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ASU scientists found that people whose gut microbes make more methane extract more calories from fiber-rich foods. Methanogens help the microbiome turn fiber into energy by consuming hydrogen and producing methane. Using advanced metabolic chambers, researchers measured how diet and…
How does high population growth affect gross domestic product? Economics students are all too familiar with exam questions like this. As free-text questions, they require not only specialist knowledge but also the ability to think and argue economically. However, grading…
A massive genetic study found that naturally lower cholesterol is linked to a dramatically reduced risk of dementia. The research simulated the effects of cholesterol-lowering drugs and showed up to an 80% lower risk for certain genetic profiles. Scientists believe…
One major difference between professional equity traders and the rest of us is that the pros don’t view shares as merely an asset to buy or sell. They routinely borrow other people’s securities to short-sell them as part of arbitrage,…
In the summer of 1812, French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte led about half a million soldiers to invade the Russian Empire. But by December, only a fraction of the army remained alive. Historical records suggest that starvation, cold, and typhus led…
Light from the ancient supernova remnant was captured over the course of 50 hours in September 2025.
Researchers have finally seen and measured the tiny alpha-synuclein oligomers that may ignite Parkinson’s disease. With the ultra-sensitive ASA-PD imaging method, they captured these clusters in brain tissue, finding larger and more numerous versions in patients with Parkinson’s. The discovery…
New research from King’s Business School has suggested too much success can be a problem, at least when it comes to innovation.
After a short-lived maiden flight in late July, Australia’s Gilmour Space is rebuilding for a second orbital attempt and a stronger domestic launch ecosystem.
When Angela R. Watson began to research homeschooling—specifically, which U.S. parents decide to educate their children outside of traditional school settings and why—she found that the topic was essentially a data void. This was back in 2019, when Watson had…