Insulin pills may soon replace daily injections
For more than 100 years, scientists have pursued the idea of insulin in pill form, often described as a “dream” treatment for diabetes. The challenge
Scientists discover Alzheimer’s hidden “death switch” in the brain
A team led by neurobiologist Prof. Dr. Hilmar Bading at Heidelberg University has identified a key molecular process that drives the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
This 67,800-year-old handprint is the oldest art ever found
A simple hand stencil found on a cave wall in Indonesia has been identified as the oldest known example of rock art on Earth. It
This crocodile ran like a greyhound across prehistoric Britain 200 million years ago
A newly identified crocodylomorph from about 215 million years ago has been discovered in Gloucester, UK, revealing a fast-moving, land-dwelling predator: The animal resembled a
Astronomers discover nearby galaxy was shattered by cosmic crash
The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is one of the Milky Way’s closest galactic neighbors, a compact, gas-rich galaxy that can be seen with the naked
You don’t need to lose weight to reverse prediabetes, study finds
For years, preventing diabetes has been closely tied to one main goal: losing weight. However, new research challenges that long-standing assumption. People diagnosed with prediabetes
Study finds ChatGPT gets science wrong more often than you think
Washington State University professor Mesut Cicek and his research team repeatedly tested ChatGPT by giving it hypotheses taken from scientific papers. The goal was to
A strange twist in the universe’s oldest light may be bigger than we thought
Researchers investigating a mysterious cosmic phenomenon called cosmic birefringence have created a new approach to reduce uncertainty in how it is measured. The advance, reported
Scientists unlock a powerful new way to turn sunlight into fuel
Photocatalysis offers a promising way to convert the vast supply of sunlight into useful chemical energy. Among the materials attracting growing attention are polyheptazine imides,
Scientists discover ALS protein that links DNA repair to cancer and dementia
Researchers at Houston Methodist have discovered that a protein tied to neurodegenerative conditions such as dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) also helps control a