In 2024, scientists stumbled upon a potential new treatment for hereditary-patterned baldness, the most common cause of hair loss in both men and women worldwide. It began with research on a naturally occurring sugar that helps form DNA: the ‘deoxyribose‘…
The most commonly taken analgesic worldwide – and one of the most consumed drugs in the US – could be doing a lot more than just pain relief. Acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol and sold widely under the brand names…
Amidst a cache of glittering golden treasures from the Iberian Bronze Age, a pair of corroded objects might be the most precious of all. A dull bracelet and a rusted hollow hemisphere decorated with gold are forged, researchers have found,…
For now, complex life flourishes on our planet thanks to its supply of oxygen. But Earth’s atmosphere wasn’t always like it is today, and scientists predict that in the future, it will revert back to one that’s rich in methane…
Artificial intelligence (AI) can be trained to see details in images that escape the human eye, and an AI neural network identified something unusual about a face in a Raphael painting: It wasn’t actually painted by Raphael. The face in…
The blue-lined octopus (Hapalochlaena fasciata) is only a few centimeters long, yet it may be one of the most dangerous marine animals on Earth. That’s because, as part of the blue-ringed octopus genus, it’s heavily armed – not just with…