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A team of Japanese scientists may be on the verge of changing dental care forever by developing a drug that allows humans to naturally regrow lost teeth. Led by Dr. Katsu Takahashi at Kitano Hospital’s Medical Research Institute, the treatment works by blocking a protein called USAG-1, which typically prevents the body from forming new […]

Scientists say Earth’s rotation is gradually slowing due to the Moon’s gravitational pull, a process known as tidal friction. Over millions of years, this tiny slowdown accumulates and researchers estimate a full day could eventually last 25 hours roughly 200 million years from now. Studies show Earth’s days were already much shorter hundreds of millions […]

Ella Love, 51, left a 13-year career teaching in New York public schools after burnout from overcrowded classrooms, funding issues, and behavior challenges. In 2017, she discovered professional cuddling, paid $300 for a training course, and began doing it part-time while still teaching. Within six months, she took a sabbatical and never returned to the […]

Archaeologists may have uncovered something even more fascinating beneath the waters of Denmark. Hidden 26 feet below the surface of Denmark’s Bay of Aarhus lies a Stone Age settlement that researchers have nicknamed “Europe’s Atlantis.” The underwater site dates back nearly 8,500 years! Using specialized underwater excavation equipment, archaeologists recovered an incredible collection of artifacts, […]

For decades, scattered reports from around the world have described a strange and unsettling phenomenon known simply as “The Hum.” It isn’t a ghost story, and it isn’t a conspiracy theory. It’s a real pattern of human experience, people hearing a persistent low-frequency sound that no one else around them seems to notice. And in […]

A new experimental drug from longevity biotech company Life Biosciences is pushing the boundaries of what modern medicine thinks is possible. The therapy, called ER-100, is now in early human clinical trials and it carries a bold promise: the potential to reverse age-related vision loss. It sounds like science fiction. But behind the headlines is […]

Getting over an ex is hard but in China, some people are taking a very futuristic approach to heartbreak: they’re creating AI versions of their former partners. Using apps and tools designed to mimic real people, users upload old text messages, photos, social media posts, and even memories from past relationships. The AI then learns […]

The next big thing in farming might be your bathroom! Believe it or not, urine is loaded with nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus—the same stuff plants love. And with traditional fertilizers getting more expensive and harder to source, researchers are looking in some unexpected places for alternatives. Enter startups like VunaNexus, which are finding ways […]

What people saw off the coast of Cornwall wasn’t a mysterious object, it was a rare optical illusion called a Fata Morgana. Boat operator Mike Hancock spotted a large, shifting shape on the horizon that at times even looked like a bear. Online, others guessed it could be a ship, crane, or something unknown. In […]

Bush’s Baked Beans is getting weird with its limited-edition summer lineup, which includes dill pickle, apple pie, and even Rocket Pop popsicle-flavored baked beans. The unusual flavors arrive as beans continue to grow in popularity as an affordable pantry staple. Just because you’re watching your budget doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a side of Rocket […]

Researchers at the University of North Dakota are working on a NASA-funded mobile wastewater system that basically tries to turn astronaut bathroom habits into space farming fuel. Yes, your leftovers from toilets, showers, laundry, and food could one day be recycled into plant nutrients in space. The setup uses three bioreactors, each assigned its own […]

Swedish startup Sonicflora is developing technology that listens to the ultrasonic sounds plants emit to understand what they need to stay healthy. According to Sonicflora CEO and co-founder Robin Jansson, quiet plants are generally healthy plants. When plants become stressed, they begin producing more ultrasonic sounds, and the greater the stress, the louder they get. […]