Scientists Make Living Mice’s Skin Transparent with Simple Food Dye
New research harnessed the highly absorbent dye tartrazine, used as the common food coloring Yellow No. 5, to turn tissues in living mice clear—temporarily revealing organs and vessels inside the animals
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Brutal Heat Wave Will Extend Streak of 100 Days of 100 Degrees F
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Black Hole Detectors Fulfill Moore’s Law
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Can Pulling Carbon from Thin Air Slow Climate Change?
The End of the Lab Rat?
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Navigating the Struggles and Joys of Caring for Aging Loved Ones
The Pitfalls of Houseplant Collection
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Ascends, Ozempic Is Linked to Depression, and Mpox Cases Spread Rapidly
What a Linguist Hears when Kamala Harris Speaks
String Theorists Accidentally Find a New Formula for Pi
Two physicists have come across infinitely many novel equations for pi while trying to develop a unifying theory of the fundamental forces
Brain Scientists Finally Discover the Glue that Makes Memories Stick for a Lifetime
A long-running research endeavor reveals key chemical players that cement memories in place—and still more have yet to be discovered
Why Aging Comes in Dramatic Waves in Our 40s and 60s
A new study suggests that waves of aging-related changes occur at two distinct points in our life
New Painkiller Could Bring Relief to Millions—Without Addiction Risk
The medication initially known as VX-548 blocks sodium channels in nerves, blocking pain signals before they reach the brain
2 High School Students Have Proved the Pythagorean Theorem. Here’s What That Means
At an American Mathematical Society meeting, high school students presented a proof of the Pythagorean theorem that used trigonometry—an approach that some once considered impossible
'Sloth Fever' Virus Is Spreading. Here’s What You Need to Know about Oropouche
The Oropouche virus, which causes a disease nicknamed “sloth fever” for one of the animals that can be infected, has seen its first cases in the U.S.
