Water From A Mine in South Africa Might Contain Life Isolated for 2 Billion Years
The water contains bacteria-like shapes that researchers plan to test for DNA. ...read more
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Abra-Cadaver! Lab-Made Blood Vessels Come to Life
#48 in our top science stories of 2019. ...read more
Trip Therapy: Scientists Pin Down How MDMA Works in the Brain
New research into MDMA, the main ingredient in ecstasy, could help researchers develop better drugs for therapeutic treatment. ...read more
44,000-Year-Old Cave Art Shows A Hunt Filled With Fantastical Creatures
Found in Indonesia, the ancient paintings show beings archaeologists interpret as half-human, half-animal hunters. ...read more
The Best Pictures of Interstellar Comet Borisov as it Approached the Sun
Interstellar visitor 2I/Borisov just made its closest approach to the sun. Here are some shots astronomers took of its journey. ...read more
Researchers Find Extinct Mega Carnivore Remains in a Museum Drawer
#49 in our top science stories of 2019. ...read more
Watch a Blue Origin Rocket Stick its Sixth Consecutive Landing
Blue Origin, the rocket company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, just completed its sixth launch and landing of a single New Shepard rocket. ...read more
Can a Fasting Diet Help Treat Alzheimer’s Symptoms?
There's some evidence in support of fasting as a treatment, but the case isn't very strong yet. ...read more
Binaural Beats: The Auditory Illusion People Claim Can Heal Your Brain
Preliminary research indicates that binaural beats might affect our brains. But don't believe everything a YouTube video says. ...read more
New Quantum Tech is About to Bring a Major Boost to Gravitational Wave Detections
Improved instruments will lower noise at the quantum level. The development opens the door to discovering more distant gravitational waves. ...read more