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Scientists have discovered the brain’s own waste-clearing network, known as the glymphatic system, which seems most active while we sleep. Credit: Shutterstock Sleep may enhance the brain’s ability to remove harmful waste. Poor or disrupted sleep could raise dementia risk. The brain possesses its own system for removing waste, known as the glymphatic system, which is believed to become more …

As microplastics and their smaller, even more insidious counterparts, nanoplastics, have increasingly permeated the environment and our bodies, one of the key challenges facing researchers has been finding inexpensive, rapid, and convenient methods to detect the presence of these tiny particles in the first place. In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Photonics, researchers revealed a new method for detecting …

It’s easy to assume that teeth always grow inside mouths, yet a new study has revealed that some animals – such as the spotted ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei) – grow them elsewhere. Sometimes referred to as ‘ghost sharks’, adult male spotted ratfish have strange-looking hooked protrusions that appear on a head structure called the tenaculum, which the fish use to grasp …

Drone video showing a large great white shark near some of Maine’s most popular beaches has prompted police in one coastal town to issue a warning on Tuesday. The warning was issued just weeks after there were multiple great white sightings in an area of Maine where a woman was fatally attacked by a shark five years ago. Scarborough’s marine …

A meta-analysis of “countless” peer-reviewed studies and interviews with dozens of subject matter experts identified a threat that researchers say is as grave as planetary warming is flying frighteningly under our radar, the Guardian reported. What’s happening? “Novel entities” at first may conjure up images of newly established businesses or ghosts, but the concept is more unsettling than an encounter …

The FedEx Cup playoffs are ready to get underway and, fittingly, we start with the top 70 from the season-long standings heading to TPC Southwind for the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tenn. The longtime PGA Tour venue is a tremendous start for golf’s postseason, even if Rory McIlroy doesn’t feel like spending the second weekend of August in …

In a groundbreaking study published in Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, researchers have uncovered a curious biological boundary in the ocean that seems to separate two distinct types of jellyfish, despite their genetic similarities. The study, led by marine biologist Javier Montenegro of the University of Western Australia, explores the deep waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, …

The recent batch of indicators has punctured the notion on Wall Street that the U.S. economy is bulletproof and can withstand headwinds like President Donald Trump’s trade war. That was evident in Friday’s stock market selloff as the dismal jobs report and shocking downward revisions to earlier months raised recession fears. Just days earlier, Rick Rieder, chief investment officer of …

With summer in full swing, experts are warning against enjoying popular canned cocktails over fears they may accelerate cancer development.  Alcohol is classified as a Group 1 carcinogen, meaning that it can cause damage to cell DNA.  Studies have shown the substance, even in small amounts, can increase the risk of developing mouth, throat, larynx, esophageal, colorectal, liver and breast cancers.  ‘Technically, …

“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Although CERN’s Large Hadron Collider has made a lasting impact on particle physics, it hasn’t yet open up a whole new frontier of particle physics like some scientists expected. One scientist champions a theory that new …