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Fast fashion might come with a hidden danger: lead. Researchers testing children's shirts from multiple retailers found every sample exceeded U.S. safety limits, raising concerns about toxic exposure--especially since young kids often chew on ...

Scientists have discovered a way to make French fries less greasy without ruining their taste. By combining regular frying with microwave heating, they reduce the amount of oil absorbed during cooking. The key lies in pressure inside the food- ...

A surprising new study suggests that genetics may change how diet affects brain health--especially when it comes to Alzheimer's risk. Researchers found that older adults carrying high-risk APOE gene variants didn't show the expected cognitive decline ...

Hundreds of millions of years ago, Earth's magnetic field behaved in a way that has long baffled scientists, showing wild and seemingly chaotic shifts unlike anything seen before or since. A new study suggests this chaos may actually hide a deeper .. ...

More than 12,000 years ago, Native American hunter-gatherers were already making and using dice--thousands of years before similar tools appeared elsewhere. These bone "binary lots" acted like primitive coins, producing random outcomes for games of . ...

Scientists have created a programmable drug system that can zero in on cancer cells with unprecedented accuracy. Built from synthetic DNA, it only activates when it detects a precise combination of tumor markers, preventing damage to healthy tissue. ...

A mysterious Greek inscription found beneath the Great Mosque of Homs could pinpoint the long-debated location of an ancient sun temple. Scholars now think the mosque sits atop a sacred site that transitioned from pagan worship to Christianity and .. ...

Fusion scientists have solved a long-standing mystery inside tokamaks, the donut-shaped machines designed to harness fusion energy. For years, experiments showed that escaping plasma particles hit one side of the exhaust system far more than the ...

A new era of lunar exploration has begun as NASA launches four astronauts on Artemis II--the first crewed mission to fly around the Moon in over 50 years. Riding aboard the powerful SLS rocket, the Orion spacecraft is now on a 10-day journey that ...

A deadly parasite responsible for sleeping sickness has been found using a surprisingly precise trick to stay hidden in the human bloodstream. Scientists discovered a protein called ESB2 that acts like a "molecular shredder," cutting up specific ...