Scientists identify 74 genetic regions linked to anxiety in study of nearly 700,000 people, uncovering 39 never-before-seen DNA clues that could reshape future treatments

A genetic analysis of nearly 700,000 people identified 74 distinct locations in the human genome tied to anxiety, 39 of which had never been linked to the condition before A genetic analysis of nearly 700,000 people has identified 74 regions of the human genome linked to anxiety symptoms, including 39 that had never before been […]

Antarctica froze 25 million years before the Arctic, and scientists now think the answer was hidden beneath the continent |

For a long time, the story seemed straightforward. As atmospheric carbon dioxide levels fell and the planet cooled, large ice sheets began spreading across the polar regions. Yet there was an awkward detail that never quite fitted. Antarctica became locked beneath vast quantities of ice around 34 million years ago, while the Arctic remained largely […]

Amazon: Scientists found a spider in the Amazon that looks like a parasitic fungus so perfectly they first mistook it for a mushroom

A new species of spider from the Ecuadorian Amazon: Taczanowskia waska. Credit: David Diaz-Guevarra Researchers exploring Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest thought they had spotted a small mushroom clinging to the underside of a leaf during a night survey. A closer look revealed something far stranger. It was a spider that had disguised itself so convincingly as […]

Scientists discover giant fan-shaped structure beneath Antarctica’s ice sheet: The hidden structure rewriting Earth’s ancient history

For decades, Antarctica has been treated as a kind of frozen time capsule, a place where evidence of Earth’s deep past sits preserved, undisturbed, beneath layers of ice that have built up over millions of years. As per the study published in Nature Geoscience, scientists have now uncovered something remarkable within that buried record: an […]

Australia’s alpine ash forests could shrink 65% in 100 years, but the biggest clue is that young trees may seed far earlier than scientists assumed | World News

Southeastern Australia’s iconic alpine ash forests face a stark future, with projections indicating a significant contraction due to changing fire patterns. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons When visualising the mountain tops of southeastern Australia, one might conjure up an image of a typical Alpine environment. We picture ourselves walking under the huge, light-barked cover of the […]

Scientists found ancient teeth smaller than a fingertip; they are rewriting early primate history |

pc: Discover Magazine (Image Credit: Dr Stephen Chester) A tiny tooth can disappear between your fingertips without much effort. Yet some of the earliest clues to our own evolutionary story come from fossils no larger than that. In collections of ancient mammal remains from western North America, palaeontologists have spent decades piecing together fragments of […]

Scientists develop AI that detects pancreatic cancer years before diagnosis in a major breakthrough |

Dr Ajit Goenka led the Mayo Clinic team behind the AI that detects pancreatic cancer years before diagnosis. Researchers at Mayo Clinic have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that could transform how pancreatic cancer is detected by identifying subtle signs of the disease years before it is usually diagnosed. The technology, known as the […]

Scientists may have finally solved the mystery behind Yellowstone’s 640,000-year-old mega eruption, revealing what really fueled it |

For decades, Yellowstone has been held up as one of the clearest examples of a volcanic system fed by an immense column of hot rock rising from deep within the Earth. That picture has shaped scientific thinking about why the region remains volcanically active and how its future might unfold. A newly published study, however, […]

Earth’s rarest material is ‘not’ diamond: Scientists reveal new evidence that changes how we consider ‘rare’ |

A spacecraft drifting past Neptune would not need much imagination to picture diamonds forming in its atmosphere. Deep inside ice giants, carbon compounds are squeezed under pressures that break molecular bonds and reorganise atoms into crystalline structures. In lab experiments and planetary simulations, scientists have modelled this “diamond rain” for decades, and missions like NASA’s […]

Oxford Vaccine: World’s first AI-designed vaccine developed by UK scientists enters human trials | World News

World’s first AI-designed vaccine trial begins at Oxford A vaccine designed with the help of artificial intelligence has entered human trials in what scientists are calling a world-first moment for medical research and drug development.The vaccine, developed by researchers at the University of Oxford in partnership with biotechnology company Basecamp Research, is being tested against […]