Science

Woman showering at night as part of a calming bedtime routine linked to better sleep quality

Most people think that taking a shower at night says a lot about who you are, but research points to something far less glamorous and far more important: a predictable routine that can improve sleep and calm the mental turmoil of the day

By Sonia Ramírez
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March 17, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Engineered stem cell–derived sensory neurons used in SN101 therapy to absorb inflammatory pain signals in osteoarthritis research.

Scientists “hack” the pain signal before it reaches the brain: they create a biological “sponge” called SN101 to eliminate chronic pain at its source

By Kevin Montien
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March 16, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Portrait of Frederick Gowland Hopkins, Nobel Prize-winning biochemist linked to the discovery of vitamins

Frederick Hopkins, Nobel Prize in Medicine: “No animal can live on a mixture of pure proteins, fats, and carbohydrates alone”

By Sonia Ramírez
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March 16, 2026 at 7:21 AM
African sharptooth catfish leaving a pond at night and moving across wet ground, recorded by a wildlife camera trap.

A camera trap records a “group” of fish leaving the water at night to walk on land for almost 20 minutes

By ECONEWS
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March 16, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Laboratory experiment with bacteriophages used in a NASA study on the International Space Station to observe how viruses evolve in microgravity.

NASA “cultivates” viruses in space and, upon bringing them back to Earth, discovers that they have become more effective

By ECONEWS
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March 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Fossil vertebrae originally labeled as mammoth remains later identified as whale bones in a museum collection in Alaska.

For 70 years, they were believed to be mammoths… but no, they were whales. Two “megafauna” vertebrae in Alaska have been relabeled, and history is changing in 2026

By Adrian Villellas
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March 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Patient undergoing MRI guided focused ultrasound treatment, a technology researchers are studying for potential Alzheimer’s therapy.

A neurologist treated his mother’s dystonia with ultrasound… and suddenly her Alzheimer’s “activated” after remaining dormant for eight years

By Sonia Ramírez
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March 15, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Illustration of a sperm whale confronting a giant squid underwater, showing the deep-sea predator-prey struggle studied by scientists.

The deep ocean once again looks like something out of a movie, with sperm whales and giant squids locked in an evolutionary “war” that has lasted millions of years, and the scars give it away

By Adrian Villellas
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March 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Dark image with an industrial facility visible at the top, illustrating the Fukushima nuclear site tied to research on microbial life in radioactive water.

Fifteen years after the disaster, the Fukushima reactors hide a secret: scientists detect life where radiation should have prevented everything

By ECONEWS
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March 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Fresh broccoli florets shown as part of a plant-based supplement study linked to slower signs of low-risk prostate cancer

A four-month trial involving 208 men revealed that a daily capsule containing broccoli, turmeric, blueberries, and live bacteria could slow down worrying signs in the prostate

By Adrian Villellas
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March 12, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Global view of Mars showing major surface features, illustrating research on how the planet’s gravity may influence Earth’s ice age timing.

The twist is brutal: Mars only has 1/10 of Earth’s mass… but its gravity would determine when ice ages arrive here

By Kevin Montien
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March 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Artist’s illustration of the Milky Way’s bright galactic center, where scientists propose ultra-dense dark matter instead of a black hole

Scientists propose that the center of the Milky Way does not contain a black hole, but rather ultra-dense dark matter

By ECONEWS
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March 12, 2026 at 10:02 AM
False-color image of Neptune against black space, illustrating new research on the planet’s unusual magnetic field

In 1989, Voyager 2 observed “something that didn’t add up” on Neptune, and it took us decades to understand it. Now, a study published in Nature suggests that dark ice could be the cause of the planet’s strange magnetism

By Sonia Ramírez
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March 12, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Illustration of a herd of woolly mammoths crossing a frozen prehistoric landscape with glaciers and snow-covered mountains

The giants of the past did not run as we thought, and science has just taken an unexpected turn in the classic image of mammoths and dinosaurs

By Adrian Villellas
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March 11, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Microscopic view of a tardigrade, also known as a water bear, the tiny extremophile animal scientists say could be the last survivor on Earth.

No cockroaches or rats: this would be the last living thing to become extinct on Earth

By Sonia Ramírez
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March 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Grandparents spending time caring for their grandchildren, an activity linked to better memory and language skills in older adults.

Caring for grandchildren not only strengthens family ties, but also improves memory and protects the brain, according to a study of nearly 3,000 grandparents

By Sonia Ramírez
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March 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Rural village seen from above alongside a world map graphic illustrating global population estimates

A new study claims that we may be underestimating billions of people on the planet, and no one had noticed for more than 40 years

By Adrian Villellas
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March 10, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Brain scan image highlighting memory-related regions in a study on cannabis use among older adults

Colorado scientists discover that cannabis could benefit memory and brain size in older people

By Sonia Ramírez
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March 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Arecibo Observatory radio telescope dish in Puerto Rico before its 2020 collapse

Before collapsing, the observatory detected 100 signals that it suspected came from extraterrestrial beings

By Adrian Villellas
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March 9, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Reconstruction of Jurassic ecosystem showing large predators hunting newly hatched sauropod dinosaurs

They reconstruct the Jurassic ecosystem and discover that giant baby dinosaurs left to fend for themselves were the favorite prey of large predators.

By ECONEWS
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March 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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