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Beneath the dry farmland of New South Wales lies a hidden window into a lost rainforest teeming with life from 11-16 million years ago. At McGraths Flat, scientists have uncovered fossils preserved in astonishing detail--not in typical rock like ...

A new minimally invasive procedure may help people keep weight off after stopping popular drugs like Ozempic and semaglutide--something most patients struggle with. In a clinical trial, those who underwent a technique called duodenal mucosal ...

Scientists have mapped how Earth's deepest mantle is being deformed--and the results point to long-lost tectonic plates buried thousands of kilometers underground. Using a massive global dataset of seismic waves, they found that most deformation ...

Ancient DNA from a tomb near Paris reveals a shocking prehistoric reset: one population vanished and was replaced by newcomers from the south. The two groups show no genetic connection, signaling a major upheaval around 3000 BC. Disease, including .. ...

A 150-year-old rule in geometry has been proven wrong. Mathematicians found two different doughnut-shaped surfaces that look identical when measured locally but are actually different overall. For decades, researchers suspected this might be possible ...

Scientists have uncovered a fascinating new species of pit viper in Myanmar that seems to blur the very definition of what a species is. This snake, now named the Ayeyarwady pit viper, puzzled researchers because it looks like a mix between two known ...

Scientists chasing thunderstorms in a retrofitted minivan finally captured something never seen before in nature: faint electrical glows shimmering from treetops during a storm. These "corona discharges," long suspected but never observed outside a . ...

A popular Korean skincare ingredient may be far more powerful than anyone realized. Scientists have discovered that madecassic acid--derived from the herb Centella asiatica--can stop antibiotic-resistant bacteria in their tracks, including dangerous ...

Cancer cells are known for their "glutamine addiction," but many can escape this weakness by switching to alternative fuels. Researchers found that vitamin B7 acts like a metabolic "license," enabling this escape route through a key enzyme. Without . ...

Scientists have discovered that moringa seeds can help pull microplastics out of water, rivaling standard chemical treatments. The plant-based extract causes plastic particles to clump together, making them easier to filter away. In some conditions, ...