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A groundbreaking discovery has been made beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, where researchers led by Stewart Jamieson from Durham University have uncovered an ancient, river-carved landscape that has been preserved for over 34 million years. This landscape, buried under nearly two kilometers of ice, has remained untouched since long before glaciation began in Antarctica. The revelation provides an extraordinary …

Among the wide variety of fruit in our diet, one question persists: which is truly the most beneficial to our health? A study by William Paterson University in the United States provides a clear and surprising answer. According to this study, it is neither the apple nor the banana that comes out on top. A bomb of micronutrients in a …

More than 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson’s disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that leads to symptoms such as tremors, slow movement, limb stiffness, and balance issues. Scientists still don’t know what causes the disease, but it’s thought to develop due to a complex mixture of genetic and environmental factors, and treatment is still quite limited. But new research is putting …

A possible third type of diabetes that could potentially impact nearly 2million Americans has been discovered. An international team of researchers found that a specific subset of people with type 1 diabetes — which affects about 1.8million Americans — may actually have an entirely new form of the disease that is not caused by the immune system.  Type 1 diabetes affects …

“This estimate shows that there is more plastic in the form of nanoparticles floating in the this part of the ocean, than there is in larger micro- or macroplastics floating in the Atlantic or even all the world’s oceans!,” said Helge Niemann, researcher at NIOZ and professor of geochemistry at Utrecht University. Mid-June, he received a grant of 3.5 million …

In a groundbreaking study published in Marine Geology, researchers have uncovered a total of 332 submarine canyons under Antarctica’s icy expanse, revealing five times more than previously documented. This new research not only deepens our understanding of the Southern Ocean’s underwater features but also highlights the significant role these canyons play in ocean circulation, ice-shelf dynamics, and global climate change. …

Scientists Supercharge Sugar Substitute – And It Starts Killing Cancer  SciTechDaily Stevia leaf extract has potential as anticancer treatment, researchers find  Medical Xpress Popular sugar alternative found safe and even effective at killing pancreatic cancer cells  Times of India Common sweetener in fizzy drinks and yoghurt ‘can kill off the deadliest cancer’  The Sun Your Go-To Sugar Swap Could Help Fight One of the …

A couple of months ago, PetaPixel reported on a remarkable security camera video that recorded the first-ever view of the Earth’s surface shifting along a major fault line during a massive earthquake. But further reserach has revealed it shows even more than that. Scientists continuing to study the surreal video footage have now found that it also provides the first …

Despite the hundreds of millions of metric tons of plastic floating in our oceans—not to mention the microplastics in our saliva, blood, breast milk, and semen—researchers have been unable to account for all the plastic ever produced. A new study has just tracked down a large portion of it. Researchers from the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) and Utrecht …

A simple brain scan in your 40s can reveal how long you may have to live, depending on how fast your body is aging. Researchers from Duke University have discovered that MRI brain imaging during midlife can accurately determine the pace someone is aging biologically, helping doctors to predict the onset of several diseases including Alzheimer’s. Biological aging refers to …