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ZME Science https://www.zmescience.com/ Enriching Science Journalism Wed, 13 May 2026 21:23:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://cdn.zmescience.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-logo-zmescience-32x32.png ZME Science https://www.zmescience.com/ 32 32 The Age of Monster Wind Turbines Is Here. Here Are the Biggest Ones https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/technology-articles/sustainability/renewable-energy/the-age-of-monster-wind-turbines-is-here-here-are-the-biggest-ones/ https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/technology-articles/sustainability/renewable-energy/the-age-of-monster-wind-turbines-is-here-here-are-the-biggest-ones/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 20:16:35 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=304262

Offshore wind is getting bigger, riskier, and more efficient.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/technology-articles/sustainability/renewable-energy/the-age-of-monster-wind-turbines-is-here-here-are-the-biggest-ones/feed/ 0 A Neanderthal with a Toothache May Have Invented Dentistry 59,000 Years Ago https://www.zmescience.com/science/anthropology/a-neanderthal-with-a-toothache-may-have-invented-dentistry-59000-years-ago/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/anthropology/a-neanderthal-with-a-toothache-may-have-invented-dentistry-59000-years-ago/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 18:03:00 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=304254 Primitive human preparing food in icy wilderness, survival, prehistoric era, ancient cooking scene, cold climate, early human life, anthropology, survival skills, snow-covered environment, rugged outdoors, anthropology research, historical food preparation, archeological find, early human civilization.

Primitive human preparing food in icy wilderness, survival, prehistoric era, ancient cooking scene, cold climate, early human life, anthropology, survival skills, snow-covered environment, rugged outdoors, anthropology research, historical food preparation, archeological find, early human civilization.

Neanderthal dentists used stone drills to treat cavities nearly 60,000 years ago,]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/anthropology/a-neanderthal-with-a-toothache-may-have-invented-dentistry-59000-years-ago/feed/ 0 The “Pythagorean Theorem” Is Probably Thousands of Years Older Than Pythagoras https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/natural-sciences/mathematics/the-pythagorean-theorem-is-probably-thousands-of-years-older-than-pythagoras/ https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/natural-sciences/mathematics/the-pythagorean-theorem-is-probably-thousands-of-years-older-than-pythagoras/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 17:12:46 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=304159

Ancient scribes, priests, and surveyors were using the famous much earlier.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/natural-sciences/mathematics/the-pythagorean-theorem-is-probably-thousands-of-years-older-than-pythagoras/feed/ 0 Scientists Looked at 52 Studies on Testosterone and Risk Taking and Found Almost No Connection https://www.zmescience.com/science/biology/scientists-looked-at-52-studies-on-testosterone-and-risk-taking-and-found-almost-no-connection/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/biology/scientists-looked-at-52-studies-on-testosterone-and-risk-taking-and-found-almost-no-connection/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 16:08:38 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=304275 Climber balancing on a rope inside a dark cave, demonstrating adventure and exploration.

Climber balancing on a rope inside a dark cave, demonstrating adventure and exploration.

Scientists tested whether testosterone makes people take more risk and the result was basically zero.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/biology/scientists-looked-at-52-studies-on-testosterone-and-risk-taking-and-found-almost-no-connection/feed/ 0 Chinese Robot Startup Releases Half-ton Mech Suit, Politely Asks People Not to Weaponize It https://www.zmescience.com/future/mech-suit-unitree/ https://www.zmescience.com/future/mech-suit-unitree/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 15:42:12 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=304289 Human interacting with large humanoid robot on city street, with smaller robots nearby.

Human interacting with large humanoid robot on city street, with smaller robots nearby.

The GD01 is a $650,000 manned robot with big sci-fi energy.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/future/mech-suit-unitree/feed/ 0 A Conservation Program Is Paying People in Borneo Cash for Wildlife Sightings https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/borneo-paid-for-widlife-sighting/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/borneo-paid-for-widlife-sighting/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 15:40:20 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=304307 Young orangutan in a dense jungle environment with green foliage.

Young orangutan in a dense jungle environment with green foliage.

