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Scientists have discovered that the bacteria behind Lyme disease and anaplasmosis have a sneaky way of surviving inside ticks--they hijack the tick's own cell functions to steal cholesterol they need to grow. By tapping into a built-in protein ...

Tropical trees are dying faster than ever, and it's not just heat or drought to blame. Scientists have uncovered a surprising culprit: ordinary thunderstorms. These quick, fierce storms, powered by climate change, are toppling trees with intense ...

When Siberian volcanoes kicked off the Great Dying, the real climate villain turned out to be the rainforests themselves: once they collapsed, Earth's biggest carbon sponge vanished, CO rocketed, and a five-million-year heatwave followed. Fossils ...

A precious metal used everywhere from car exhaust systems to fuel cells, platinum is an incredibly efficient catalyst--but it's costly and carbon-intensive. Now, a serendipitous collaboration between scientists at ETH Zurich and other European ...

Anger isn't just a fleeting emotion--it plays a deeper role in women's mental and physical health during midlife. A groundbreaking study tracking over 500 women aged 35 to 55 reveals that anger traits like outbursts and hostility tend to diminish ...

Astronomers studying the remnant SNR 0509-67.5 have finally caught a white dwarf in the act of a rare "double-detonation" supernova, where an initial helium blast on the star's surface triggers a second, core-shattering explosion.

Scientists at UC Davis discovered a small genetic difference that could explain why humans are more prone to certain cancers than our primate cousins. The change affects a protein used by immune cells to kill tumors--except in humans, it's vulnerable ...

A cutting-edge gene therapy has significantly restored hearing in children and adults with congenital deafness, showing dramatic results just one month after a single injection. Researchers used a virus to deliver a healthy copy of the OTOF gene into ...

Japan's Himawari weather satellites, designed to watch Earth, have quietly delivered a decade of infrared snapshots of Venus. By stitching 437 images together, scientists tracked daily thermal tides and shifting planetary waves in the planet's cloud ...

Wild orcas across four continents have repeatedly floated fish and other prey to astonished swimmers and boaters, hinting that the ocean's top predator likes to make friends. Researchers cataloged 34 such gifts over 20 years, noting the whales often ...