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Astronomers may have finally cracked one of the universe’s biggest mysteries: how black holes grew so enormous so fast after ...

A 5,500-year-old skeleton from Colombia has revealed the oldest known genome of the bacterium linked to syphilis and related ...

Webb’s latest image of the Helix Nebula reveals a dramatic close-up of a dying star shedding its outer layers. The detailed ...

When materials become just one atom thick, melting no longer follows the familiar rules. Instead of jumping straight from ...

Home fireplaces and wood stoves are quietly driving a large share of winter air pollution, even though only a small number of ...

Researchers have demonstrated that quantum entanglement can link atoms across space to improve measurement accuracy. By ...

Cancer doesn’t evolve by pure chaos. Scientists have developed a powerful new method that reveals the hidden rules guiding how cancer cells gain and lose whole chromosomes—massive genetic shifts that ...

For years, scientists noticed that magnetic fields could improve steel, but no one knew exactly why. New simulations reveal that magnetism changes how iron atoms behave, making it harder for carbon ...

Alzheimer’s may destroy memory by flipping a single molecular switch that tells neurons to prune their own connections. Researchers found that both amyloid beta and inflammation converge on the same ...

A Roman-era skeleton discovered in southern England has finally given up her secrets after more than a decade of debate.

A massive new study comparing more than 100,000 people with today’s most advanced AI systems delivers a surprising result: ...