A new conservation idea in Borneo is turning wildlife sightings into income.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/borneo-paid-for-widlife-sighting/feed/ 0 Much of the American West Could See Worse Than Usual Wildfire Risk This Summer https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/much-of-the-american-west-could-see-worse-than-usual-wildfire-risk-this-summer/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/much-of-the-american-west-could-see-worse-than-usual-wildfire-risk-this-summer/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 15:11:00 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=304300 Wildfire in a forest with tall trees and bright flames illuminating the night sky.

Wildfire in a forest with tall trees and bright flames illuminating the night sky.

The National Interagency Fire Center predicts elevated wildfire potential across much of the West and many Southeast states through August. ]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/much-of-the-american-west-could-see-worse-than-usual-wildfire-risk-this-summer/feed/ 0 We Used Satellites to Uncover 260 Mysterious Mass Graves Hidden Across the Sahara Desert https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/mass-graves-sahara-desert/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/mass-graves-sahara-desert/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 11:47:17 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=304268 Ancient archaeological site featuring stone structures and ruins in a desert landscape.

Ancient archaeological site featuring stone structures and ruins in a desert landscape.

The circular mass graves were filled with the bones of people and animals, often carefully arranged around a key person at the centre.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/mass-graves-sahara-desert/feed/ 0 The Two Million Years Rain Crisis That Helped the Dinosaurs Take Over https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/the-two-million-years-rain-crisis-that-helped-the-dinosaurs-take-over/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/the-two-million-years-rain-crisis-that-helped-the-dinosaurs-take-over/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 07:51:49 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303975

This was one of the messiest climate events.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/the-two-million-years-rain-crisis-that-helped-the-dinosaurs-take-over/feed/ 0 Earth’s Longest Ice Age May Have Repeatedly Thawed and Refrozen for 56 Million Years https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/earths-longest-ice-age-may-have-repeatedly-thawed-and-refrozen-for-56-million-years/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/earths-longest-ice-age-may-have-repeatedly-thawed-and-refrozen-for-56-million-years/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 06:48:43 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=304165 Ice-covered landscape with jagged peaks and frozen waters in a polar region.

Ice-covered landscape with jagged peaks and frozen waters in a polar region.

New research suggests Earth’s longest ice age may have thawed repeatedly.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/earths-longest-ice-age-may-have-repeatedly-thawed-and-refrozen-for-56-million-years/feed/ 0 ChatGPT gave a reporter tactical advice on how to plan a mass shooting https://www.zmescience.com/science/psychology-science/chatgpt-gave-a-reporter-tactical-advice-on-how-to-plan-a-mass-shooting/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/psychology-science/chatgpt-gave-a-reporter-tactical-advice-on-how-to-plan-a-mass-shooting/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 06:27:22 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=304236 Empty-handed person raising hand to stop gun violence, black handgun pointed at hand, conflict, danger, and conflict resolution concepts, in black and white.

Empty-handed person raising hand to stop gun violence, black handgun pointed at hand, conflict, danger, and conflict resolution concepts, in black and white.

After two mass shootings, the guardrails can still be bypassed easily.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/psychology-science/chatgpt-gave-a-reporter-tactical-advice-on-how-to-plan-a-mass-shooting/feed/ 0 A New Rift Might Be Opening in Africa, and Helium Is Leaking From Below https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/a-new-rift-might-be-opening-in-africa-and-helium-is-leaking-from-below/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/a-new-rift-might-be-opening-in-africa-and-helium-is-leaking-from-below/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 20:34:00 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=304149 Aerial view of lush green canyon with steep cliffs and winding river.

Aerial view of lush green canyon with steep cliffs and winding river.

