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Why obesity affects males and females differently

Six types of fat-tissue immune cells may help explain why obesity affects sexes differently.

Two genes, two harvests: Adapting barley for double cropping

Two barley gene variants let the crop mature early without cutting grain yield.

Your brain may map emotional concepts onto a hexagonal grid, new study suggests

Brain scans found a six-sided pattern that may help map emotional meaning.

The migration that remade Africa

About 350 million people now speak a Bantu language, tracing a vast migration.

‘Digital advances are reshaping nature conservation’ say experts

Kew has digitised 7.4 million plant and fungi specimens for research.

Magnetic fields can revive intracellular transport in ALS

A 25-hertz magnetic field improved transport in lab-grown ALS nerve cells.

Concussion study upends understanding of what makes head impacts dangerous

A study spanning seven sports challenges 85 years of concussion theory.

A hummingbird's brilliant magenta feathers depend on a hidden middle layer

A hidden middle layer helps give Anna's hummingbird feathers their magenta glow.

CT scanning the centuries-old head of Jeremy Bentham

Scans of Bentham's head reveal a damaged jaw and surprisingly detailed glass eyes.

Common supplement could help fight psoriasis, scientists discover

A vitamin B5 supplement stopped psoriasis in mice and eased symptoms in a small trial.

Optical experiment demonstrates the strong Mpemba effect in a single qubit

A single photon showed how removing quantum coherence can speed a qubit's return to equilibrium.

When your gut bacteria run out of fiber, they may start eating your gut lining

Plant proteins that escape digestion may help gut bacteria make healthier chemicals.

A quantum breakthrough makes light behave like both a solid and a liquid

A light-based quantum state showed both crystal order and frictionless flow at room temperature.

CHAPEA Mission 2 Crew Reflects After 378 Days on Simulated Mars

Four volunteers spent 378 days cut off from the outside world in a Mars habitat.

Scientists discover a surprising link between acorns and lyme disease

A mouse boom was followed by about 40% more young ticks the next year.

A simple supplement may help clear brain fog after cancer

After eight weeks, breast cancer survivors in a small trial reported clearer thinking and less

Brown, 19, becomes youngest PGA winner in 95 years

At 19, Blades Brown became the PGA Tour’s youngest tournament winner since 1938.

Caltech robot makes history by building a structure in space

A robot built part of a space structure on its own, without astronauts.

Experimental mRNA therapy promotes repair after heart attack damage

Treated mice pumped about 10% more blood with each heartbeat after a heart attack.

Crystals hint at a volcano's ability to erupt

Tiny crystals from seven volcanoes showed a shared chemical clue tied to eruptions.