ZME Science https://www.zmescience.com/ Enriching Science Journalism Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:53:33 +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 Astronomers Discover Two Monster Black Holes Creating a Cosmic Void as They Merge https://www.zmescience.com/science/astronomy/astronomers-discover-two-monster-black-holes-creating-a-cosmic-void-as-they-merge/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/astronomy/astronomers-discover-two-monster-black-holes-creating-a-cosmic-void-as-they-merge/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:53:26 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=305668 A dark void once dismissed as cosmic dust may be a far more fascinating dance of black holes.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/astronomy/astronomers-discover-two-monster-black-holes-creating-a-cosmic-void-as-they-merge/feed/ 0 Scientists Turn Hookworms Into Living Pharmacies That Can Deliver Medicine From Inside Humans https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/hookworms-as-pharmacy-drugs/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/hookworms-as-pharmacy-drugs/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:27:08 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=305664 It's just crazy enough to work.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/hookworms-as-pharmacy-drugs/feed/ 0 Red Lines Dismissed As Geological Accident Turn Out To Be Britain’s Oldest Rock Art https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/red-lines-dismissed-as-geological-accident-turn-out-to-be-britains-oldest-rock-art/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/red-lines-dismissed-as-geological-accident-turn-out-to-be-britains-oldest-rock-art/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:28:18 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=305566 Ancient cave wall with red and brown pigment paintings of human figures and symbols.A century after they were discovered, they're finally getting some appreciation.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/red-lines-dismissed-as-geological-accident-turn-out-to-be-britains-oldest-rock-art/feed/ 0 Bed Bugs Took Over When Humans Built the First Cities. They Never Left Us Since https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/bed-bugs-took-over-when-humans-built-the-first-cities-they-never-left-us-since/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/bed-bugs-took-over-when-humans-built-the-first-cities-they-never-left-us-since/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:49:43 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=305625 Close-up of a small insect, possibly a mite or flea, on human skin.New DNA evidence reveals bed bugs tracked human expansion from ancient caves to modern cities.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/bed-bugs-took-over-when-humans-built-the-first-cities-they-never-left-us-since/feed/ 0 The Next Solar Storm Could Knock Out Power and Internet Worldwide. It’s just a matter of time, says electrical engineer https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/strong-geomagnetic-takedown-internet-rep/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/strong-geomagnetic-takedown-internet-rep/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:55:01 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=263694 1. Vibrant northern lights over snow-covered Arctic landscape at night.It could cause trillions of dollars worth of damage and untold chaos. ]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/strong-geomagnetic-takedown-internet-rep/feed/ 0 Weight-Loss Drugs Also Seem to Reduce the Risk of Some Cancers https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/weight-loss-drugs-also-seem-to-reduce-the-risk-of-some-cancers/ https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/weight-loss-drugs-also-seem-to-reduce-the-risk-of-some-cancers/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:41:22 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=305593 Close-up of a person holding a syringe ready for vaccination.The most ]]> https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/weight-loss-drugs-also-seem-to-reduce-the-risk-of-some-cancers/feed/ 0 Google Wants to Release 32 Million Mosquitos in California https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/google-wants-to-release-32-million-mosquitos-in-california/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/google-wants-to-release-32-million-mosquitos-in-california/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:25:15 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=305630 Close-up of a mosquito biting human skin, drawing blood during a feeding.Google's making a move in the mosquito business.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/google-wants-to-release-32-million-mosquitos-in-california/feed/ 0 A Rare “Cannibal” Solar Storm Will Push the Northern Lights South Tonight. You Might Just Catch Them! https://www.zmescience.com/space/astronomy-space/a-rare-cannibal-solar-storm-will-push-the-northern-lights-south-tonight-you-might-just-catch-them/ https://www.zmescience.com/space/astronomy-space/a-rare-cannibal-solar-storm-will-push-the-northern-lights-south-tonight-you-might-just-catch-them/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:04:40 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=305641 Bright solar flare erupting from the Sun's surface with intense flames and solar activity.A backwards sunspot hurled a merged plasma cloud toward Earth, promising widespread auroras tonight.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/space/astronomy-space/a-rare-cannibal-solar-storm-will-push-the-northern-lights-south-tonight-you-might-just-catch-them/feed/ 0 This Ancient Mineral Came From Beyond Our Solar System and Is Older Than the Earth https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/ancient-mineral-krotite-rep-solar-system/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/ancient-mineral-krotite-rep-solar-system/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:51:43 +0000 http://www.zmescience.com/?p=6669 1. High-resolution microscopic image of a silica shell with krotite inclusions.Krotite is a cosmic relic, one of the oldest minerals in the Solar System. ]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/ancient-mineral-krotite-rep-solar-system/feed/ 0 MIT Scientists Replace Pacemakers With Wearable Ultrasound Patch https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/mit-scientists-replace-pacemakers-with-wearable-ultrasound-patch/ https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/mit-scientists-replace-pacemakers-with-wearable-ultrasound-patch/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:46:41 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=305577 Futuristic digital illustration of a glowing, neon purple heart with intricate details and vibrant l.A wearable ultrasound patch regulates heartbeats from outside the chest, eliminating invasive surgery.