A dwarf galaxy just might upend the Milky Way's predicated demise The Milky Way may merge with the Large Magellanic Cloud in 2 billion years, not Andromeda, contrary to previous findings. sciencenews.org sciencenews.org / feeds sciencenews-org / / #science / / 13 hours 13h Share
Lotions and perfumes affect the air near our skin The personal care products suppress reactions between skin oils and ozone. It's not clear how, or if, this chemistry change might impact human health. sciencenews.org sciencenews.org / feeds sciencenews-org / / #science / / 15 hours 15h Share
How luna moths grow extravagant wings Warm temperatures, not just predator pressure, may favor luna moths' long bat-fooling streamers, a geographic analysis of iNaturalist pics shows. sciencenews.org sciencenews.org / feeds sciencenews-org / / #science / / 3 days 3d Share
Venus' tectonics may be actively reshaping its surface Circular landforms speckling the Venusian surface may be the work of tectonic activity. sciencenews.org sciencenews.org / feeds sciencenews-org / / #science / / 3 days 3d Share
Males of this ancient human cousin weren't always bigger than females Molecular evidence from a 2-million-year-old southern African hominid species indicates sex and genetic differences in P. robustus. sciencenews.org sciencenews.org / feeds sciencenews-org / / #science / / 4 days 4d Share
Students' mental health imperiled by $1 billion cuts to school funding The Trump administration is cutting $1 billion in grants that support student mental health. That has educators worried. sciencenews.org sciencenews.org / feeds sciencenews-org / / #science / / 4 days 4d Share
Genetics might save the rare, elusive saola -- if it's not already extinct A new genetic study could help saolas survive by enabling better searches through environmental DNA. But some experts fear they may be extinct already. sciencenews.org sciencenews.org / feeds sciencenews-org / / #science / / 4 days 4d Share
A passing star could fling Earth out of orbit Simulations show that the stars' tug could send Mercury, Venus or Mars crashing into Earth -- or let Jupiter eject our world from the solar system. sciencenews.org sciencenews.org / feeds sciencenews-org / / #science / / 5 days 5d Share
Personalized gene editing saved a baby, but the tech's future is uncertain The personalized CRISPR treatment could be the future of gene therapy, but hurdles remain before everyone has access. sciencenews.org sciencenews.org / feeds sciencenews-org / / #science / / 5 days 5d Share
'Silent' cells play a surprising role in how brains work New studies show that astrocytes, long thought to be support cells in the brain, are crucial intermediaries for relaying messages to neurons. sciencenews.org sciencenews.org / feeds sciencenews-org / / #science / / 5 days 5d Share