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Image by Getty / Futurism In the nearly 13 years since Tinder launched, the dating app has been everything from a straight alternative to Grindr to a sexual harassment factory to a venue to meet one’s spouse — and, most recently, an AI-riddled graveyard. Nevertheless, there are still flesh-and-blood humans successfully using the app. And according to a fascinating new study …

Kate Adamala had been working on something dangerous. At her synthetic biology lab, Adamala had been taking preliminary steps toward creating a living cell from scratch with one key twist: all the organism’s building blocks would be flipped. Changing these molecules would create an unnatural mirror image of a cell, as different as your right hand from your left. The …

New research reveals that Jupiter’s birth triggered high-speed collisions that created molten droplets preserved in meteorites, tiny time capsules from the solar system’s earliest days.Credit: Shutterstock Ancient droplets found in meteorites reveal the history of planet formation. About 4.5 billion years ago, Jupiter expanded quickly into the giant planet we see today. Its immense gravity disturbed the paths of countless …

Scientists have just made a fascinating discovery on Mars: a new mineral called ferric hydroxysulfate. The name is a mouthful, but the implications it brings are exciting. This particular mineral hints at a watery, chemically active past on the Red Planet. And this time, it wasn’t the rover that made the discovery, but a team of researchers from the SETI …

Life needs proteins for almost everything, from cell repair to immune defense. Scientists have long asked how the first proteins were formed before cells had complex machinery. A new study reports a simple, water-friendly reaction that links early ingredients into the first steps toward protein-making. The project was led by Professor Matthew Powner at University College London (UCL), …

Scientists discovered how to switch aging fat cells back into calorie-burning mode, hinting at a way to fight weight gain and disease without freezing temperatures. Credit: Stock Scientists at Cornell have uncovered a way to potentially reverse age-related weight gain by reactivating a special type of fat called beige fat. Unlike ordinary white fat that stores calories, beige fat burns …

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Himalayas are the world’s highest mountain range and home to Mount Everest. | Credit: Pakawat Thongcharoen/Getty Images Scientists may have just toppled a 100-year-old theory about what holds up the highest mountain range on Earth, new research shows. The Himalayan mountains formed …

If you thought diabetes care was only about insulin injections, strict diets, or endless exercise routines, here’s some news that might change your perspective. A group of Canadian scientists has uncovered a completely new way to manage diabetes by targeting something unexpected inside the gut. Let’s dig deeper into thisTheir research points to a little-known molecule called D-lactate, which is …

Scientists fed people a fat-filled milkshake – it disrupted blood flow to their brains within hours  PsyPost Neurologists Share The 1 Food They Never (Or Rarely) Eat  Yahoo Lifestyle Canada I’m a doctor – these are the worst foods for brain health and ‘drained energy’  HELLO! Magazine Potentially Harmful Types of Snacks For Your Brain, According to Neurologists: Breakfast Cereals, More  NewsBreak: Local News …

A new kind of targeted therapy to treat head and neck cancer in cats could hold the key to developing similar treatments in humans, according to a new study. Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a notoriously deadly and difficult-to-treat cancer in cats and humans. Now, a small trial including 20 cats with this cancer suggests companion animals …