ZME Science https://www.zmescience.com/ Enriching Science Journalism Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:47:10 +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 Both Men and Women Rate Women’s Faces as More Attractive Than Men’s https://www.zmescience.com/science/psychology-science/both-men-and-women-rate-womens-faces-as-more-attractive-than-mens/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/psychology-science/both-men-and-women-rate-womens-faces-as-more-attractive-than-mens/#respond Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:47:07 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=306041 Women lying on the floor, facing opposite directions, with intense facial expressions.Women’s faces scored higher worldwide.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/psychology-science/both-men-and-women-rate-womens-faces-as-more-attractive-than-mens/feed/ 0 Archaeologists Found 77 Headless Bodies in 7,000-Year-Old Slovakian Village and There’s no Clear Explanation https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/77-headless-bodies-slovakia/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/77-headless-bodies-slovakia/#respond Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:34:12 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=306031 Ancient cave paintings depicting early human life and animals, showcasing prehistoric artistry and c.A 7,000-year-old village may have practiced a haunting skull ritual that left bodies behind]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/77-headless-bodies-slovakia/feed/ 0 Britain Is Bringing in Some Innovative Engineering to Tackle Flooding: Beavers https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/britain-is-bringing-in-some-innovative-engineering-to-tackle-flooding-beavers/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/britain-is-bringing-in-some-innovative-engineering-to-tackle-flooding-beavers/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:43:55 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=306061 why beavers build dams?London's mayor praised the beavers, who are already having a noticeable impact. ]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/britain-is-bringing-in-some-innovative-engineering-to-tackle-flooding-beavers/feed/ 0 Einstein’s Lost Theory Said Gravity Changes Speed of Light and a New Experiment Claims It Was Right https://www.zmescience.com/science/physics/einstein-light-speed-gravity/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/physics/einstein-light-speed-gravity/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:56:44 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=306100 Elevator shaft inside a modern skyscraper with blue lighting and structural details.New claims challenge inconsistencies in one of the foundational principles of physics. ]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/physics/einstein-light-speed-gravity/feed/ 0 Forget AI. Pigeons Can Spot Some Cancers as Well as Human Experts https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/forget-ai-pigeons-can-spot-some-cancers-as-well-as-human-experts/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/forget-ai-pigeons-can-spot-some-cancers-as-well-as-human-experts/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:59:56 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=306086 A close-up of a pigeon showcasing iridescent green and purple feathers and bright orange eye.The humble bird may help scientists understand how experts learn to see disease.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/forget-ai-pigeons-can-spot-some-cancers-as-well-as-human-experts/feed/ 0 Lucid Dreamers Tried to Become Wolves. Some Say They Grew Fur and Felt Animal Instincts in a Strange New Study https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/lucid-dreaming-wolves/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/lucid-dreaming-wolves/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:28:04 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=306052 The study probes how flexible the dreaming body can feel.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/lucid-dreaming-wolves/feed/ 0 A Famous Arizona Fishing Lake Has Been Closed Indefinitely After Almost Every Fish Died https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/climate/a-famous-arizona-fishing-lake-has-been-closed-indefinitely-after-almost-every-fish-died/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/climate/a-famous-arizona-fishing-lake-has-been-closed-indefinitely-after-almost-every-fish-died/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:18:12 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=305931 Salt flats and contaminated water with algae and mineral deposits.San Carlos Lake’s collapse shows how fast stressed reservoirs can turn lethal.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/climate/a-famous-arizona-fishing-lake-has-been-closed-indefinitely-after-almost-every-fish-died/feed/ 0 The Earliest Flickering Quasar Ever Found Just Revealed a Surprising Black Hole Secret https://www.zmescience.com/space/the-earliest-flickering-quasar-ever-found-just-revealed-a-surprising-black-hole-secret/ https://www.zmescience.com/space/the-earliest-flickering-quasar-ever-found-just-revealed-a-surprising-black-hole-secret/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:07:28 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=305840 Artistic depiction of a black hole with glowing accretion disk and jet stream in space.An ancient, massive black hole blinked, revealing a surprisingly mature 'cosmic engine.']]> https://www.zmescience.com/space/the-earliest-flickering-quasar-ever-found-just-revealed-a-surprising-black-hole-secret/feed/ 0 Camera Trap in Tiny ‘Sacred Forest’ Caught One of the World’s Rarest Mammals https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/camera-trap-in-tiny-sacred-forest-caught-one-of-the-worlds-rarest-mammals/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/camera-trap-in-tiny-sacred-forest-caught-one-of-the-worlds-rarest-mammals/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:35:00 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=305830 Caiman walking through dense jungle at night captured with infrared camera.A camera trap confirms a critically endangered species in eastern Nepal.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/camera-trap-in-tiny-sacred-forest-caught-one-of-the-worlds-rarest-mammals/feed/ 0 Strange Walking Experiment Found That Almost Everyone, Alone or in Crowds, Keeps Turning Counterclockwise https://www.zmescience.com/science/physics/counterclockwise-crowds/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/physics/counterclockwise-crowds/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:20:30 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=306030 Outdoor basketball court with cones and markings for sports practice and agility exercises.New experiments suggest humans have a hidden counterclockwise bias.