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Scientists may have been unknowingly inflating microplastics pollution estimates, and the surprising source could be their own lab gloves. A University of Michigan study found that common nitrile and latex gloves release tiny particles called ...

Making babies in space may be more complicated than expected, as new research shows sperm struggle to navigate in microgravity. Scientists found that while sperm can still swim normally, they lose their sense of direction without gravity, making it . ...

Far beneath the ocean near Japan, scientists have discovered that the magma system linked to the most powerful eruption of the Holocene is slowly rebuilding. By using seismic imaging, researchers mapped a large magma reservoir under the Kikai caldera ...

Scientists have finally found a hidden "critical point" in supercooled water that explains why it behaves so strangely. At this point, two different liquid forms of water merge, triggering powerful fluctuations that affect water even at normal ...

A team of physicists set out to test some of the most exciting claims in quantum computing--and found a very different story. Instead of confirming breakthroughs, their careful replication studies revealed that signals once hailed as major advances . ...

After a stroke, the brain may do something surprisingly hopeful--it can "refresh" parts of itself. Researchers analyzing brain scans from over 500 stroke survivors found that while the damaged side of the brain appears to age faster, the opposite, .. ...

A major new U.S. cholesterol guideline is shifting the focus toward earlier, more personalized prevention of heart disease. It urges people to start screening sooner--sometimes even in childhood--and highlights the importance of tracking not just LDL ...

Nicotine e-cigarettes may be one of the most effective tools yet for quitting smoking, according to a sweeping review of global research. By analyzing findings from 14 major reviews spanning nearly a decade, researchers found consistent, high-quality ...

Scientists have developed a new gene therapy that quiets pain at its source in the brain--without the addictive risks of opioids. Using AI to map how pain is processed, they created a targeted "off switch" that mimics morphine's benefits but skips .. ...

Scientists have created a new kind of carbon material that could make carbon capture much cheaper and more efficient. By carefully controlling how nitrogen atoms are arranged, they found certain structures capture CO2 better and release it using far ...