Scientists Discover Hidden Eye Drainage System That Could Transform Blindness Treatments
Scientists have uncovered a previously unknown cleanup system at the back of the human eye, revealing a hidden route that allows fluid and waste to escape directly into the body’s…
The eye has a hidden cleanup system scientists never knew existed
Glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and several other major causes of permanent vision loss have long been associated with the dangerous accumulation of fluid, metabolic waste, and inflammatory material in the…
Scientists Identify a Smarter, More Efficient Route to Fusion Ignition
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have identified a potentially much more efficient way to achieve fusion ignition, marking a major milestone in…
Scientists Uncover Rare Magnetic Phase of Iron in Chang’e-6 Lunar Soil, Offering New Clues to the Moon’s Ancient History
Although the Moon no longer generates a global magnetic field of its own, hidden traces of its long-lost magnetic youth remain permanently locked away inside ancient lunar rocks and soil.…
Scientists Capture Rare, Detailed View of the Cascadia Subduction Zone Slowly Breaking Apart
Scientists have captured an unusually detailed view of a major tectonic system beneath the Pacific Northwest as it begins to come apart, offering a rare look at how a massive…
The Climate Reserve: How Laid-Off Federal Scientists Are Fighting Back Against Funding Cuts
Last year was a deeply challenging period for anyone who studies climate change for a living, marking a dramatic and unsettling pivot in the American scientific landscape. The United States,…
Scientists gave worms magnetic bacteria. They lived 43% longer
According to the findings, which have been officially published in the academic journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine, the primary driver behind this lifespan extension is the bacteria’s ability to…
Scientists Uncover the Unique Chemical Signatures Cats Use to Recognize Individual Scents
For domestic cats, navigating the world relies heavily on the invisible landscape of scent. Long after a feline has moved on from a particular location, chemical traces left behind in…
Scientists Sound Alarm as U.S. West Coast Gray Whale Populations Plummet Amid Climate Pressures and Political Stalemate
NEWPORT, Oregon — Several hundred scientists, government officials, and environmental advocates gathered for an unusual and urgent two-day conference in Newport, Oregon, last week, convening entirely to address the alarming…
Scientists Close In on the Properties of Venus’s Mysterious Ultraviolet "Unknown Absorber"
To the naked human eye or through standard visible-light imaging, Venus appears as a remarkably pale, smooth, and largely uniform yellow world, shrouded entirely in a thick, impenetrable veil of…