Science

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Ginger and Turmeric Compound Disarms Drug-Resistant MRSA Bacteria in Mice

University of Guelph researchers tested nearly 4,000 compounds before identifying geranylgeranoic acid as a promising alternative to traditional antibiotics.

Apr 30, 2026

America's Oldest Weather Station Has Recorded Climate Data Since 1885

Blue Hill Observatory near Boston still uses mercury thermometers and human-hair hygrometers, sending daily readings to the National Weather Service.

Apr 30, 2026

Scientists Teleport Photon State 270 Meters Between Separate Quantum Dots

The first-ever quantum teleportation between two independent semiconductor emitters, published in Nature Communications, could enable the building blocks of a quantum internet.

Apr 30, 2026

Weizmann Scientists Crack How Cells Untangle Misfolded Proteins in Real Time

The research, published in Nature Communications, used fluorescent sensors to track protein movement through molecular machines for the first time.

Apr 29, 2026

Puerto Rico's Nutrient-Poor Forests Recovered Faster After Hurricane Maria

A new study found that forests on nutrient-poor serpentine soils rebounded more quickly than the island's lush rainforests.

Apr 29, 2026

Malaria Shaped Early Human Migration Across Africa for 70,000 Years

A new study in Science Advances found prehistoric hunter-gatherers avoided malaria hotspots long before farming began.

Apr 29, 2026

Wegovy Linked to Rare Eye Stroke Risk in New Drug Safety Study

The condition, called ischemic optic neuropathy, occurred in less than 1% of patients who reported side effects from the drug.

Apr 29, 2026

NASA's Artemis II Capsule Returns to Kennedy Space Center After Moon Mission

The Orion capsule, nicknamed Integrity, was trucked from San Diego to Cape Canaveral following its April 10 splashdown in the Pacific.

Apr 29, 2026

AI Algorithm Suite Improves Cosmic Rate-of-Change Measurements by 95 Percent

The GAME system uses ensemble averaging across multiple genetic algorithms to sharpen calculations of how fast the universe is evolving.

Apr 28, 2026

Stretching Gallium Nitride Shifts LED Light from Ultraviolet to Blue

Researchers at the University of Hong Kong achieved a 6.8% elastic deformation in GaN without altering its chemical composition.

Apr 28, 2026

Rare Two-Toned Lobster Caught Off Cape Cod Donated to Woods Hole Aquarium

Fishermen hauled in the brown-and-orange specimen on April 16, and it will go on public display once the aquarium completes construction.

Apr 28, 2026

Amazon Deforestation Policies Fail to Stop Forest Degradation, Research Shows

A University of Cambridge-led study found that net carbon emissions from degradation between 2001 and 2018 were comparable to or higher than those from outright clearing.

Apr 27, 2026