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🎙️ Science News Daily

Science News Daily

Explore the Universe - One Day at a Time 🔬 From space missions and biology breakthroughs to physics, tech, and the wonders of our world—Science News Daily delivers fast, fascinating science updates to keep your brain buzzing. Whether you"re a student, a science lover, or just curious, we"ve got your daily fix.

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7:46

🔬 Scientists Just Discovered Why Flu Patients...

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2026/01/11

This episode explores groundbreaking research on why active flu infections failed to spread in close-contact experiments, revealing the surprising power of ventilation. We also cover CRISPR's transformation of goldenberries into farmable crops, how ancient mass extinctions paved the way for vertebrate dominance, and new evidence that common food preservatives may increase cancer risk. Plus: the James Webb Space Telescope captures a galaxy ejecting energy equivalent to ten quintillion

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9:37

🔬 Sleep Now Predicts Your Lifespan More Than Diet or...

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2026/01/10

This week's Peer Review'd uncovers groundbreaking findings that insufficient sleep is more closely linked to shorter life expectancy than diet, exercise, or loneliness—plus what the science says about how many hours you actually need. We explore how disrupted body clocks may quietly increase dementia risk, why Betelgeuse's strange behavior finally makes sense after astronomers discovered its hidden companion star, and how a natural amino acid could revolutionize cavity prevention. Plus,

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8:34

🔬 Microscopic Robots That Think for Themselves Just...

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2026/01/09

Scientists unveil the smallest fully programmable autonomous robots ever created, capable of navigating at the cellular scale for drug delivery and pollution detection. Record-breaking ocean temperatures in 2025 signal an accelerating climate crisis, while a groundbreaking nasal spray shows promise against deadly brain cancer. From wolves mysteriously hunting sea otters in Alaska to ancient cannabis enzyme secrets unlocked, we cover the week's most compelling discoveries. Plus: how Earth

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6:44

🔬 Scientists Just Decoded Why Some People Get Drunk...

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2026/01/08

From microbes that brew alcohol inside the human gut to new evidence that exercise rewires cancer cells, this episode covers groundbreaking research across medicine, space, and climate. Discover how your gut bacteria might be shaping your brain, why a supposed exoplanet turned out to be a cosmic collision, and what ancient Greenland ice reveals about our warming planet. Plus: the brain trick that makes workouts feel effortless, and a starless cosmic cloud that's rewriting our understanding

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7:42

🔬 The Hidden Danger in Your Pantry Scientists Just...

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2026/01/07

Today's episode reveals how common food preservatives are linked to diabetes risk, while your morning coffee might actually help control blood sugar. We explore magnetic nanoparticles that simultaneously destroy bone tumors and promote healing, and uncover how a cavity-causing mouth bacterium may influence Parkinson's disease. Plus, NASA reveals secrets of a dying star, Betelgeuse's hidden companion is finally discovered, and scientists question whether dark energy even exists.Subscribe to

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6:31

🔬 AI Predicts Disease From One Night of Sleep—Plus:...

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2026/01/06

Researchers have developed an AI system that can predict major disease risk from a single night of sleep data, detecting hidden patterns years before symptoms appear. This episode also covers how COVID-19 mRNA vaccines may help fight advanced cancer, why obesity accelerates Alzheimer's biomarkers by up to 95%, and the discovery of 'migrions'—a viral delivery system that supercharges infections. Plus, we explore how gut bacteria may have shaped human intelligence, why Tamiflu's safety

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7:36

🔬 CRISPR Just Changed Forever: The Gene-Editing...

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2026/01/05

Scientists have developed a revolutionary gene-editing technique that bypasses CRISPR's traditional DNA-cutting approach, potentially offering safer treatments for diseases like Sickle Cell. This episode also explores how Earth has been secretly feeding the Moon through magnetic field pathways, China's fusion reactor breakthrough that overcomes a critical density barrier, and the discovery that one of our most complete human ancestor fossils may represent an entirely new species. Plus, why

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8:42

🔬 Ancient Human Ancestor Confirmed, Plus: Common...

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2026/01/04

Scientists confirm a seven-million-year-old fossil walked upright, fundamentally rewriting human origins. A widely-used diabetes medication prescribed since the 1950s may actually accelerate disease progression. Researchers successfully use cancer therapy to reverse gut aging in mice, with results lasting up to a year. Plus, the first direct observation of Einstein's predicted spacetime wobble near a spinning black hole, and a breakthrough showing Alzheimer's damage may not be as

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7:44

🔬 Ancient Fossils Reveal Metabolic Secrets & The...

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2026/01/03

This episode covers groundbreaking discoveries across multiple scientific fields. Researchers have found thousands of preserved metabolic molecules inside millions-year-old fossils, revealing unprecedented details about ancient diets, diseases, and climates. After 30 years of searching, physicists have definitively ruled out the existence of the sterile neutrino, sending particle physics back to the drawing board. The James Webb Space Telescope has detected an atmosphere around an ancient

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7:30

🔬 Fusion Plasma Just Hit a Major Milestone—And What...

