Science
Scientific discoveries and research
Fossil hunters uncover 132-million-year-old dinosaur footprints on South Africa's coast
Southern Africa is world renowned for its fossil record of creatures that lived in the very distant past, including dinosaurs. But, about 182 million years ago,...
New 3D map of the sun's magnetic interior could improve predictions of disruptive solar flares
For the first time, scientists have used satellite data to create a 3D map of the sun's interior magnetic field, the fundamental driver of solar activity. The r...
Ashwagandha is having a moment—researchers want to take this shrub further
Ashwagandha is a small shrub that's having a big moment. Used in traditional Indian medicine for thousands of years, ashwagandha is now one of the most popular...
Why well-known brands invest millions in repetitive advertising
Auto insurance companies are some of the largest advertisers, with top brands spending upward of $1.5 billion per year, even though they're household names. Whe...
A world-first mouse that makes gene activity visible
DNA can be thought of as a vast library that stores all genetic information. Cells do not use this information all at once. Instead, they copy only the necessar...
Saturday Citations: Understanding procrastination; delicious baby sauropods; a study on musical 'pleasure chills'
This week, researchers identified the role of the brain's protein clean-up system in dementia. Fecal transplants show promising benefits in treating multiple ca...
Experts urge schools to embed critical thinking skills from early years
Education systems need to focus more on independent critical thinking and rational, evidence-based learning and problem-solving to find answers to many of the u...
Using complex networks to tame combustion instability
Engineers have long battled a problem that can cause loud, damaging oscillations inside gas turbines and aircraft engines: combustion instability. These unwante...
'Negative viscosity' helps propel groups of migrating cells, study finds
The cells in our bodies move in groups during biological processes such as wound healing and tissue development—but because of resistance, or viscosity, those c...
Puzzling slow radio pulses are coming from space. A new study could finally explain them
Cosmic radio pulses repeating every few minutes or hours, known as long-period transients, have puzzled astronomers since their discovery in 2022. Our new study...
How a broken DNA repair tool accelerates aging
Although DNA is tightly packed and protected within the cell nucleus, it is constantly threatened by damage from normal metabolic processes or external stressor...
Study finds renewing city service taxes boosts commercial redevelopment in Ohio
It's common to wonder as tax season ramps up: Are taxes too high? According to a new study by University of Cincinnati economics professor David Brasington, the...