Aug 23, 2026 • 5 min read

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This common vitamin was linked to 13% better cognitive scores

More than 7 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer's dementia, and that number is expected to climb to nearly 13 million by 2050. New r...

Aug 23, 2026 • 5 min read

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Karmelo Anthony’s bid for new trial is denied by judge in murder case of high school track star

Karmelo Anthony’s bid for new trial is denied by judge in murder case of high school track starA Texas judge has denied a new trial for Karmelo Anthon...

Aug 23, 2026 • 5 min read

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Black holes keep tearing these stars apart, but they survive

Most galaxies are thought to harbor a supermassive black hole at their center. These enormous objects can weigh millions or even billions of times mor...

Aug 23, 2026 • 5 min read