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The weight loss drug Wegovy lowered heart attack risk in a large trial

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science news By Meghan Rosen PHILADELPHIA ­— At the recent American Heart Association meeting, a cavernous room full of doctors erupted into applause. Cleveland Clinic cardiologist A. Michael Lincoff →

Why Huntington’s disease may take so long to develop

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​science news​​​ By Tina Hesman Saey WASHINGTON — Scientists have uncovered a clue about why it takes so long for Huntington’s disease to develop. And they may have a lead on how to stop the fatal →

Light, not just heat, might spur water to evaporate

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​science news​​​ By Emily Conover Green light means “go.” That might apply to evaporating water molecules too. Visible light, especially that of a greenish hue, might spur water to evaporate, →

Your biological age predicts dementia and stroke regardless of your actual age – new study

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​conversation​​​ As we journey through life, the risk of developing chronic diseases, including cancer, heart disease and neurological disorders, increases significantly. However, while we all grow →

The mysterious deaths of dozens of Zimbabwe’s elephants has been solved

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​science news​​​ By Tawanda Karombo Three years ago, dozens of African elephants mysteriously died in Zimbabwe. Now scientists have confirmed their killer: a rare and little-known bacterium that can →

How hummingbirds fly through spaces too narrow for their wings

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science news By Erin Garcia de Jesús Hummingbirds are natural acrobats, twisting their wings in ways that let them fly backward and upside down, unlike any other bird (SN: 1/13/16). New high-speed →

Head lice hitched a ride on humans to the Americas at least twice

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​science news​​​ By Jake Buehler Lice have been bugging humans for as long as our species has been around, and the insects’ genes record the story of their hosts’ global voyages, a study finds. Lice →

A controversial room-temperature superconductor result has now been retracted

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​science news​​​ By Emily Conover A stunning claim of a room-temperature superconductor that grabbed headlines has fizzled. The paper was retracted November 7 from the journal Nature, making for a →

Here’s how high-speed diving kingfishers may avoid concussions

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​science news​​​ By Claudia López Lloreda Genetic tweaks in kingfishers might help cushion the blow when the diving birds plunge beak first into the water to catch fish. Analysis of the genetic →

JWST spotted a new speedy jet stream in Jupiter’s atmosphere

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​science news​​​ By Carolyn Wilke New beauty shots of Jupiter, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, reveal a speedy jet stream encircling the equator at an altitude never imaged before. →

In a Jedi-like feat, rats can move a digital object using just their brain

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​science news​​​ By Laura Sanders Like tiny, hairy Yodas raising X-wings from a swamp, rats can lift digital cubes and drop them near a target. But these rats aren’t using the Force. Instead, they →

Rock from the impact that formed the moon may linger in Earth’s mantle

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science news By Sid Perkins About 4.5 billion years ago, a Mars-sized object smashed into the young Earth, spraying debris that coalesced to form the moon, many scientists think. Some remnants of →

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