https://www.zmescience.com/ Enriching Science Journalism Fri, 01 May 2026 16:12:24 +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 https://www.zmescience.com/ 32 32 https://www.zmescience.com/space/astronaut-kidneys-mars-problem-rep/ https://www.zmescience.com/space/astronaut-kidneys-mars-problem-rep/#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 16:12:20 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=264551 "I’d say that while an astronaut could make it to Mars they might need dialysis on the way back," researchers said. ]]> https://www.zmescience.com/space/astronaut-kidneys-mars-problem-rep/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/science/cbd-hemp-polymer-pet-plastic-alternative/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/cbd-hemp-polymer-pet-plastic-alternative/#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 16:07:54 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303504 CBD becomes a serious building block for tougher bioplastics.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/cbd-hemp-polymer-pet-plastic-alternative/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/history-and-humanities/history/nazi-jet-surprising-rep/ https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/history-and-humanities/history/nazi-jet-surprising-rep/#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 15:39:06 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=191183 Luckily for the Allies, this formidable jet plane wasn't fully completed before the war ended. ]]> https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/history-and-humanities/history/nazi-jet-surprising-rep/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/natural-sciences/animals/mammals/dire-wolf-feature-rep/ https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/natural-sciences/animals/mammals/dire-wolf-feature-rep/#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 15:23:26 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=206444 They shared a common ancestor with grey wolves over 5 million years ago.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/natural-sciences/animals/mammals/dire-wolf-feature-rep/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/this-brain-interface-forms-inside-the-body-and-uses-light-to-control-neurons/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/this-brain-interface-forms-inside-the-body-and-uses-light-to-control-neurons/#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 09:10:19 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303383 This may sound crazy, but scientists use blood to build soft neural interfaces in the brain, and then control them with light.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/this-brain-interface-forms-inside-the-body-and-uses-light-to-control-neurons/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/norways-largest-viking-coin-hoard-may-have-belonged-to-an-iron-age-magnate/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/norways-largest-viking-coin-hoard-may-have-belonged-to-an-iron-age-magnate/#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 08:13:56 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303483 The country’s largest Viking Age coin hoard has emerged from a quiet field.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/norways-largest-viking-coin-hoard-may-have-belonged-to-an-iron-age-magnate/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/science/a-tiny-skull-implant-that-treats-depression-from-home-just-cleared-its-first-trial/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/a-tiny-skull-implant-that-treats-depression-from-home-just-cleared-its-first-trial/#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 07:41:07 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303342 For decades, doctors have tried to treat depression with electricity. Now, a Houston startup wants to make that idea smaller, less invasive, and potentially usable from home. Motif Neurotech has received FDA approval for an Investigational Device Exemption, allowing it to begin an early feasibility study of an experimental brain-stimulation device for people with treatment-resistant […]]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/a-tiny-skull-implant-that-treats-depression-from-home-just-cleared-its-first-trial/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/science/nasas-curiosity-rover-finds-mars-richest-cache-of-organic-molecules-yet/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/nasas-curiosity-rover-finds-mars-richest-cache-of-organic-molecules-yet/#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 07:08:20 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303370 Seven molecules never before seen on Mars sharpen the search for ancient life.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/nasas-curiosity-rover-finds-mars-richest-cache-of-organic-molecules-yet/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/history-and-humanities/anthropology-articles/what-neanderthals-ate/ https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/history-and-humanities/anthropology-articles/what-neanderthals-ate/#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 07:00:43 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303408 Their meals were richer, stranger, and more varied than the old caveman stereotype.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/history-and-humanities/anthropology-articles/what-neanderthals-ate/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/culture/culture-society/the-stew-that-refuses-to-die-inside-the-worlds-51-year-broths-medieval-stews-and-tiktok-food-experiments/ https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/culture/culture-society/the-stew-that-refuses-to-die-inside-the-worlds-51-year-broths-medieval-stews-and-tiktok-food-experiments/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:20:16 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303444 The perpetual stew is a legend with more than a grain of truth.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/culture/culture-society/the-stew-that-refuses-to-die-inside-the-worlds-51-year-broths-medieval-stews-and-tiktok-food-experiments/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/linear-elamite-decoded/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/linear-elamite-decoded/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:19:02 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303414 The Rosetta Stone helped decode hieroglyphs and now silver cups may have unlocked Linear Elamite.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/linear-elamite-decoded/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/science/anthropology/neaderthal-vs-human-intelligence/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/anthropology/neaderthal-vs-human-intelligence/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:23:00 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303307 Brain size can matter across the broad sweep of primate evolution but among humans isn't the best way to estimate intelligence.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/anthropology/neaderthal-vs-human-intelligence/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/resources/science-experiments/the-worlds-longest-running-experiment-is-still-teaching-us-physics/ https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/resources/science-experiments/the-worlds-longest-running-experiment-is-still-teaching-us-physics/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:40:13 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303337 We're nearing the experiment's 100th year and 10th drop.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/resources/science-experiments/the-worlds-longest-running-experiment-is-still-teaching-us-physics/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/natural-sciences/geography/bir-tawil-the-worlds-only-unclaimed-habitable-land-is-a-battleground-for-gold-miners-tribes-and-fake-kings/ 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https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/these-bees-change-color-with-the-weather-and-scientists-finally-know-why/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/how-a-fake-ai-image-of-an-escaped-wolf-sent-south-korean-rescuers-on-wild-goose-chase/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/how-a-fake-ai-image-of-an-escaped-wolf-sent-south-korean-rescuers-on-wild-goose-chase/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:39:21 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303242 A two-year-old wolf escaped captivity, but AI-generated misinformation derailed the frantic search to save him.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/how-a-fake-ai-image-of-an-escaped-wolf-sent-south-korean-rescuers-on-wild-goose-chase/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/china-says-it-can-now-build-50-nuclear-reactors-at-once-what-about-the-united-states/ 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