Helium hints at a young rift under Zambia.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/a-new-rift-might-be-opening-in-africa-and-helium-is-leaking-from-below/feed/ 0 The First Atomic Bomb Made a Crystal Scientists Had Never Seen Before https://www.zmescience.com/science/physics/the-first-atomic-bomb-made-a-crystal-scientists-had-never-seen-before/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/physics/the-first-atomic-bomb-made-a-crystal-scientists-had-never-seen-before/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 20:04:27 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=304169

Trinitite still holds strange matter forged in seconds by the Trinity blast.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/physics/the-first-atomic-bomb-made-a-crystal-scientists-had-never-seen-before/feed/ 0 This Far-Away Mini Neptune Next to a Hot Jupiter Shouldn’t Exist. Its Atmosphere May Explain Why https://www.zmescience.com/space/mini-neptune-hot-jupiter-pair/ https://www.zmescience.com/space/mini-neptune-hot-jupiter-pair/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 19:28:35 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=304148 Planet collision illustration with blue and red planets in space.

Planet collision illustration with blue and red planets in space.

The planetary odd couple has puzzled astronomers since their 2020 discovery.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/space/mini-neptune-hot-jupiter-pair/feed/ 0 Scientists May Have Found Why Cancer Almost Never Spreads to the Heart https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/scientists-may-have-found-why-cancer-almost-never-spreads-to-the-heart/ https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/scientists-may-have-found-why-cancer-almost-never-spreads-to-the-heart/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 19:26:24 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=304130

The beating heart may defend itself from tumors through the force of motion.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/scientists-may-have-found-why-cancer-almost-never-spreads-to-the-heart/feed/ 0 Yawning is Contageous Even in the Womb. Fetuses May Yawn After Their Mothers https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/yawning-is-contageous-even-in-the-womb/ https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/yawning-is-contageous-even-in-the-womb/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 19:05:54 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=304108 High-resolution 3D ultrasound of a developing fetus in the womb.

High-resolution 3D ultrasound of a developing fetus in the womb.

New research hints that fetal behavior may be more connected than once thought.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/yawning-is-contageous-even-in-the-womb/feed/ 0 A Single Psilocybin Trip Teft Traces in the Brain Weeks Later https://www.zmescience.com/science/neurology-science/a-single-psilocybin-trip-teft-traces-in-the-brain-weeks-later/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/neurology-science/a-single-psilocybin-trip-teft-traces-in-the-brain-weeks-later/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 18:42:53 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=304084 Bright red and purple mushrooms illuminated with colorful lighting.

Bright red and purple mushrooms illuminated with colorful lighting.

A single 25-milligram dose of psilocybin briefly pushed the brains of psychedelic novices into a more chaotic, flexible state—and some traces of the experience were still visible a month later.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/neurology-science/a-single-psilocybin-trip-teft-traces-in-the-brain-weeks-later/feed/ 0 Dante’s Inferno May Have Imagined an Asteroid Impact 500 Years Before Scientists Understood Them https://www.zmescience.com/space/dantes-inferno-may-have-imagined-an-asteroid-impact-500-years-before-scientists-understood-them/ https://www.zmescience.com/space/dantes-inferno-may-have-imagined-an-asteroid-impact-500-years-before-scientists-understood-them/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 17:55:22 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=304158

Hell, in this reading, begins with a cosmic crash.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/space/dantes-inferno-may-have-imagined-an-asteroid-impact-500-years-before-scientists-understood-them/feed/ 0 Plants May Have Survived Earth’s Massive Extinctions by Doubling Their Genome https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/plants-genome-duplication-extinctions/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/plants-genome-duplication-extinctions/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 03:18:36 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=304124 Dahlia flower with pink and white petals and yellow center, surrounded by green leaves.

Dahlia flower with pink and white petals and yellow center, surrounded by green leaves.

This may be an emergency strategy to survive extinctions.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/plants-genome-duplication-extinctions/feed/ 0 AI Could Make Finance Fairer But It Could Also Make Crashes Worse https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/ai-could-make-finance-fairer-but-it-could-also-make-crashes-worse/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/ai-could-make-finance-fairer-but-it-could-also-make-crashes-worse/#respond Mon, 11 May 2026 22:22:00 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=304144 Stock market analysis, financial charts, trading data, investment research.

Stock market analysis, financial charts, trading data, investment research.

Finance is becoming more automated, more personal, and potentially more fragile.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/ai-could-make-finance-fairer-but-it-could-also-make-crashes-worse/feed/ 0