When the 53-year-old preeminent scientific journal Environmental Health Perspectives, published by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), went dark at the beginning of December there was concern in the research community. This shutdown…
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Toddlers with facial tattoos: How Christianity expanded body art in Nile Valley civilizations
Ancient Nubians who lived between the 7th and 9th centuries tattooed the cheeks and foreheads of their infants and toddlers. This surprising discovery was made during a systematic survey of more than 1,000 human remains from the Nile River…
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Compulsive behaviors may stem from too much (misguided) self-control
A long-held view is that compulsive behaviors involve individuals getting stuck in a “habit loop” that overrides self-control, but new research in rats from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) suggests this might not be the case.
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Stardust study resets how life's atoms spread through space
Starlight and stardust are not enough to drive the powerful winds of giant stars, transporting the building blocks of life through our galaxy. That’s the conclusion of a new study from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, of red giant star…
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How Dad’s Fitness May Be Packaged and Passed Down in Sperm RNA
In March 2025, in a preprint uploaded to biorxiv.org, Mansuy and colleagues reported that EVs in mice can transport certain RNAs, metabolites and lipids linked to early-life stress from circulating blood to sperm, with consequences for…
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An underwater volcano off Oregon didn’t erupt in 2025 after all. Why not?
NEW ORLEANS — One year ago, scientists made a surprisingly concrete prediction: Before 2025 was out, they said, Axial volcano — a submerged seamount near Oregon in the Northern Pacific Ocean — would erupt.
That hasn’t…
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Getting by with Some Gut Microbes From Our Friends
A new study that used a rat model has suggested that people who live together may affect one another’s gut microbiomes. Research has shown that the microbes in the gastrointestinal tract–the gut microbiome…
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Getting by with Some Gut Microbes From Our Friends
A new study that used a rat model has suggested that people who live together may affect one another’s gut microbiomes. Research has shown that the microbes in the gastrointestinal tract–the gut microbiome…
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Getting by with Some Gut Microbes From Our Friends
A new study that used a rat model has suggested that people who live together may affect one another’s gut microbiomes. Research has shown that the microbes in the gastrointestinal tract–the gut microbiome…
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Social media users in the Central Valley are freaking out about unusual fog, and what might be in it
A 400-mile blanket of fog has socked in California’s Central Valley for weeks. Scientists and meteorologists say the conditions for such persistent cloud cover are ripe: an early wet season, cold temperatures and a stable, unmoving high pressure…
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