**Flavanols Break the Rules of Nutrition: Scientists Uncover the Surprising Way They Boost the Brain** By Shibaura Institute of Technology - Published on 31 January 2026 The health benefits of dietary flavanols appear to come from their ability to trigger responses in the brain and the body’s stress systems. That slightly dry, tightening feeling some foods leave in the mouth is known as astringency, and it comes from naturally occurring plant compounds called polyphenols. Among them are flavanols, which have attracted [...] Read more:

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Flavanols Break the Rules of Nutrition: Scientists Uncover the Surprising Way They Boost the Brain

The health benefits of dietary flavanols appear to come from their ability to trigger responses in the brain and the body’s stress systems. That ...

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**This Simple Drug Combo Turns THC Into a Potential Alzheimer’s Therapy** By The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center - Published on 31 January 2026 New research suggests THC’s cognitive drawbacks may be mitigated when combined with a targeted anti-inflammatory drug. Cannabis research has highlighted a scientific paradox. Its best-known psychoactive compound, Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), has been linked to medical effects that could be useful in the brain, including anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective activity. Yet the same molecule is also associated with [...] Read more:

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This Simple Drug Combo Turns THC Into a Potential Alzheimer’s Therapy

New research suggests THC’s cognitive drawbacks may be mitigated when combined with a targeted anti-inflammatory drug. Cannabis research has high...

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**Landmark Study Begins on a Mysterious Roman Sanctuary in Frankfurt** By Goethe University Frankfurt - Published on 30 January 2026 An international research team has secured more than €1 million to investigate a recently uncovered Roman cult district. Roman-period archaeology in Hesse has reached a new stage of progress. The German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) have together awarded more than €1 million ($1.2 million USD) to fund detailed research [...] Read more:

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Landmark Study Begins on a Mysterious Roman Sanctuary in Frankfurt

An international research team has secured more than €1 million to investigate a recently uncovered Roman cult district. Roman-period archaeology...

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**773,000-Year-Old Moroccan Fossils Pinpoint a Critical Moment in Human Evolution** By Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology - Published on 30 January 2026 Fossils dating back 773,000 years from Thomas Quarry I in Morocco shed new light on the shared ancestry of Homo sapiens, Neandertals, and Denisovans. An international team of researchers has identified and analysed newly discovered hominin fossils from Thomas Quarry I (Casablanca, Morocco).  Using advanced geological dating methods, the team determined that the fossils are [...] Read more:

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773,000-Year-Old Moroccan Fossils Pinpoint a Critical Moment in Human Evolution

Fossils dating back 773,000 years from Thomas Quarry I in Morocco shed new light on the shared ancestry of Homo sapiens, Neandertals, and Denisovan...

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**This Cow Uses Tools – and It’s Forcing Scientists To Rethink Animal Intelligence** By Cell Press - Published on 30 January 2026 A Swiss Brown cow has been shown to use tools flexibly and deliberately, challenging long-standing assumptions about the cognitive limits of livestock. In 1982, cartoonist Gary Larson introduced readers to Cow Tools, a now-famous Far Side comic that shows a cow standing confidently beside a collection of strange, impractical objects labeled as tools. The humor [...] Read more:

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This Cow Uses Tools – and It’s Forcing Scientists To Rethink Animal Intelligence

A Swiss Brown cow has been shown to use tools flexibly and deliberately, challenging long-standing assumptions about the cognitive limits of livest...

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**Scientists Create “Off-the-Shelf” Cartilage That Safely Guides the Body To Regrow Bone** By Lund University - Published on 30 January 2026 A new study shows that engineered, cell-free cartilage can safely support bone regeneration without provoking immune rejection. New research suggests it may be possible to repair major bone damage using a tissue implant that contains no living cells. By relying on the body’s own repair machinery, the approach aims to encourage new bone growth while [...] Read more:

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Scientists Create “Off-the-Shelf” Cartilage That Safely Guides the Body To Regrow Bone

A new study shows that engineered, cell-free cartilage can safely support bone regeneration without provoking immune rejection. New research sugges...

