Intermittent Fasting Linked to Higher Risk of Death From Heart Disease, Preliminary Study Finds
New research challenges the idea that restricting eating to a limited time frame is beneficial—though the work has some notable limitations, such as a reliance on self-reported eating habits
Astronomers Capture Dazzling New Image of the Black Hole at the Milky Way's Center
The first image of the black hole taken in polarized light, the new view shows the supermassive structure's magnetic fields and hints that it could be hiding an enormous jet
These Small Birds Flutter Their Wings to Say 'After You' to Their Partner
A new study of Japanese tits provides the first evidence of non-primate animals using gestures to convey messages
Stone Age People Survived a Supervolcano Eruption by Adapting to Dry Periods, Archaeologists Suggest
Humans living in northwest Ethiopia around 74,000 years ago switched to eating more fish following the eruption, a behavior that might have enabled migration out of Africa
Doctors Take Another Step Toward Animal-to-Human Organ Transplants With the First Pig Kidney Transplant
The experimental procedure was done on a man experiencing end-stage kidney failure last week who had been on the transplant waiting list for two years
Incredibly Well-Preserved Bronze Age Village Reveals a Snapshot of Early British Life Before a Fire
Residents fled when flames burned through the Must Farm settlement, and now, archaeologists have unearthed its buildings and objects that were preserved in a riverbed
Plastics Contain Thousands More Chemicals Than Thought, and Most Are Unregulated, Report Finds
A new database catalogs 16,000 chemicals found in plastics and identifies more than 4,200 that are potentially hazardous to human health and the environment
Most Astronauts Experience 'Space Headaches' While on the ISS, Study Finds
Surveys of 24 astronauts who traveled to the International Space Station found that nearly all of them reported headaches, and many of these occurred past the first week in space
Starship Reaches Orbit in Third Test Flight, a Success for SpaceX and the Future of Lunar Travel
As it returned to Earth, the spacecraft likely broke apart or burned up, and the booster was lost in the Gulf of Mexico
Whales That Go Through Menopause Live Longer and May Help Care for Grandchildren
Alongside humans, five species of toothed whales are known to experience menopause. A new study suggests they evolved the trait to increase their lifespan
For Most Mammal Species, Males Actually Aren't Larger Than Females, Study Finds
New research upends a long-held theory that male mammals tend to be bigger than their female counterparts
Modern Indian People Have a Wide Range of Neanderthal DNA, Study Finds
Genomes of Indian people today reveal links to a prehistoric migration and a group of Iranian farmers, as well as several new sequences from the Neanderthal genome
U.S. Has 'No Evidence' of Alien Technology, New Pentagon Report Finds
A review of government investigations into unidentified anomalous phenomena since 1945 found that "most sightings were ordinary objects and phenomena and the result of misidentification"
Scientists Grow Elephant Stem Cells in Key Step Toward Woolly Mammoth 'De-Extinction'
The team's lofty goal of "resurrection" is still far from reality, but scientists say the advancement in understanding cells could help with elephant conservation
Stone Tools Found in Ukraine May Be the Oldest Evidence of Early Humans in Europe
The 1.4-million-year-old rocks may have belonged to Homo erectus, and they shed light on migrations of human ancestors, a new study suggests
Scientists Reject Proposal to Define the Anthropocene, a Geological Age Marked by Human Activity
Experts had suggested a new epoch started in the mid-20th century, but the recent vote demonstrates how tough it is to pinpoint when humans' impact on the planet began
Jupiter's Moon Europa May Have Less Oxygen Than Previously Thought
The new findings could have implications for whether Europa's vast ocean contains the conditions necessary to support life
Single Orca Spotted Killing a Great White Shark for the First Time Ever
In less than two minutes, the marine mammal attacked a juvenile white shark and ripped out its liver in an encounter off the coast of South Africa last year
A Leak on the International Space Station Is Growing, but It Poses No Threat to Crews, NASA Says
The leak, which is at the end of a Russian service module, will not affect the upcoming launch of Crew-8 to the station
Odysseus Moon Lander Is Powering Down After 'Very Successful' Mission
The history-making spacecraft landed on its side, but it spent nearly a week sending data and images back from the moon—and engineers may try to make contact again after the lunar night is over
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