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/mit-scientists-replace-pacemakers-with-wearable-ultrasound-patch/feed/ 0 The Last Stable Glaciers on Earth Are Starting to Collapse https://www.zmescience.com/science/the-last-stable-glaciers-on-earth-are-starting-to-collapse/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/the-last-stable-glaciers-on-earth-are-starting-to-collapse/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:44:23 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=305604 Snow-covered mountain peak under a partly cloudy sky.Climate change doesn't really care what you think.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/the-last-stable-glaciers-on-earth-are-starting-to-collapse/feed/ 0 Scientists Baked Bread Using Yeast from Ötzi the Iceman’s 5,000-Year-Old Mummy and They Say It Tasted ‘Very Good’ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/otzi-iceman-yeast-bread/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/otzi-iceman-yeast-bread/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:37:14 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=305607 Close-up of an elderly man with weathered skin and dreadlocks, showing age and wisdom.His 5,300-year-old body still hosts cold-loving microbes — and possibly bread-making yeast.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/otzi-iceman-yeast-bread/feed/ 0 By 2030 AI Could Use 3% of All Global Electricity and More Water Than All Humans Need to Drink Every Year https://www.zmescience.com/science/2030-ai-forecast-electricity-water-use/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/2030-ai-forecast-electricity-water-use/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:02:58 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=305615 As AI models become cheaper and more attractive, they will likely encourage new uses and higher volumes of use – erasing any efficiency gains.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/2030-ai-forecast-electricity-water-use/feed/ 0 Scientists Say Supermassive Black Holes Could Be Surrounded by Millions of Planets https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/scientists-say-supermassive-black-holes-could-be-surrounded-by-millions-of-planets/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/scientists-say-supermassive-black-holes-could-be-surrounded-by-millions-of-planets/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:04:14 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=305497 Scientists have found planet and star formations somewhere that was the last place they thought it could occur.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/scientists-say-supermassive-black-holes-could-be-surrounded-by-millions-of-planets/feed/ 0 NASA’s X-59 Is About to Crack the Sound Barrier Without the Boom — and Possibly Change How We Fly https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/nasas-x-59-is-about-to-crack-the-sound-barrier-without-the-boom-and-possibly-change-how-we-fly/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/nasas-x-59-is-about-to-crack-the-sound-barrier-without-the-boom-and-possibly-change-how-we-fly/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:50:44 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=305493 NASA X-59 hypersonic aircraft flying at high altitude over mountains.The experimental jet was built to kill the sonic boom. First, it has to survive going supersonic.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/nasas-x-59-is-about-to-crack-the-sound-barrier-without-the-boom-and-possibly-change-how-we-fly/feed/ 0 Ronan the Sea Lion Can Keep a Beat Better Than You Can https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/ronan-the-sea-lion-beat-never-missed/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/ronan-the-sea-lion-beat-never-missed/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:30:00 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=282658 Seal on a deck with blue sky and modern structures behind it.A rescued sea lion is shaking up what scientists thought they knew about rhythm and the brain]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/ronan-the-sea-lion-beat-never-missed/feed/ 0 Could These Stain-Repellent Clothes Be the End of Detergent? https://www.zmescience.com/research/materials/could-these-stain-repellent-clothes-be-the-end-of-detergent/ https://www.zmescience.com/research/materials/could-these-stain-repellent-clothes-be-the-end-of-detergent/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:26:37 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=305549 A nanoscale fabric coating repels stains and microbes using only tap water.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/research/materials/could-these-stain-repellent-clothes-be-the-end-of-detergent/feed/ 0 Oldest Wine in the World Is Still Liquid Inside 2,000-Year-Old Roman Funeral Urn https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/oldest-liquid-wine-roman/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/oldest-liquid-wine-roman/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:54:00 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=264895 Ancient glass vessel with visible air bubbles and corrosion, showcasing archaeological glass artifacts and preservation.You wouldn't want to drink from this 2,000-year-old vintage though. ]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/oldest-liquid-wine-roman/feed/ 0 How Cold War Spy Tech Ended Up Revealing the First Whale Songs https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/cold-war-tech-whale-songs/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/cold-war-tech-whale-songs/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:41:00 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=305515 Large whale swimming in deep blue ocean near floating ice chunks.Built to track enemy submarines, the Navy’s underwater listening network inadvertently revealed that whales may be singing across entire oceans. ]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/cold-war-tech-whale-songs/feed/ 0 Starving Plants Are Bypassing Soil Entirely by Absorbing Airborne Dust Through Their Leaves https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/mediterranean-plants-airborne-nutrients/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/mediterranean-plants-airborne-nutrients/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:07:18 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=305496 Frost-covered plant with green leaves and orange flowers in the background.New research suggests dusty leaves can feed plants in nutrient-poor ecosystems.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/mediterranean-plants-airborne-nutrients/feed/ 0