Research

Tiny DNA tweak flips biological sex, researchers report

A study reports that a single nucleotide variant in the genome can make an XY individual develop as female and an XX individual develop as male.

Laboratory mice.
 Cats are much pickier than you think and have clear preferences

Your cat is bored: It’s not just you, it’s also the food you give it

A bride covers her face as she waits to take her wedding vow at a mass marriage ceremony at Bahirkhand village, north of Kolkata February 8, 2015. (illustrative)

4 million cancer cases studied: People who do not marry face as much as 85% greater cancer risk

Siri. Gemini artificial intelligence capabilities.

Study shows AI systems deceive users to keep fellow AIs from being turned off


Radiocarbon breakthroughs place Thera mega-eruption before Egypt's new kingdom

Researchers from Ben-Gurion University and Groningen report in PLOS One that the volcanic ash layers predate the Eighteenth Dynasty, extending the Second Intermediate Period.

A view of the mountaintop ruins of Ancient Thera from Mt. Elias.

Lab tests on Egyptian bowl may reveal final menu before Vesuvius buried Pompeii

The Alexandrian bowl in a modest popina proves cultural exchange reached the working classes of the Roman empire.

Archeologist studying and cleaning antique vessel. Illustration.

Face carved on T-shaped pillar at Karahantepe links Neolithic Anatolia and the Levant

Munro says the minimalist carving closely matches a twelve thousand year old face unearthed in Israel, hinting at a shared symbolism across early settlements.

Face carved on T-shaped pillar at Karahantepe links Neolithic Anatolia and the Levant.

All roads lead to Rome, now online: Research overturns estimates of length of imperial network

“It has come from a huge frustration. It’s the most puzzling subject in Roman archaeology… So why can’t I download all Roman roads?” said Brughmans, the project’s principal researcher.

Roman Empire ruins, Rome, Italy.

Daily coffee cuts atrial fibrillation recurrence risk by 39%, JAMA study finds

In the six-month DECAF randomized trial, 47 percent of coffee drinkers experienced recurrent atrial fibrillation or flutter versus 64 percent among those who avoided caffeine.

Coffee.

Lonvi Biosciences claims grape seed tablet may let humans live to 150 years

China’s government has made longevity research a national priority alongside artificial intelligence and biotechnology, according to a New York Times report.

Senior man takes pill with glass of water in hand.

Excavations resume at ancient Ugarit near Latakia after 14-year pause

Ugarit is famous for its vast archive of clay tablets inscribed in seven languages, considered among the oldest records of bronze age political and social life.

Archaeological excavations.

'Death-Ball Sponge' discovered in deep sea exploration in the South Sandwich Islands

Scientists observed the spherical body, covered with hooks that trapped small animals, a feeding strategy unlike the passive filtration used by most sponges.

'Death-Ball Sponge' discovered in deep sea exploration in the South Sandwich Islands.

Ancient shipwreck appears on Hoi An beach, dated by experts to 14th–16th century

Researchers say the 17m hybrid craft, found 400m from former Cẩm An ward office, is among Vietnam’s best-preserved underwater relics and will undergo urgent excavation.

Ancient shipwreck resurfaces on Hoi An beach, experts place vessel in fourteenth to sixteenth century.

TAU researchers develop groundbreaking gene therapy to treat hearing, balance disabilities

“These findings highlight the potential of self-complementary AAVs to reduce dose requirements, minimize toxicity, and broaden clinical use of inner-ear therapies," said the head researcher.

RONI HAHN (left) and Prof. Karen Avraham.