A common bacterium usually found in the respiratory system appears to be linked to cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease when it’s present in the retina.
Chlamydia pneumoniae – often responsible for pneumonia and sinus infections –…
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Cholesterol Levels Slashed by 60% in Promising New Pill Trial : ScienceAlert
WASHINGTON (AP) – A new kind of pill sharply reduced artery-clogging cholesterol in people who remain at high risk of heart attacks despite taking statins, researchers reported Wednesday.
It’s still experimental, but the pill helps rid the…
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A universal concept for melting in mantle upwellings
Experimental apparatus
All experiments were conducted in a 6–8 multi-anvil apparatus with 32 mm edge length WC cubes featuring 11 mm truncations and 18 mm edge octahedra, calibrated against the transitions of quartz–coesite,…
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Exposure to burn injuries played key role in shaping human evolution, study suggests – Phys.org
- Exposure to burn injuries played key role in shaping human evolution, study suggests Phys.org
- Burning ourselves could be how humans evolved so successfully BBC Science Focus Magazine
- Burning Ourselves With Fire May Have Driven Human Evolution
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Is UK science in jeopardy? Huge funding reforms spark chaos and anxiety
Funding reforms could impact UK physicists’ collaborations at CERN, Europe’s particle-physics laboratory.Credit: CERN
The United Kingdom’s researchers are an under-used asset “that we need to sweat” to boost economic growth, according…
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Not just a chip off the old block: nanoparticles reveal odd traits
Nature, Published online: 05 February 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00323-3
Melting point of nanoscale sodium particles differs to that of bulk sodium.
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This bonobo had a pretend tea party — showing make believe isn’t just for humans
Kanzi the bonobo, pictured in 2016.Credit: First Run Features/Everett Collection via Alamy
A male bonobo called Kanzi is the first non-human animal to clearly grasp the concept of make believe. In experiments reported today in Science, the ape…
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These mysterious ridges could be the secret to younger skin
Nature, Published online: 05 February 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00364-8
Rete ridges could hold the secrets to revitalising skin.
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First ‘practical PhDs’ awarded in China — for products rather than papers
Civil engineer Zheng Hehui invented Lego-like blocks, used in the Changtai Yangtze River Bridge pylons, as part of his practical PhD.Credit: Cynthia Lee/Alamy
Last month, Zheng Hehui gave an oral defence of his PhD in civil engineering at…
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