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**Scientists Discover Living Bacteria Hidden Inside the #1 Type of Kidney Stone** By University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences - Published on 30 January 2026 Scientists have uncovered an unexpected biological factor hidden within the most common type of kidney stone. A team of researchers at UCLA has reported an unexpected twist in a condition long treated as a crystal chemistry problem. In samples of the most common kidney stone, they found bacteria living inside the stone itself, suggesting that [...] Read more:

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Scientists Discover Living Bacteria Hidden Inside the #1 Type of Kidney Stone

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected biological factor hidden within the most common type of kidney stone.

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**This Subtle Dietary Shift Led to 330 Fewer Daily Calories Without Eating Less** By University of Bristol - Published on 30 January 2026 A new study suggests that eating unprocessed foods may activate a natural nutritional instinct. Swapping ultra-processed foods for meals made entirely from unprocessed ingredients may change what you put on your plate in a surprisingly consistent way. Instead of gravitating toward the most calorie-dense items available, people tend to fill up on fruits and vegetables, [...] Read more:

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This Subtle Dietary Shift Led to 330 Fewer Daily Calories Without Eating Less

A new study suggests that eating unprocessed foods may activate a natural nutritional instinct. Swapping ultra-processed foods for meals made entir...

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**This Vaccine Stops Bird Flu Before It Reaches the Lungs** By WashU Medicine - Published on 30 January 2026 A new nasal spray vaccine could stop bird flu at the door — blocking infection, reducing spread, and helping head off the next pandemic. Since first appearing in the United States in 2014, H5N1 avian influenza, widely known as bird flu, has steadily expanded its reach. The virus has spread from wild birds into farm [...] Read more:

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This Vaccine Stops Bird Flu Before It Reaches the Lungs

A new nasal spray vaccine could stop bird flu at the door — blocking infection, reducing spread, and helping head off the next pandemic.

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**Laser Light Rewrites Magnetism in Breakthrough Quantum Material** By University of Basel - Published on 30 January 2026 Scientists have demonstrated that light alone can reversibly control magnetism in a topological material. Researchers at the University of Basel and ETH Zurich have found a way to flip the magnetic polarity of an unusual ferromagnet using a laser beam. If the approach can be refined and scaled, it points toward electronic components that could [...] Read more:

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Laser Light Rewrites Magnetism in Breakthrough Quantum Material

Scientists have demonstrated that light alone can reversibly control magnetism in a topological material. Researchers at the University of Basel an...

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**Physicists Watch a Superfluid Freeze, Revealing a Strange New Quantum State of Matter** By Columbia University - Published on 30 January 2026 Physicists have observed a strange new quantum phase in a graphene-based system, where a superfluid appears to freeze into a solid-like state. Cooling usually pushes matter through a simple sequence. A gas condenses into a liquid, and with further cooling the liquid locks into a solid. Helium helped reveal that the quantum world can take [...] Read more:

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Physicists Watch a Superfluid Freeze, Revealing a Strange New Quantum State of Matter

Physicists have observed a strange new quantum phase in a graphene-based system, where a superfluid appears to freeze into a solid-like state. Cool...

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**“Unlike Anything We Have Seen Before” – An Unexplained Space Object Is Sending Powerful Signals Across the Galaxy** By Charlene D’Monte, International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research - Published on 30 January 2026 Astronomers at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), working with international collaborators, have made a striking discovery involving a previously unknown type of cosmic phenomenon. A strange astronomical object known as ASKAP J1832-0911 produces bursts of radio waves and X-rays that last about two minutes and repeat every 44 minutes. This regular pattern [...] Read more:

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“Unlike Anything We Have Seen Before” – An Unexplained Space Object Is Sending Powerful Signals Across the Galaxy

Astronomers at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), working with international collaborators, have made a striking discov...

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**The Biggest Dinosaurs Left Their Babies to Be Eaten** By University College London (UCL) - Published on 30 January 2026 Baby sauropods were the fast food of the Late Jurassic, feeding multiple predators and propping up the entire ecosystem. Their vulnerability may even explain why later giants like T. rex evolved to become far deadlier hunters. A new study led by a UCL (University College London) researcher suggests that baby and very young sauropods played [...] Read more:

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The Biggest Dinosaurs Left Their Babies to Be Eaten

Baby sauropods were the fast food of the Late Jurassic, feeding multiple predators and propping up the entire ecosystem. Their vulnerability may ev...

