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A New Smart Shoe Powered By Footsteps Could One Day Help Monitor Everything From Parkinson’s to Fall Risk

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Learn about the newest innovation in wearable tech — a smart shoe with an internal AI system that runs on footsteps, not batteries.

Mysterious Cosmic Flashes Could Be Linked to a Neutron Star Merger

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Learn more about magnetars and how they may also form from two colliding neutron stars.

A Gene-Edited Banana Stays Yellow Longer and Is a Step Closer to Grocery Store Shelves

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Learn how gene editing keeps sliced bananas yellow longer, and what England’s approval means for bringing the fruit to shoppers.

DNA from Thomas Jefferson's Hair May Resolve 200-Year-Old Controversy Involving Sally Hemings

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Learn how DNA extracted from locks of Thomas Jefferson's hair have confirmed that the third president of the U.S. fathered several children with Sally Hemings.

Newly Discovered Homo Erectus Fossil Reveals a Time When Our Ancestors Were Outnumbered in South Africa 10 to 1

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:45:00 GMT

Learn how South African fossils reveal a time when our ancestors were the less common human relatives.

Cold War Spy Satellite Suddenly Shatters in Low Earth Orbit, Creating a Cloud of Debris That Could Threaten Other Spacecraft

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Learn more about what caused the decades-old spy satellite to break apart and why its debris could pose a threat to other spacecraft in crowded low Earth orbit.

Newly Identified Norellraptor Could Reshape What We Know About Feathered Dinosaur Flight Evolution

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:45:00 GMT

Learn about Norellraptor barsboldi, a dinosaur species found in China that is providing new information on how dinosaurs and birds started to fly.

The Mysterious Death of Meriwether Lewis Is Debated — Some Say Suicide, Others Suggest Murder

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Meriwether Lewis died in October 1809. Most researchers claim that he took his own life, but some debate that he could have been murdered.

Glyphs Painted in Mexican Cave May Reveal Ancient Warrior Rituals and a Lost Writing System

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:10:00 GMT

Learn about three symbolic glyphs painted in a cave in Mexico where people once visited to perform fire rituals for warriors.

Newly Discovered Mosaic Floors May Be From the School Where Aristotle Taught Alexander the Great

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:45:00 GMT

Learn how mosaic-floored banquet halls and stone benches are strengthening the case for a school where Aristotle may have taught a young Alexander the Great.

5 Infections, Including Epstein-Barr Virus, Were Linked to 2.3 Million New Cancer Cases in 2024

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:30:00 GMT

Learn how H. pylori, HPV, hepatitis B and C, and the virus behind mono can lead to cancer, and how vaccines and treatment can reduce risk.

A Powerful El Niño Could Bring Mild Temperatures, Flooding, and Less Snowfall to Different Parts of North America This Winter

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:35:00 GMT

Learn more about the shifts in weather that may arise thanks to a powerful El Niño this winter and what the impacts on North America could be.

The Universe's Oldest Light May Be Twisted — and There's a New Way to Test It

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:04:00 GMT

Learn how reseachers are working to determine if a twist in the universe's oldest light is evidence of new physics or a calibration error.

Belly Button Odor Could One Day Help Detect Parkinson's, Cognitive Impairment, and COVID-19

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Learn how the scent of your belly button, nose, or ear may one day be used to make medical diagnosis.

Yellowstone Supervolcano Eruption Would Cover Cities in Up to Three Feet of Ash — Here's Why Not To Worry

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Learn how an eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano would affect North America, and why one isn't likely to happen in the foreseeable future.

Astronauts Tend to Get Constipated in Space, a Blood Test May Reveal Why

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:01:00 GMT

Learn how slower digestion mat change what astronauts’ gut bacteria feed on during a long stay in orbit.

10,000-Year-Old Burials May Reveal New Clues About Life, Death, and a Possible Skull Cult at Göbeklitepe

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:46:00 GMT

Learn how mineral crusts, broken bones, and possible rodent tooth marks helped researchers piece together what happened to human remains at Göbeklitepe.

More Than 900 Roman Silver Coins Form Germany's Largest Hadrian-Era Hoard

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Learn how an amateur archaeologist discovered the fifth-largest collection of Hadrian-era coins in the world.

Hidden Lunar Volcano Suggests the Moon Once Had an Earth-Like Magnetic Field

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:01:00 GMT

Learn more about a buried volcanic complex and what it tells us about the moon's past and the possible formation of its magnetic field.

After 5 Years and 28 Miles on Mars, NASA's Perseverance Rover Is Still Searching for Clues to Ancient Life

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Learn more about the Perseverance Rover as it traverses the Martian landscape looking for signs of extinct life.