Archaeologists excavating Tadım Castle and Mound in eastern Türkiye have uncovered a 5,000-year-old temple complex complete with ritual altars and sacred hearths, offering new evidence of religious practices during the…
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‘Forever chemicals’ could be aging dolphins beyond their years
Exposure to trace metals and “forever chemicals” may be prematurely aging dolphins, raising concerns about both marine pollution and human health impacts. Metals such as zinc and copper can wind up in the…
Cyclosporiasis sickens some people worse – why your diarrhea could be more explosive than others
As you may have seen in news headlines or social media memes, there’s explosive diarrhea going around. Understanding how the immune system responds to the parasite that causes the unfortunate…
Starship in space! See highlights of SpaceX megarocket’s epic Flight 13 test launch (video)
The 13th test flight of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket went pretty well — and provided some amazing visuals, too. Flight 13 launched on Friday (July 24), sending the 408-foot-tall (124 meters)…
3-Region Neural Circuit Required for Sleep Memory
Summary: A human intracranial recording study reveals that memory consolidation during sleep depends on precise, coordinated activity among three brain regions: the orbitofrontal cortex, the thalamus, and the hippocampus. The…
US Suicide Rates Undercounted Due to Overdose Misclassification
Summary: A commentary asserts that the United States is significantly undercounting suicide deaths, largely due to systemic misclassification of fatal drug overdoses as accidental or undetermined in intent. The commentary…
Seals’ amphibious hearing developed a long, long time ago
Seals, sea lions and walruses — collectively known as pinnipeds — are the only mammals with excellent hearing both above and below the water. The evolution of this unique ability…
How vaccine skeptics use storytelling effectively to create powerful but medically inaccurate messaging
As long as there have been vaccines, there have been people who doubted their science and safety. Back in 19th-century England, people rioted against a mandatory smallpox vaccine, claiming that…
What makes muscles contract? A physiologist explains how muscles move
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. What makes the cells of…
Spines of saber-toothed cats tell a tale of the doomed species
Clues to saber-toothed cats’ demise are emerging from fossils entombed in California’s sticky La Brea Tar Pits. Fossils of the extinct predators preserved in tar reveal a diversity of spinal…
