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A strange "forbidden" planet spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope is turning planetary science on its head. TOI-5205 b, a Jupiter-sized world orbiting a small, cool star, has an atmosphere surprisingly poor in heavy elements--even less enriched ...

Is consciousness something the brain produces, or is it woven into the fabric of reality itself? Renowned neuroscientist Christof Koch is challenging long-held scientific assumptions by confronting the "hard problem" of consciousness -- why and how . ...

Your brain's "stop eating" signal may come from an unexpected source. Researchers found that astrocytes--once thought to just support neurons--actually play a key role in controlling appetite. After a meal, glucose triggers tanycytes, which send ...

A newly discovered group of tarantulas is so bizarre that scientists had to invent a whole new genus--Satyrex--to describe them. With unusually long mating appendages and fierce, hissing defenses, these spiders are as strange as they are intimidating ...

Scientists have identified a little-known receptor, GPR133, as a powerful regulator of bone strength. By activating it with a newly discovered compound called AP503, they were able to boost bone density in mice and counteract osteoporosis-like damage ...

Scientists have taken a major step toward probing one of physics' biggest mysteries--how gravity and quantum mechanics fit together--by creating the first unified way to detect tiny "ripples" in spacetime itself. These subtle fluctuations, long ...

Quantum circuits are supposed to gain power as they grow longer, but noise changes the picture. A new study finds that earlier steps in these circuits gradually lose their impact, with only the final layers really mattering. As a result, deep quantum ...

Scientists have identified a potential new weapon against hepatitis E, a virus with no approved treatment and tens of thousands of deaths each year. The drug bemnifosbuvir, currently in trials for hepatitis C, was found to block the virus from ...

Oyster reefs aren't random piles--they're carefully shaped survival systems. Researchers discovered that certain geometric patterns, not just bigger or more complex structures, give young oysters the best chance to thrive. By mimicking these natural ...

AI is consuming staggering amounts of energy--already over 10% of U.S. electricity--and the demand is only accelerating. Now, researchers have unveiled a radically more efficient approach that could slash AI energy use by up to 100× while actually . ...