Science
Scientific discoveries and research
Egyptian blue in Iron Age Iran points to ancient connections
Egyptian blue, considered the world's earliest synthetic pigment, was prized for its stable blue hues and served as a common blue paint in Egypt as early as 5,0...
Economic losses from natural disasters fall to $100 bn in first half of 2026: Swiss Re
Economic losses from natural catastrophes worldwide are estimated to have reached $100 billion in the first half of this year, reinsurance group Swiss Re said T...
Too hot to live? French buyers rethink housing choices after heat waves
After multiple severe heat waves in a single summer, French residents are increasingly factoring high temperatures into their home hunts, realtors say, bumping...
Humans have a 'highly abundant' number of stable proteins that are not all predicted by genetic code
In 1968, the American biochemist and geneticist Marshall Nirenberg and his colleagues won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their work deciphering h...
Mathematical model shows how birds create a synchronized dawn chorus
Every morning, groups of birds start singing and chirping around the same time, typically when the sun starts rising. While zoologists have been studying this c...
Australian students can read, but they can't spot misinformation
The good news is that the majority of Australian students have again reached proficiency standards in reading and writing literacy—marking almost 20 years of co...
Oral nanomedicine improves cancer immunotherapy by harnessing gut bacterial metabolite
A joint research team—led by professor Young Seok Cho from the School of Medicine, alongside professor James J. Moon from the University of Michigan—has develop...
Dolphins learn how to use tools to hunt for fish from their mothers
From spears and the invention of the wheel to smartphones and robots, human societies have been building and using tools from the beginning. Human tool use has...
Colombia earthquake has killed at least 132. My research helps explain why it was so destructive
Locals and officials in Colombia have begun a massive search and rescue effort to find survivors of a powerful earthquake that struck near San José del Palmar i...
Toxoplasma parasite reveals an unusual strategy for surviving crowded environments in infected cells
Toxoplasma gondii, or Toxoplasma, is a parasite that infects hundreds of millions of people around the world. Although cases are often mild, it can cause severe...
The telescope that points itself
I'll admit to using AI for things it was probably never designed for. When my van threw a fault I couldn't immediately figure out—one that seems notorious for t...
Improvisational theater, meditation and games support anxious teens
Adolescence is a key stage of development, characterized by heightened emotional vulnerability. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one in seven y...