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**Walking Sharks Just Changed What We Know About Reproduction** By James Cook University - Published on 30 January 2026 These “walking sharks” can lay eggs without spending extra energy, rewriting what scientists thought they knew about reproduction. Scientists at James Cook University have reported an unexpected discovery. Epaulette sharks can reproduce and lay eggs without showing any measurable increase in energy use, challenging long-standing ideas about the cost of reproduction. The findings come from [...] Read more:

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Walking Sharks Just Changed What We Know About Reproduction

These “walking sharks” can lay eggs without spending extra energy, rewriting what scientists thought they knew about reproduction.

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**Scientists Found an Ancient Human Relative Where None Was Expected** By University of Chicago Medical Center - Published on 30 January 2026 A single ancient jawbone is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about humanity’s forgotten relatives. A newly published study in Nature reports the first known Paranthropus fossil ever found in Ethiopia’s Afar region. The research was led by University of Chicago paleoanthropologist Professor Zeresenay Alemseged. The specimen was discovered roughly 1000 km north of where [...] Read more:

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Scientists Found an Ancient Human Relative Where None Was Expected

A single ancient jawbone is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about humanity’s forgotten relatives.

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**Cannabis Drinks May Offer a New Path to Drinking Less Alcohol** By University at Buffalo - Published on 30 January 2026 New research from the University at Buffalo indicates that choosing cannabis-infused drinks instead of alcoholic beverages may offer a new approach to reducing alcohol-related harm. Cannabis-infused drinks could represent a new way to help some people cut back on alcohol, according to results from a small study conducted by public health researchers at the University [...] Read more:

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Cannabis Drinks May Offer a New Path to Drinking Less Alcohol

New research indicates that choosing cannabis-infused drinks instead of alcoholic beverages may offer a new approach to reducing alcohol-related harm.

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**Common Environmental Chemical May Sabotage Early Pregnancy, New Study Warns** By Shanghai Jiao Tong University Journal Center - Published on 29 January 2026 New research suggests that exposure to a common “forever chemical” may interfere with the earliest stages of pregnancy. A new animal study suggests that perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a chemical used in many industrial applications, may disrupt the tightly timed biology that allows a pregnancy to begin. The results point to potential fertility risks by targeting [...] Read more:

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Common Environmental Chemical May Sabotage Early Pregnancy, New Study Warns

New research suggests that exposure to a common “forever chemical” may interfere with the earliest stages of pregnancy. A new animal study sugg...

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**Whiter Teeth Without the Damage? This New Powder Could Change Oral Care** By American Chemical Society - Published on 29 January 2026 A new vibration-activated whitening powder uses electric toothbrush motion to brighten teeth while repairing enamel and influencing oral bacteria. Tooth stains are not always a brushing problem. Some people discolor more easily because of genetics, and dark pigments from everyday items like tomatoes, coffee, and tea can gradually cling to the tooth surface. Many over-the-counter [...] Read more:

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Whiter Teeth Without the Damage? This New Powder Could Change Oral Care

A new vibration-activated whitening powder uses electric toothbrush motion to brighten teeth while repairing enamel and influencing oral bacteria. ...

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**New Drug Stops Weight Gain and Lowers Cholesterol by Targeting Nitric Oxide** By Ansley Kelm, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center - Published on 29 January 2026 Scientists have discovered an enzyme that drives fat production and shown that blocking it prevents weight gain and lowers cholesterol in mice. Obesity is now one of the most widespread health challenges worldwide and is a major driver of preventable disease and early death. The condition significantly increases the risk of related illnesses, including heart [...] Read more:

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New Drug Stops Weight Gain and Lowers Cholesterol by Targeting Nitric Oxide

Scientists have discovered an enzyme that drives fat production and shown that blocking it prevents weight gain and lowers cholesterol in mice. Obe...

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**Mystery Solved: Why Termite Kings and Queens Are Monogamous** By University of Sydney - Published on 29 January 2026 Termites became social powerhouses by stripping away genes tied to competition and independence. This genetic shedding locked in monogamy, boosted cooperation, and paved the way for their astonishingly complex colonies. Termites, Cockroaches, and a Big Evolutionary Puzzle Termites rank among the most successful animals on the planet, building huge colonies that can reach into the [...] Read more:

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Mystery Solved: Why Termite Kings and Queens Are Monogamous

Termites became social powerhouses by stripping away genes tied to competition and independence. This genetic shedding locked in monogamy, boosted ...

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