Yellowstone Biscuit Basin explosion may have created a new geyser
Geologists have revealed new details about a recent geyser eruption at Yellowstone National Park, including the shallow depth of the explosion and staggering height of its plume.
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Polyphenols from coffee ameliorate cognitive deficits caused by stress
A recent study published in Neurobiology of Stress found that chronic early-life stress can lead to neuroinflammation and reduce the capacity of the hippocampus to create new neurons, resulting in cognitive deficits. However, supplementing the diet with 0.02% chlorogenic acid…
Tesla recalls 1.8 million cars because their hoods can open while driving
Enlarge (credit: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The electric car manufacturer Tesla had to issue a massive recall this month to fix faulty hood latches that can open while its cars are driving. The problem affects more than 1.8…
Stopping cachexia at its source could reverse wasting from cancer
The immune protein interleukin-6 helps regulate body weight. Blocking it in the brain could restore appetite and muscle mass, a study in mice hints.
Massive sinkholes in China hold ‘heavenly’ forests with plants adapted for harsh life underground
Plants growing at the bottom of sinkholes in China’s Dashiwei Tiankeng Group don’t take up as much carbon as surface plants do, but they have much higher levels of nutrients in their tissues.
Do voters judge candidates by race? Here’s what the data says
Do voters assess political candidates differently based on their race or ethnicity? A recent meta-analysis, published in Acta Politica, sought to answer this by pooling data from 43 experiments conducted over the past decade. The findings reveal that, generally, voters…
Earth keeps breaking global heat records
How hot could it get? In the first edition of Science News’ Extreme Climate Update, we look at how high temperatures could soar.
Scientists prove Alfred Hitchcock right, shedding light on a fundamental aspect of anxiety
Anticipation can be more terrifying than the actual event. This idea, famously captured by filmmaker and “master of suspense” Alfred Hitchcock, has now been scientifically explored by researchers at the University of California, Davis. Their recent study, published in the…
Hybrids between two species can produce “swarms” that flourish
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) There are no wild ligers. Indeed, hybrids were once thought to be rare in nature—and of little consequence in an evolutionary sense. But now we know they can play an important role in…
Astronomers caught a supermassive black hole turning on for the first time
Somewhere in the not-too-distant universe, a cosmic beast is waking up. The monstrous object is a supermassive black hole. Some 300 million light-years from Earth, it sits at the center of a galaxy called SDSS1335+0728. Over the past four years,…
