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Real-world data found tirzepatide led to greater weight loss than semaglutide, with major differences in who responded best.
GLP-1 weight-loss drugs can produce dramatic results or barely move the scale, and a large real-world analysis shows why the gap matters.
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New research reveals that music affects study focus differently for each person, challenging one-size-fits-all advice.
DiscoveriesDoes music help you study? That may depend on youMac Oliveau
The Wonderwerk Cave entrance. Burned fossil bones in Wonderwerk Cave suggest early humans used fire there between 1.07 and 1.79 million years ago.
DiscoveriesNew research finds early humans first used fire over one million years agoRebecca Shavit
Physicists tracked dark points inside light in real time and found many appeared to move faster than light without breaking relativity.
SpaceDarkness can travel faster than the speed of light — without breaking Einstein’s relativityJoshua Shavit
Scientists uncover how gold atoms rearrange to form a protective barrier, keeping the metal shiny and opening new paths for catalysts.
DiscoveriesScientists discover atomic shield that keeps gold from tarnishingShy Cohen
New Moon impact models suggest South Pole-Aitken ejecta may place deep mantle material near Artemis south pole landing zones.
SpaceNew discovery reveals how the Moon’s largest and oldest crater formedJoseph Shavit
A newly discovered antibiotic from soil bacteria attacks microbes in a unique way, offering hope against drug-resistant infections.
HealthNew antibiotic manikomycin could help fight drug resistant superbugsMac Oliveau
A 52-study review found no clear strength or aerobic advantage for transgender women over cisgender women after hormone therapy.
DiscoveriesNew study finds no clear physical advantage for transgender women over cisgender women in sportsAmyn Bhai
This portion of the universe generated from dark matter halos in the Uchuu simulation shows the distribution of galaxies and quasars up to billions of light-years away.
SpaceNew ‘cosmic GPS’ produces the most accurate map of dark matter in the universeJoseph Shavit
Artistic reconstruction. Fossilized squirrel droppings reveal ancient ecosystems, offering rare genetic insights into life during the Ice Age.
DiscoveriesAncient squirrel droppings reveal 700,000 years of lost ecosystemsHannah Shavit-Weiner
Dr. Emily Mitchell at Mistaken Point, Newfoundland, Canada. Her research suggests clone-based reproduction kept early animals stable until sexual reproduction boosted diversity.
Discoveries574 million-year-old fossils reveal a lack of sex delayed evolution for millions of yearsRebecca Shavit
Giovanni Barontini, Professor of Physics, at the University of Birmingham, with the apparatus to trap and cool rubidium atoms in the background.
Discoveries‘Mini Universe’ built from ultracold atoms measures time without a clockJoshua Shavit
New calculations show how a collapsing star might form a gravastar, avoiding a black hole’s singularity and event horizon.
SpaceCollapsing stars could form gravastars instead of black holesJoshua Shavit
Global map of hyphal density of AM fungi.
Green ImpactEarth’s underground fungal network may stretch 110 quadrillion kilometersRebecca Shavit
Goblin sharks were filmed alive in the deep ocean for the first time, extending their known range and depth in the Pacific.
DiscoveriesDeep-ocean cameras capture first-ever images of live Goblin sharkHannah Shavit-Weiner
A new study suggests alien life could be going undetected because scientists focus more on avoiding false discoveries than missing real ones.
SpaceScientists warn we may be missing signs of alien life across the universeJoseph Shavit
Artist's impression of the exoplanet WASP-121 b. It belongs to the class of hot Jupiters. Due to its proximity to the central star, the planet's rotation is tidally locked to its orbit around it.
SpaceJWST finds rare planet with different atmospheric conditions at dawn and duskJoseph Shavit