https://www.zmescience.com/ Enriching Science Journalism Sun, 10 May 2026 12:22:53 +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/science/news-science/amish-dont-develop-allergies-33/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/amish-dont-develop-allergies-33/#respond Sun, 10 May 2026 12:22:00 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=287594 How Amish barns could hold the secret to preventing the onset of allergies. ]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/amish-dont-develop-allergies-33/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/this-time-capsule-room-was-sealed-in-1940-were-supposed-to-open-it-in-8113/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/this-time-capsule-room-was-sealed-in-1940-were-supposed-to-open-it-in-8113/#comments Sat, 09 May 2026 14:00:11 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303848 It's one of the most "ambitious" time capsules.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/this-time-capsule-room-was-sealed-in-1940-were-supposed-to-open-it-in-8113/feed/ 1 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/a-deadly-hantavirus-cluster-hit-a-cruise-ship-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/a-deadly-hantavirus-cluster-hit-a-cruise-ship-heres-what-you-need-to-know/#respond Sat, 09 May 2026 13:36:07 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303985 An old rodent virus has exposed a modern problem: travel moves faster than diagnosis.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/a-deadly-hantavirus-cluster-hit-a-cruise-ship-heres-what-you-need-to-know/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/scorpion-metal-stinger-claws/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/scorpion-metal-stinger-claws/#respond Sat, 09 May 2026 12:22:22 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303997 Zinc, iron, and manganese help scorpions sharpen different tools for different lives.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/scorpion-metal-stinger-claws/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/water-tofu-battery/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/water-tofu-battery/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 18:32:35 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303983 Scientists built a long-lasting water battery with a neutral, food-adjacent electrolyte.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/water-tofu-battery/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/natural-sciences/geology-and-paleontology/planet-earth/whats-the-oldest-river-in-the-world-its-so-old-it-passed-through-pangea/ https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/natural-sciences/geology-and-paleontology/planet-earth/whats-the-oldest-river-in-the-world-its-so-old-it-passed-through-pangea/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 17:55:55 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303869 It's not easy figuring out the age of a river.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/natural-sciences/geology-and-paleontology/planet-earth/whats-the-oldest-river-in-the-world-its-so-old-it-passed-through-pangea/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/eccentric-exercise-builds-stronger-muscles/ https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/eccentric-exercise-builds-stronger-muscles/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 17:30:45 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303951 Exhausting gym sessions aren’t a must requirement for meaningful muscle growth and strength.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/eccentric-exercise-builds-stronger-muscles/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/archaeology-odysseus-sanctuary/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/archaeology-odysseus-sanctuary/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 16:17:00 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=285552 A new discovery ties myth to place, revealing centuries of cult worship and civic ritual.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/archaeology-odysseus-sanctuary/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/science/neurology-science/the-placebo-effect-is-real-and-scientists-just-mapped-the-brain-circuit-behind-it/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/neurology-science/the-placebo-effect-is-real-and-scientists-just-mapped-the-brain-circuit-behind-it/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 11:35:49 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303891 Scientists trained mice to experience placebo pain relief, then traced the effect to a brain circuit that releases the body’s own opioid-like painkillers. The findings could point toward drug-free ways to prepare the brain for pain after surgery or injury.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/neurology-science/the-placebo-effect-is-real-and-scientists-just-mapped-the-brain-circuit-behind-it/feed/ 0 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 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 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 Alaska has been running a massive, real-world experiment for decades.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/alaska-dividend-basic-income-study-results/feed/ 0 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 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 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 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 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 https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/a-chewing-gum-made-from-beans-could-knock-out-cancer-linked-bacteria-from-the-mouth/ https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/a-chewing-gum-made-from-beans-could-knock-out-cancer-linked-bacteria-from-the-mouth/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 13:34:15 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303726 Researchers have developed a protein-infused chewing gum that can neutralize up to 99% of cancer-linked microbes in the mouth.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/a-chewing-gum-made-from-beans-could-knock-out-cancer-linked-bacteria-from-the-mouth/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/future/ai-shopping-bots-could-make-fast-fashion-even-faster/ https://www.zmescience.com/future/ai-shopping-bots-could-make-fast-fashion-even-faster/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 12:53:17 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303952 Dynamic pricing and AI agents are turning online shopping into algorithmic negotiation.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/future/ai-shopping-bots-could-make-fast-fashion-even-faster/feed/ 0 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 use unique, name-like calls, much like humans do. ]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/elephants-have-name-rep/feed/ 0 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 This could pave the way for innovative and affordable housing.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/research/technology/robot-builds-adobe-homes-texas/feed/ 0 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 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