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2026/01/02

Chinese scientists have achieved a decades-long fusion energy goal by reaching the 'density-free regime,' marking a critical step toward commercial fusion power. Astronomers discover a bizarre lemon-shaped planet orbiting a neutron star that defies all formation theories, while solving the mystery of a vanishing exoplanet that turned out to be asteroid collisions. Plus, new evidence suggests a cosmic airburst may have triggered ice age conditions and wiped out mammoths, and breakthrough

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10:26

🔬 Major Obesity Guidelines Just Changed: 70% of...

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2026/01/01

This episode covers groundbreaking health and science discoveries from 2024. New obesity guidelines could reclassify nearly 70% of U.S. adults as obese by adding waist circumference measurements to traditional BMI calculations. MIT researchers reveal how high-fat diets push liver cells into a dangerous survival mode that increases cancer risk. Scientists discover a protein that could potentially reverse immune system aging, while astronomers capture the first direct images of cosmic

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10:55

🔬 What Scientists Just Discovered About Time on Mars...

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2025/12/31

In this end-of-2025 roundup, we explore groundbreaking discoveries reshaping medicine and physics. New research reveals cannabis provides only minimal chronic pain relief while bariatric surgery dramatically outperforms weight-loss drugs. Scientists have precisely measured how time runs faster on Mars—a finding with major implications for space exploration—and discovered that breast cancer disrupts brain stress hormones earlier than expected. Plus: ancient Australian rocks rewrite Earth's

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7:45

🔬 Scientists Just Discovered Sugar's Shocking Role in...

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2025/12/30

This week's episode explores groundbreaking research revealing how sugar molecules on immune cells drive psoriasis inflammation, potentially opening entirely new treatment pathways. We also dive into surprising findings about artificial light triggering heart disease, MIT's immune system rejuvenation breakthrough, and the discovery of ancient wolves that could only have reached their island home by boat—suggesting humans kept wolves in far more complex ways than previously imagined. Plus:

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8:19

🔬 Sugar-Coated Tumors Just Lost Their Hiding Spot

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2025/12/29

Northwestern researchers have discovered pancreatic tumors hide from the immune system using a sugar coating—and they've developed an antibody that strips it away. This episode explores this potential cancer breakthrough alongside other urgent medical advances: the solution to statin-related muscle pain after 30 years, a way to detect leukemia years before it develops, and neurons engineered to glow from within. Plus, the James Webb Telescope spots the most distant supernova ever observed,

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9:26

🔬 Missing Deep-Sea Worms Signal Ocean Crisis...

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2025/12/28

This episode explores urgent discoveries reshaping what we know about health and our planet. We examine surprising findings about midlife weight loss and brain inflammation, the identification of anxiety's cellular on-off switch, and how mouth bacteria may accelerate Parkinson's disease. We also investigate why zombie worms have mysteriously vanished from deep ocean ecosystems after a decade-long study, signaling potential climate-driven collapse of whale-fall communities. Plus: rare infant

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7:00

🔬 The Universe Just Changed: What Scientists...

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2025/12/27

This episode examines groundbreaking research revealing that the fundamental relationship between light emissions from supermassive black holes has evolved over billions of years, challenging long-held cosmic models. We also explore how DNA's 4D architecture influences gene expression, alarming findings about the Amazon's transformation from carbon sink to carbon emitter during its worst fire season in decades, and why neurons' energy processing determines their survival after injury. Plus,

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6:54

🔬 Food Additives Just Changed What We Know About...

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2025/12/26

This episode explores groundbreaking discoveries that challenge our understanding of health, space, and Earth's history. Scientists reveal how common food additives may affect not just our health but future generations through altered gut microbiomes. Astronomers uncover a mysterious red giant star with a paradoxical age signature, spinning impossibly fast after a cosmic collision. Deep Earth research solves the puzzle of how our planet's water survived its molten infancy, hidden in mantle

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9:03

🔬 Scientists Just Reversed Alzheimer's in Mice—And...

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2025/12/25

This week's episode covers groundbreaking medical advances that could reshape how we treat brain diseases, including the first-ever reversal of Alzheimer's in mice and a new discovery about dementia's vascular origins. We explore technology that finally destroys forever chemicals in water, electrodes printed directly onto human skin using light, and why your ADHD medication might not work the way doctors thought. Plus: what asteroid mining tells us about space's future, how a single nerve

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9:33

🔬 16,000 New Species Per Year: Scientists Reveal...

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2025/12/24

Scientists are discovering species at an unprecedented rate—over 16,000 annually—revealing Earth still holds countless mysteries. This episode explores groundbreaking research including a newly discovered brain cell function that could revolutionize treatment for spinal injuries and MS, why COVID-19 vaccines rarely cause heart inflammation, and how your roommate's genes might literally be shaping your gut bacteria. Plus: 5,000-year-old wolf remains that challenge our understanding of

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7:40

🔬 Scientists Just Cracked the Brain's Secret...

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2025/12/23

This week's episode explores groundbreaking neuroscience research that finally reveals how to detect the brain's incoming signals, potentially transforming our understanding of neural communication. We cover promising Alzheimer's prevention strategies targeting toxic proteins before symptoms appear, and NASA's detection of electrical sparks inside Martian dust devils—a first that could reshape our understanding of the Red Planet's atmosphere. Plus, the 50-year quest to synthesize a

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