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/physics/counterclockwise-crowds/feed/ 0 This Factory in Washington Is Turning Captured CO2 Into Jet Fuel https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/this-factory-in-washington-is-turning-captured-co2-into-jet-fuel/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/this-factory-in-washington-is-turning-captured-co2-into-jet-fuel/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:09:32 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=306039 Industrial chemical processing plant with pipes and machinery.The first batches could reach passenger flights this month.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/this-factory-in-washington-is-turning-captured-co2-into-jet-fuel/feed/ 0 Are Barcelona’s Climate Shelters the Solution for the Upcoming Deadly Urban Heat? https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/pieces/are-barcelonas-climate-shelters-the-solution-for-the-upcoming-deadly-urban-heat/ https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/pieces/are-barcelonas-climate-shelters-the-solution-for-the-upcoming-deadly-urban-heat/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:46:28 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=304711 Aerial view of Barcelona showing the Sagrada Família basilica amidst densely packed city buildings.Cooling cities is now a public health fight. Barcelona has some lessons.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/pieces/are-barcelonas-climate-shelters-the-solution-for-the-upcoming-deadly-urban-heat/feed/ 0 Thousands of Nanosatellites Are Now Orbiting Earth and This Is Just Getting Started https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/space-astronomy/space-flight/thousands-of-nanosatellites-are-now-orbiting-earth-and-this-is-just-getting-started/ https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/space-astronomy/space-flight/thousands-of-nanosatellites-are-now-orbiting-earth-and-this-is-just-getting-started/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:00:27 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=304463 Cube satellites orbiting Earth for space research and technology development.The new space race is smaller and messier than we anticipated.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/space-astronomy/space-flight/thousands-of-nanosatellites-are-now-orbiting-earth-and-this-is-just-getting-started/feed/ 0 The Book That All Americans Should Be Reading Now https://www.zmescience.com/other/economics/book-americans-why-nations-fail-test-rep/ https://www.zmescience.com/other/economics/book-americans-why-nations-fail-test-rep/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:31:57 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=277603 Fragmented USA map with American flag texture on cracked wall background.It's not The Handmaid's Tale, though that could also come in handy.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/other/economics/book-americans-why-nations-fail-test-rep/feed/ 0 Federal Alcohol Study Shelved Under Trump Found That Even One Drink a Day May Be Riskier Than Americans Think https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/alcohol-study-shelved-trump-now-out/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/alcohol-study-shelved-trump-now-out/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:08:47 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=305961 Two people clinking glasses of red wine outdoors, celebrating together.The federally commissioned review found no net health benefit from alcohol.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/alcohol-study-shelved-trump-now-out/feed/ 0 X-Rays Revealed Nazi Symbols Hidden Beneath a Repainted Bavarian Flag After WW2 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/x-rays-revealed-nazi-symbols-hidden-beneath-a-repainted-bavarian-flag-after-ww2/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/x-rays-revealed-nazi-symbols-hidden-beneath-a-repainted-bavarian-flag-after-ww2/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:27:13 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=305944 Historic European street scene with a red and white striped chimney in a watercolor style.Scientists uncovered a postwar cover-up in a painting by Erich Mercker.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/x-rays-revealed-nazi-symbols-hidden-beneath-a-repainted-bavarian-flag-after-ww2/feed/ 0 Scientists Found Bacteria Thriving Inside Fog and Eating Air Pollution https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/scientists-found-bacteria-thriving-inside-fog-and-eating-air-pollution/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/scientists-found-bacteria-thriving-inside-fog-and-eating-air-pollution/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:19:00 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=305818 Scientists find fog droplets host growing bacteria that may help clean polluted air.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/scientists-found-bacteria-thriving-inside-fog-and-eating-air-pollution/feed/ 0 Ancient Squirrels Feasted on Meat From Carcasses of Mammoths, Bison, and Even Big Cats https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/ancient-squirrels-feasted-on-meat-from-carcasses-of-mammoths-bison-and-even-big-cats/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/ancient-squirrels-feasted-on-meat-from-carcasses-of-mammoths-bison-and-even-big-cats/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:58:21 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=305913 Small ground squirrel standing on rocks amidst green plants in a natural environment.These squirrels had no quarrels about what they were eating.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/ancient-squirrels-feasted-on-meat-from-carcasses-of-mammoths-bison-and-even-big-cats/feed/ 0 Astronauts Could Grow Their Own Medicines in Space Using Plants https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/astronauts-could-grow-their-own-medicines-in-space-using-plants/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/astronauts-could-grow-their-own-medicines-in-space-using-plants/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:29:36 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=305880 Microalgae being cultivated in a controlled environment with LED lighting.The pharmaceutical cabinet of the future might look a lot like a garden.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/astronauts-could-grow-their-own-medicines-in-space-using-plants/feed/ 0 The Dinosaur-killing Asteroid May Have Fueled Life Underground for 8 Million Years https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/the-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-may-have-fueled-life-underground-for-8-million-years/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/the-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-may-have-fueled-life-underground-for-8-million-years/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:18:34 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=305907 Scientists found evidence that Chicxulub remained hydrothermally active four times longer than earlier estimates. ]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/the-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-may-have-fueled-life-underground-for-8-million-years/feed/ 0