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A groundbreaking study by scientists from Pennsylvania State University and Columbia University, recently published in Nature Geoscience, reveals that Earth's continents owe their long-term stability—and their role as the cradle…

A new study has uncovered the chemical basis behind the unique flavor of civet coffee—beans that pass through the digestive system of the Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). Published in…

A mysterious gamma-ray glow at the center of the Milky Way — puzzling scientists for decades—may finally offer the first observational evidence of dark matter. The finding, based on a…

In recent years, scientists have sought to test whether gravity can generate quantum entanglement —— a mysterious phenomenon in which two particles remain instantaneously linked, even when separated by vast…

Scientists have discovered hundreds of massive coral boulders scattered inland on Anegada Island in the British Virgin Islands—evidence of a catastrophic tsunami that struck in the late 14th century. The…

With the rapid advancement of large language models, today's most sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) systems can easily pass the classic Turing Test. This has prompted scientists to reconsider whether new…

The Sahara Desert, one of the driest places on Earth with an average annual rainfall of just about three inches, may experience a striking transformation later this century. A new study…

A study published in Nature has uncovered a new mechanism for how the brain stores emotional memories—one that centers not on neurons, but on astrocytes, the star-shaped glial cells once…

A 97-million-year-old sea turtle fossil unearthed in Lebanon is reshaping scientists' understanding of how turtles adapted to life in the ocean. The study, published in iScience, a journal under Cell,…

Vision loss is one of the most common effects of aging, which often makes it harder for older adults to read or see clearly in dim light. Now, scientists at…