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Why people keep looking for Noah’s Ark in a natural rock formation in Turkey: A scholar of early Christianity explains

A formation known as Durupınar, just a few miles from the Iranian border in Turkey, has been associated with Noah’s Ark for nearly 70 years.

Oct 06, 2026 • 5 min read

Sports

Goodbye joint replacements? Stanford scientists found a way to regrow cartilage and stop arthritis

Scientists have identified a way to restore cartilage in aging knee joints, at least in mice, by blocking a protein whose levels rise with age. The ap...

Oct 06, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

Archaeologists may have finally solved a 100-year-old Florida mystery

About a century ago, archaeologists excavating pottery fragments around Tampa Bay encountered something puzzling. Some of the pieces carried decoratio...

Oct 06, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

Scientists say this simple habit could strengthen your marriage

Exercise is well known for supporting physical fitness and mental well being. New research from BYU suggests it may also offer benefits for marriage,...

Oct 06, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

Physicists just saw quarks make waves in the Big Bang’s primordial soup

In the universe's earliest moments, temperatures reached trillions of degrees, creating an intensely hot mixture of quarks and gluons. These elementar...

Oct 06, 2026 • 5 min read

Finance

One simple addition to postpartum care made a major difference

Becoming a mother can be difficult under any circumstances, but for some women, everyday obstacles can make getting medical care after childbirth espe...

Oct 06, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

A few drops of this Japanese tree oil may help you sleep more soundly

Sleep difficulties are especially common during middle age, including among women in their 40s and 50s. New research suggests that an aromatic oil mad...

Oct 06, 2026 • 5 min read

Finance

Tropical trees built homes for ants. Wasps are taking them over

Scientists studying the tropical forests of Malaysian Borneo have discovered an unexpected shift in one of the region's long-running ecological partne...

Oct 05, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

Optogenetics wins the Nobel – one neuroscience breakthrough in a line of technological innovations helping scientists map and control the brain

Neuroscientific advances follow a pattern of visualizing the brain, measuring its function and then controlling it. Optogenetics may lead to a new era...

Oct 05, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

MIT scientists find a hidden cancer risk of the keto diet

A ketogenic diet is high in fat and very low in carbohydrates. By sharply limiting carbohydrates, it shifts the body away from relying on sugar for en...

Oct 05, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

What 1,000 years of golden roses tell us about popes’ authority and influence, from Leo IX to Leo XIV

Popes have bestowed golden roses on warriors, rulers, women – and, increasingly in recent decades, shrines.

Oct 05, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

[Ask the Tax Whiz] Will the new audit rules protect honest taxpayers?

Wealth growth alone does not prove evasion. Legitimate sources must be checked, and due process observed.

Oct 05, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

[OPINION] Stop asking where UHC will find the money. Build the economy that can pay for it.

How do we make the Philippine economy itself capable of paying for increasingly expensive healthcare?

Oct 05, 2026 • 5 min read

Sports

Scientists reveal what seven days of fasting does to the human body

Going without food for several days does far more than force the body to burn stored fat. Research published in 2024 found that prolonged fasting prod...

Oct 05, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

Don't miss: Watch Saturn shine and Halley’s Comet debris streak across the sky

October offers several memorable sights for skywatchers, including Saturn at opposition, the Orionid meteor shower, and a close pairing of the Moon an...

Oct 05, 2026 • 5 min read

Finance

Scientists just found a way to fight lung cancer and muscle wasting at the same time

Researchers at Oregon State University have developed an experimental treatment designed to tackle lung cancer and the severe muscle loss that can occ...

Oct 05, 2026 • 5 min read

Sports

Scientists discover a human brain gene that can jump through DNA

For the first time, scientists have identified a human gene that appears to serve an important biological role while still retaining the ability to mo...

Oct 05, 2026 • 5 min read

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Cancer-fighting t cells burn out. Scientists may have found a fix

Cancer immunotherapy can unleash T cells, the immune system's specialized cancer killers, against tumors. But there is a major limitation: These cells...

Oct 05, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

The “glue” holding your cells together has a surprising second job

A protein best known for helping cells and tissues stay connected has another unexpected role. Researchers have found that it also helps epithelial ce...

Oct 04, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

Easing constipation: A 20-minute walk can get your gut moving almost immediately

Constipation is one of the most common digestive problems, affecting people across age groups and backgrounds. Beyond causing bloating, straining, and...

Oct 04, 2026 • 5 min read