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ZME Science https://www.zmescience.com/ Enriching Science Journalism Fri, 08 May 2026 10:34:49 +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 Your Phone Really Does Get Heavier When You It’s Full (But You Can’t Feel It) https://www.zmescience.com/science/physics/your-phone-really-does-get-heavier-when-you-its-full-but-you-cant-feel-it/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/physics/your-phone-really-does-get-heavier-when-you-its-full-but-you-cant-feel-it/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 10:34:47 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303876

Digital files have weight, but your hand will never notice.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/physics/your-phone-really-does-get-heavier-when-you-its-full-but-you-cant-feel-it/feed/ 0 These Wireless Rings Can Translate Sign Language Into Text Without Cameras or Gloves https://www.zmescience.com/science/these-wireless-rings-can-translate-sign-language-into-text-without-cameras-or-gloves/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/these-wireless-rings-can-translate-sign-language-into-text-without-cameras-or-gloves/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 09:33:36 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303700

Smart rings powered by AI translate sign language into fluid, real-time text without bulky gloves.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/these-wireless-rings-can-translate-sign-language-into-text-without-cameras-or-gloves/feed/ 0 New Research Proves Giving People Cash Doesn’t Lead to More Drug Use or Violent Crime https://www.zmescience.com/science/alaska-dividend-basic-income-study-results/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/alaska-dividend-basic-income-study-results/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 20:52:19 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=299718 A woman counting and handling US dollar bills, financial transaction or money management concept.

A woman counting and handling US dollar bills, financial transaction or money management concept.

Alaska has been running a massive, real-world experiment for decades.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/alaska-dividend-basic-income-study-results/feed/ 0 The More Gen Z Uses AI, the More They Hate It https://www.zmescience.com/other/economics/the-more-gen-z-uses-ai-the-more-they-hate-it/ https://www.zmescience.com/other/economics/the-more-gen-z-uses-ai-the-more-they-hate-it/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 19:20:37 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303875

Young people were told AI would help them. Instead, it's making them angry.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/other/economics/the-more-gen-z-uses-ai-the-more-they-hate-it/feed/ 0 Metal Detectorists Found a Stash of 63 Silver Coins in Rural England Buried by Someone Fearing Approaching Vikings https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/silver-coins-mercia-hoard/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/silver-coins-mercia-hoard/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 18:40:48 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303800 Old coin and ancient artifacts found in hand, archaeological discovery.

Old coin and ancient artifacts found in hand, archaeological discovery.

Sixty-three coins reveal a 9th-century kingdom trembling at the edge of conquest.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/silver-coins-mercia-hoard/feed/ 0 Scientists Put Brain Scanners on Tango Dancers and Found Their Minds Moving Together https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/mind-and-brain/scientists-put-brain-scanners-on-tango-dancers-and-found-their-minds-moving-together/ https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/mind-and-brain/scientists-put-brain-scanners-on-tango-dancers-and-found-their-minds-moving-together/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 16:29:16 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303884 Researchers conduct brain-computer interface test with volunteers wearing EEG caps.

Researchers conduct brain-computer interface test with volunteers wearing EEG caps.

When dancers stepped in sync, their brain waves did too.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/mind-and-brain/scientists-put-brain-scanners-on-tango-dancers-and-found-their-minds-moving-together/feed/ 0 Elephants Call Each Other by Name and Scientists Are Starting to Understand How https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/elephants-have-name-rep/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/elephants-have-name-rep/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 12:48:21 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=252684 Elephants playing in water, wildlife conservation, nature photography, ZME Science.

Elephants playing in water, wildlife conservation, nature photography, ZME Science.

Elephants use unique, name-like calls, much like humans do. ]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/elephants-have-name-rep/feed/ 0 A Startup Is Teaching Robots To 3D Print Adobe Homes From Local Soil https://www.zmescience.com/research/technology/robot-builds-adobe-homes-texas/ https://www.zmescience.com/research/technology/robot-builds-adobe-homes-texas/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 10:13:21 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303806 Earthquake monitoring station with sensors and equipment outdoors.

Earthquake monitoring station with sensors and equipment outdoors.

This could pave the way for innovative and affordable housing.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/research/technology/robot-builds-adobe-homes-texas/feed/ 0 Researchers Tracked the Journey of a 2,200-Year-Old Roman Shipwreck By Analyzing Pollen https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/researchers-tracked-the-journey-of-a-2200-year-old-roman-shipwreck-by-analyzing-pollen/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/researchers-tracked-the-journey-of-a-2200-year-old-roman-shipwreck-by-analyzing-pollen/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 09:52:44 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303732 Underwater view of marine debris and robots cleaning ocean floor.

Underwater view of marine debris and robots cleaning ocean floor.

The ship kept a record of everywhere it had been, and it wrote that record in pollen.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/researchers-tracked-the-journey-of-a-2200-year-old-roman-shipwreck-by-analyzing-pollen/feed/ 0 Urban Birds Seem to Be More Afraid of Women Than Men. Scientists Can’t Explain Why https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/birds-more-afrain-men-women-urban/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/birds-more-afrain-men-women-urban/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 09:38:00 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303776

Birds fled about one meter sooner when women approached.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/birds-more-afrain-men-women-urban/feed/ 0 Birds Have Local Accents and City Lights Are Changing How They Sing https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/natural-sciences/animals/birds/birds-have-local-accents-and-city-lights-are-changing-how-they-sing/ https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/natural-sciences/animals/birds/birds-have-local-accents-and-city-lights-are-changing-how-they-sing/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 09:22:19 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303751 Small bird perched on tree branch singing in a vibrant green forest setting.

