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Order doesn't always form perfectly--and those imperfections can be surprisingly powerful. In materials like liquid crystals, tiny "defects" emerge when symmetry breaks, shaping everything from cosmic structures to everyday technologies. Now, ...

Collagen pills sound like a shortcut to younger skin, but solid evidence doesn't back them up. Higher-quality studies show little benefit, and your body doesn't absorb collagen in the way ads suggest. Some supplements may even pose safety concerns .. ...

An experimental drug once known for helping control type 2 diabetes may also fight heart disease. Researchers found IC7Fc lowered cholesterol, blood fats, and artery-clogging plaques while calming inflammation linked to heart attacks and strokes. ...

Scientists in Sweden and Norway have uncovered a promising way to spot Parkinson's disease years--possibly decades--before its most damaging symptoms appear. By detecting subtle biological signals in the blood tied to how cells handle stress and ...

Scientists studying ancient ocean fossils found that the Arabian Sea was better oxygenated 16 million years ago, even though the planet was warmer than today. Oxygen levels only plunged millions of years later, after the climate cooled, defying ...

Quantum computers need extreme cold to work, but the very systems that keep them cold also create noise that can destroy fragile quantum information. Scientists in Sweden have now flipped that problem on its head by building a tiny quantum ...

Small mammals are early warning systems for environmental damage, but many species look almost identical, making them hard to track. Scientists have developed a new footprint-based method that can tell apart nearly indistinguishable species with ...

Helping care for grandchildren may offer an unexpected boost to brain health later in life. Researchers found that grandparents who provided childcare scored higher on memory and verbal skills than those who did not. The effect did not depend on how ...

Drinking heavily over many years is linked to a higher risk of colorectal cancer, especially rectal cancer, according to new research tracking U.S. adults for two decades. People who drank heavily throughout adulthood faced sharply higher risks than ...

Scientists have created a device that captures carbon dioxide and transforms it into a useful chemical in a single step. The new electrode works with realistic exhaust gases rather than requiring purified CO2. It converts the captured gas into formic ...