Disagreement between two kidney function tests predicts serious health problems

Credit: Karola G from Pexels A mismatch between two common tests for kidney function may indicate a higher risk for kidney failure, heart disease, and death, a new study shows.…

Denmark’s government aims to ban access to social media for children under 15

Caroline Stage, Danish Minister for Digitalization and representatives from the agreement parties attends a press conference about a new political agreement for better protection of children and young people online,…

Saturn’s icy moon may host a stable ocean fit for life

A new study has constrained the Enceladus’s global conductive heat flow by studying its seasonal temperature variations at its north pole (yellow). These results, when combined with existing ones of…

Long-term stability for perovskite solar cells achieved with fluorinated barrier compound

Humans have remote touch ‘seventh sense’ like sandpipers, research shows

Overview of the experiment setup for tactile detection in granular media. (a) Human experiment setup, showing a participant finger raking through a sand-filled box with an LED strip guiding the…

National 211 hotline calls for food assistance quadrupled in a matter of days, a magnitude typically seen during disasters

Between January and mid-October 2025, calls to local 211 helplines from people seeking food pantries in their community held steady at nearly 1,000 calls per day. But as the government…

A special shape shift helps a shrub thrive in blistering heat

From growing smaller leaves to shape-shifting its insides, a desert flowering plant goes all in to flourish in the harshest of conditions. Summer temperatures in Death Valley National Park frequently…

Apple TV’s new sci-fi series ‘Pluribus’ arrives today, but what’s it all about?

Few TV series in recent memory have been as secretive and kept their narrative cards so close to the vest as “Pluribus,” Apple TV’s weird sci-fi drama from Emmy Award-winning…

Single organic molecule triggers Kondo effect in molecular-scale ‘Kondo box’

by Li Xiangyang; Zhao Weiwei, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences Illustration of a molecular Kondo-box singlet formed by large orbital overlap between symmetry-matched dπ and π…

Rare meteoroid impact triggers dust avalanches and new streaks on slopes on Mars

The image covers an area of approximately six square kilometers and was captured on 24 December 2023. Mars location: 7.1°S, 173.4°E. CaSSIS image MY37_027142_351. Credit: European Space Agency When a…