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Deep inside the Milky Way, an invisible force is quietly holding everything together -- its magnetic field. Now, researchers have created one of the most detailed maps ever of this hidden structure, revealing surprising twists in how it flows through ...

Scientists have proposed a surprising connection between solar flares and earthquakes. When solar activity disturbs the ionosphere, it may generate electric fields that penetrate fragile fracture zones in Earth's crust. If a fault is already ...

Deep in the Congo Basin, vast peatlands quietly store enormous amounts of Earth's carbon -- but new research suggests this ancient vault may be leaking. Scientists studying Africa's largest blackwater lakes discovered that significant amounts of ...

A newly identified ichthyosaur from the UK's Jurassic Coast is rewriting part of the prehistoric playbook. Nicknamed the "Sword Dragon of Dorset," the three-meter-long marine reptile lived during a poorly understood window of evolution when major ...

Researchers are engineering bacteria to invade tumors and consume them from the inside. Because tumor cores lack oxygen, they're the perfect breeding ground for these microbes. The team added a genetic tweak that helps the bacteria survive longer ...

CU Boulder researchers have designed microscopic "racetracks" that trap and amplify light with exceptional efficiency. By using smooth curves inspired by highway engineering, they reduced energy loss and kept light circulating longer inside the ...

A sweeping nationwide study has found that U.S. counties located closer to operating nuclear power plants have higher cancer death rates than those farther away. Researchers analyzed data from every nuclear facility and all U.S. counties between 2000 ...

A new 30-year analysis reveals that melting land ice is now the main force behind rising global sea levels. Researchers discovered that oceans rose about 90 millimeters since 1993, with most of the increase coming from added water mass rather than .. ...

Training harder may do more than build muscle--it could transform your gut. Researchers found that intense workouts change the balance of bacteria and important compounds in athletes' digestive systems. When training loads dropped, diet quality ...

A UCLA study in mice reveals that aging muscle stem cells accumulate a protein that slows repair but boosts survival. This protein, NDRG1, acts like a brake, preventing cells from activating quickly after injury. When researchers blocked it in older ...