Researchers see promise in semaglutide drugs, which may tap into the brain’s reward circuits A class of powerful drugs can dramatically change people’s body weight. But one of the drugs’ most alluring jobs may happen in a spot that’s harder to see: the brain. Some people taking drugs such asContinue Reading
The storm intensified overnight and made landfall near Keaton Beach, Florida, on the morning of Aug. 30, supporting predictions that soaring sea temperatures would boost storms and hurricanes this year. Hurricane Idalia has reached northern Florida and continues to batter the state with torrential rain and howling winds, despite droppingContinue Reading
The bees were preserved well enough for researchers to make out small features, like their legs and antennae. Thousands of years ago, a group of adolescent bees became trapped in cocoons inside their nest and left behind a remarkably preserved record of their “mummified” remains. Researchers in Portugal reported theContinue Reading
The ecosystem, found beneath hydrothermal vents in the East Pacific Rise, is particularly vulnerable to deep-sea mining. Beneath an undersea volcano, scientists have discovered a hidden world filled with bizarre creatures. The first-of-its-kind habitat is teeming with never-before-seen life-forms, including strange species of worms, snails and deep-dwelling octopuses. The ecosystem,Continue Reading
Public health measures were ramped up during the pandemic, but a new study in health care workers suggests one disease-spreading habit may have been overlooked Face mask — check. Goggles — check. Gloves — check. Protective measures like these were all too familiar to health care workers caring for patientsContinue Reading
Researchers say they have discovered a new room-temperature ambient-pressure superconductor, but many scientists are unconvinced If rumor has wings, extraordinary scientific claims have a jet engine. Within hours of appearing on the preprint server arXiv.org, two papers by a team of scientists in South Korea generated enormous viral buzz. TheContinue Reading
A new USDA report finds forests could become a major emitter of carbon by 2070 CLIMATEWIRE | U.S. forests could worsen global warming instead of easing it because they are being destroyed by natural disasters and are losing their ability to absorb planet-warming gases as they get older, aContinue Reading
Two ways of looking at mass match, squaring with theories of Newton and Einstein Physicists have three different definitions of mass, all thought to be equivalent. Measurements of the distance between Earth and the moon confirm that two of those masses are one and the same to higher precision thanContinue Reading
Hormone mimics offer advantages even beyond those of the potent weight-loss shots on the market now Two new drugs for treating obesity are on course to become available in the next few years — and they offer advantages beyond those of the highly effective blockbuster drugs already on the market.Continue Reading
Here’s why older adults naturally lose muscle mass over time and how regular physical activity and resistance training can help Almost everyone shrinks with old age. Many older adults have more difficulty gaining muscle than they did in their childhood and teenage years. And when it comes to maintaining thatContinue Reading