Small bird perched on tree branch singing in a vibrant green forest setting.

Bird songs carry local dialects, urban adaptations, and local culture.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/natural-sciences/animals/birds/birds-have-local-accents-and-city-lights-are-changing-how-they-sing/feed/ 0 7 Adult-Life Problems Childhood Media Vastly Overprepared Us For https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/culture/culture-society/7-adult-life-problems-childhood-media-vastly-overprepared-us-for/ https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/culture/culture-society/7-adult-life-problems-childhood-media-vastly-overprepared-us-for/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 20:42:54 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303775

I really thought quicksand would be a bigger problem.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/culture/culture-society/7-adult-life-problems-childhood-media-vastly-overprepared-us-for/feed/ 0 Human Activity Is Causing Major River Deltas to Sink up to 20 Times Faster Than Sea Level Rise— and With Them, a Global Food System https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/sinking-deltas-threat-food/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/sinking-deltas-threat-food/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 20:32:53 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303821

Flooded house and woman standing in water after heavy rain, rural scene with lush vegetation and yel.

Jakarta is sinking so fast Indonesia is moving its capital but major cities are right behind it]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/sinking-deltas-threat-food/feed/ 0 An Alaskan Mountain Collapsed and Created a 481-Meter Tsunami Taller Than Almost Every Building in the World https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/alaska-tsunami-mountain-collapse/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/alaska-tsunami-mountain-collapse/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 20:18:17 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303813 Majestic glacier-fed mountain with rugged cliffs and snow-capped peaks.

Majestic glacier-fed mountain with rugged cliffs and snow-capped peaks.

A landslide in Tracy Arm Fjord in Alaska created the second-largest tsunami on record. A new analysis links this abrupt event to the retreat of a glacier and, ultimately, to climate change. ]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/alaska-tsunami-mountain-collapse/feed/ 0 For Centuries, People Gathered at This Cave High in the Spanish Mountains. Green Rocks Could Show Us Why https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/prehistoric-copper-cave-pyrenees/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/prehistoric-copper-cave-pyrenees/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 19:52:18 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303761 Hand holding a tool examining green copper mineral samples on a tray.

Hand holding a tool examining green copper mineral samples on a tray.

Cave 338 is far up in the mountains and out of the way, so why was it such a popular destination?]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/prehistoric-copper-cave-pyrenees/feed/ 0 America Eliminated Measles 25 Years Ago. Now, the U.S. is About to Lose One Of Its Biggest Public Health Wins https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/measles-back-america/ https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/measles-back-america/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 16:56:42 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303762

The U.S. may be close to losing its measles-free status.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/measles-back-america/feed/ 0 A Psychology Professor Explains Why Photographic Memory is a Myth and a Hollywood Trope https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/a-psychology-professor-explains-why-photographic-memory-is-a-myth-and-a-hollywood-trope/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/a-psychology-professor-explains-why-photographic-memory-is-a-myth-and-a-hollywood-trope/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 12:27:29 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303740

Hollywood loves a character who has the perfect total recall of a photographic memory. But it’s not how memory works.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/a-psychology-professor-explains-why-photographic-memory-is-a-myth-and-a-hollywood-trope/feed/ 0 They’re 80,000 Years Old and No One Knows Who Made Them. Are These the World’s Oldest Arrowheads? https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/worlds-oldest-arrowheads-central-asia/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/worlds-oldest-arrowheads-central-asia/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 12:25:00 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=289605 Different types of ancient arrows.

Stone tips found in Uzbekistan could rewrite the history of bows and arrows.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/worlds-oldest-arrowheads-central-asia/feed/ 0 Massive Study Finds Common Knee Surgery Is No Better Than a Placebo https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/massive-study-finds-common-knee-surgery-is-no-better-than-a-placebo/ https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/massive-study-finds-common-knee-surgery-is-no-better-than-a-placebo/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 12:15:49 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303684 Elderly person experiencing knee pain, holding their knee while sitting on a sofa.

Elderly person experiencing knee pain, holding their knee while sitting on a sofa.

Knee cartilage trimming doesn't work the way you'd think it does. ]]> https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/massive-study-finds-common-knee-surgery-is-no-better-than-a-placebo/feed/ 0 This 25 Million Year Old Platypus Had Teeth Built to Crack Open Armored Prey https://www.zmescience.com/science/paleontology/this-25-million-year-old-platypus-had-teeth-built-to-crack-open-armored-prey/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/paleontology/this-25-million-year-old-platypus-had-teeth-built-to-crack-open-armored-prey/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 11:54:44 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303625

New fossils reveal an ancient platypus with teeth, power and a vanished world.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/paleontology/this-25-million-year-old-platypus-had-teeth-built-to-crack-open-armored-prey/feed/ 0