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Bar-Ilan researchers reversed key age-related DNA packaging changes in old mouse livers by boosting SIRT6.
Raising SIRT6 in old mice restored youthful DNA organization in the liver and reduced inflammatory aging signals.
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Ancient rocks in Canada’s Shield are releasing measurable white hydrogen, offering a possible new local energy source.
Green ImpactWhite hydrogen found in billion-year-old Canadian rock could fuel clean energy productionRebecca Shavit
Northwestern study finds an asthma drug target may help reverse tumor resistance to immunotherapy in aggressive cancers.
HealthCommon asthma drug slows tumor growth and helps the immune system recoverJoshua Shavit
DiscoveriesArcheologists discover the largest dinosaur ever to roam Southeast AsiaRebecca Shavit
New simulations reveal a bizarre superionic carbon-hydrogen phase that may exist deep inside giant planets.
SpaceScientists discover new state of matter inside Uranus and NeptuneJoshua Shavit
Path of the solar system through the Local Interstellar Cloud.
SpaceAncient supernova remnants found in Antarctic iceBreaking Science
The quietest room on Earth reveals why silence can unsettle the brain and may never truly exist in physics.
HealthThis is what 10 minutes of silence does to your brainJoseph Shavit
A small UNSW Sydney trial found that an interactive EEG game helped three of four people reduce chronic nerve pain.
HealthBrain training game offers drug-free relief for chronic nerve painMac Oliveau
Scientists found that stratospheric aerosol injection may help the Amazon rainforest store more carbon and resist climate damage.
Green ImpactCan geoengineering save the Amazon Rainforest?Joshua Shavit
Antarctic meltwater may speed ice loss by reshaping ocean circulation, raising concerns that sea-level forecasts are too low.
Green ImpactAntarctic meltwater is driving faster ice loss than climate models predictRebecca Shavit
Revealing the Nature of the Ultra-Faint Galaxy LAP1-B through a Giant "Gravitational Lens"
SpaceAstronomers discover the most chemically primitive galaxy in the universeJoseph Shavit
Too little and too much sleep were linked to faster aging across multiple organs and a higher risk of disease and death.
HealthToo much and too little sleep linked to faster agingMac Oliveau
Living biohybrid miniature robots use biology to move, sense and adapt where traditional machines struggle.
HealthLiving robots could transform medicine, helping rescue missionsShy Cohen
A Siberian Neanderthal molar may preserve the oldest known evidence of dental treatment, dating back 59,000 years.
HealthNeanderthals practiced dental care 59,000 years agoRebecca Shavit
Study suggests rocky planets smaller than 0.8 Earth radii struggle to keep atmospheres long enough for life.
SpaceRocky planets smaller than Earth may be too small to stay habitableJoshua Shavit
Human brains may have shrunk about 3,000 years ago as collective intelligence grew, researchers suggest.
HealthHuman brains decreased in size 3,000 years ago – here’s whyJoseph Shavit
Oxford study links human right-handedness to bipedalism and larger brains across primate evolution.
DiscoveriesThe strange reason nearly all humans are right-handedHannah Shavit-Weiner