Diagnostic dilemma: Teenage girl’s typical diabetes symptoms didn’t improve with treatment – reveals she also had an even rarer syndrome
Patient: 17-year-old girl living in California Symptoms: The teenager presented to the emergency department after experiencing vomiting symptoms for about a day. For the past 3 months, she also suffered from regular shortness of breath with chest tightness. What happened next: Tests revealed that the patient’s blood sugar levels were extremely high. Her blood sugar […]
NASA has shut down another Voyager 1 instrument as humanity’s most distant spacecraft prepares for a dangerous ‘big bang’ flight to conserve power
After nearly half a century in space, the Voyager 1 spacecraft has shut down one of its last remaining scientific instruments in a desperate attempt to conserve power. NASA’s decision to power down the instruments comes just before the final “big bang” moment that mission managers hope will further extend the lives of the two […]
Florida is facing its worst drought in 15 years. Here’s how it got bad and how long it lasts.
Florida is experiencing its most severe drought in 15 years, with more than 70% of the Sunshine State experiencing what the U.S. Drought Monitor calls “extreme” to “exceptional” drought. The latest drought data shows northern Florida is experiencing the driest conditions in the state, with recent rainfall providing little relief. With no rain in the […]
Neanderthal infants grew faster than modern humans, probably because they evolved in harsh environments
Neanderthal infants grew faster than modern human infants, perhaps as an adaptation to living in cold, harsh environments, a new study suggests. The discovery, made using bones of young Neanderthals discovered in the Amdo Cave in northern Israel in the 1990s, suggests that Neanderthals and modern humans (Homo sapiens) followed different evolutionary paths after splitting […]
‘Countries need to prepare now’: Major Atlantic currents are much closer to collapse than scientists thought
The Atlantic currents, which are essential to keeping the Earth’s climate in check, may be halved in strength by 2100 and may be closer to collapse than originally thought, a new study has found. The Atlantic Meridian Circulation (AMOC) acts as an oceanic conveyor belt, circulating warm water north from the tropics and cold water […]
New blood test aims to spot liver scarring before it’s still reversible and pave the way to cancer
A new blood test may detect precursors to liver disease, which may also be a precursor to cancer. It is hoped that this test will be able to prevent liver cancer before it occurs. This test uses machine learning models to analyze airborne genetic material circulating in the blood. In the new study, researchers used […]
‘We’re the best servants anyone could dream of!’: AI superintelligence has no need to enslave humans because we’re already bowing to it
Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to change the world in ways we can’t yet fully comprehend, from how we work to how we structure our lives. Scientists debate how a future artificial general intelligence (AGI) — an advanced AI that can reason just as well as humans and learn new skills beyond its initial training […]
Glowing rings of plankton surrounding New Zealand islands are linked to dangerous underwater plateaus — Earth seen from space
simple facts Where is it? Chatham Islands, New Zealand [-44.00258384, -176.50074474] What is in the photo? A glowing ring of phytoplankton surrounding the archipelago Which satellite took the photo? NOAA-20 When was it taken? January 10, 2026 This dazzling satellite image shows a glowing ring of plankton surrounding the remote islands of New Zealand. The […]
A giant ‘shadow’ has been crawling over Mars for 50 years, but scientists don’t know why
New photos show that a giant dark spot hidden inside a giant Martian crater has been creeping across the planet’s surface ever since the feature was first discovered 50 years ago. Scientists don’t know exactly why this is happening. This shadow structure is part of the ground covered in ash and volcanic rocks such as […]
Bruce the parrot is missing his upper beak, but that didn’t prevent him from becoming an undefeated jousting champion
A New Zealand parrot that lost the top half of its beak has developed a unique jousting technique to achieve the highest social status, researchers report in a new study. Te Whare Wāre Wānanga o Waitaha biologist Alex Grabham said the parrot, named Bruce, uses its exposed lower beak to lunge at opponents’ heads, wings, […]