Sour, Salty, and Fermented — Here’s How Sauerkraut Supports Gut Health

(Tue, 15 Apr 2025 22:00:00 GMT)

Learn more about the health benefits of fermented foods like sauerkraut, which may give your gut a protective boost.

Mattresses Shed Harmful Chemicals, Endangering Children as They Sleep

(Tue, 15 Apr 2025 21:50:00 GMT)

Learn about the chemicals in mattresses that pose several health risks in children, and find out what can be done to keep children's bedrooms safe.

New Immune Cell Discovery May Ease Food Allergy Symptoms

(Tue, 15 Apr 2025 21:45:00 GMT)

Fresh insights into the gut’s immune system point to promising allergy treatment options.

We May Finally Understand Where the Universe’s Missing Matter Has Been Hiding

(Tue, 15 Apr 2025 21:30:00 GMT)

Learn how astronomers found the invisible ionized gas that forms puffy halos surrounding galaxies.

Do Realistic AI Avatars Invoke the Uncanny Valley?

(Tue, 15 Apr 2025 21:00:00 GMT)

Learn more about how people perceive AI avatars on social media and how they could impact science communication.

How Ice Age Humans Mastered Fire During the Coldest Era in History

(Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:40:00 GMT)

Learn more about how a geoarchaeological discovery from 26,000 years ago is rewriting the history of fire.

Wood vs. Plastic Cutting Boards: Which One Is Cleaner and Healthier?

(Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:00:00 GMT)

Learn more about the big differences between the two most common types of cutting boards, and how both need to be kept scrupulously clean.

A New Form of Light Spirals Just Like Nautilus Shells and Sunflower Seeds

(Mon, 14 Apr 2025 22:00:00 GMT)

Learn about the optical rotatum, a newfound structure of light that exhibits a spiral pattern linked with various parts of nature.

This Fungus May be the Most Bitter Natural Substance, but It's Not Poisonous

(Mon, 14 Apr 2025 21:50:00 GMT)

Although a bracket fungus proved to be the least palatable, it is not poisonous. This conclusion could make scientists rethink the relationship between taste and toxicity.

100-Million-Year-Old Footprints Reveal a New Armored, Club-Tailed Dinosaur

(Mon, 14 Apr 2025 21:45:00 GMT)

The tracks show that two types of ankylosauruses co-existed at a time and place where they were once thought to be extinct.

Lasers Could Help Detect Nano- and Microplastics in Bodily Fluids

(Mon, 14 Apr 2025 21:40:00 GMT)

Learn more about the research project that’s helping experts analyze the nanoplastics in the human body.

The Rise of Cat Domestication May Have Started with Ancient Egyptian Sacrifices

(Mon, 14 Apr 2025 19:45:00 GMT)

Discover how today’s cats might trace their roots back to cult rituals in ancient Egypt.

In the Deep Ocean, Dark Oxygen May Mysteriously Emanate from the Bottom

(Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:00:00 GMT)

Dark oxygen was first discovered in 2015, but what is it? Learn how a deep-sea discovery could rewrite our understanding of how life on Earth evolved.

5 of the Biggest Extraterrestrial Impacts That Moved Oceans and Made Moons

(Sat, 12 Apr 2025 13:00:00 GMT)

What are some of the largest extraterrestrial impacts to effect Earth? Learn what we’ve seen in history, and what is important to know today.

Watch How Male Fiddler Crabs Beat Sand Like a Drum to Attract Mates

(Fri, 11 Apr 2025 22:00:00 GMT)

Learn more about the courtship songs of male fiddler crabs, which communicate important information about their size and their fitness as mates.

Sleep’s Surprising Role in Strengthening Long-Term Memory

(Fri, 11 Apr 2025 20:45:00 GMT)

Learn how getting a good night’s sleep may be the key to enhanced and longer-lasting memories.

A Black Hole Awakens in a Distant Galaxy, Producing X-Ray Bursts

(Fri, 11 Apr 2025 20:15:00 GMT)

Learn why a black hole is becoming active and why experts still can't explain the source of its regular, periodic pattern of X-ray energy flashes.

The Stunning Lyrid Meteor Shower 2025 Peaks This Month — Here's What to Know

(Fri, 11 Apr 2025 20:00:00 GMT)

Learn more about the upcoming Lyrid meteor shower and how you can prepare for this stunning cosmic show.

ChatGPT4.5 Crosses The Turing Test Threshold

(Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:50:00 GMT)

Machines have never been able to pass as humans in Turing's famous test of intelligence. That has finally changed.

The Mysterious Source Behind the Monkeypox Virus Is a Squirrel

(Fri, 11 Apr 2025 13:00:00 GMT)

Even though the virus was first discovered in laboratory monkeys in 1958, the original source came from a squirrel.