https://www.zmescience.com/ Enriching Science Journalism Sat, 14 Nov 2026 09:15:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 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/echinorhinus-roinee-shark/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/echinorhinus-roinee-shark/#respond Sat, 14 Nov 2026 09:15:27 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=315072 A closer look at the shark's anatomy and DNA revealed it wasn't what it was thought to be.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/echinorhinus-roinee-shark/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/future/humanoid-robot-population-projection/ https://www.zmescience.com/future/humanoid-robot-population-projection/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2026 18:30:12 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=315035 Robot-assisted manufacturing could trigger a population boom putting humanoid numbers on par with humanity.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/future/humanoid-robot-population-projection/feed/ 1 https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/renewable-energy-ecology/solar-panels-age-rep/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/renewable-energy-ecology/solar-panels-age-rep/#respond Fri, 13 Nov 2026 17:22:17 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=289449 Thirty years later, old-school solar panels are still delivering on their promise.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/renewable-energy-ecology/solar-panels-age-rep/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/science/astronomy/scientists-find-zombie-star-that-sends-a-signal-every-7-9-minutes/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/astronomy/scientists-find-zombie-star-that-sends-a-signal-every-7-9-minutes/#respond Fri, 13 Nov 2026 17:16:24 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=315014 The star is is pulsing like clockwork thousands of light-years away.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/astronomy/scientists-find-zombie-star-that-sends-a-signal-every-7-9-minutes/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/james-webb-digital-twin/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/james-webb-digital-twin/#respond Fri, 13 Nov 2026 16:16:35 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=314520 Astronomers have created a program to find exoplanets that we have just missed before.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/james-webb-digital-twin/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/future/smartwatch-sonar-tracking/ https://www.zmescience.com/future/smartwatch-sonar-tracking/#respond Fri, 13 Nov 2026 15:33:59 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=315013 A new AI system turns off-the-shelf smartwatches into low-power, privacy-safe, full-body motion trackers.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/future/smartwatch-sonar-tracking/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/d-rex-giant-fungus/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/d-rex-giant-fungus/#respond Fri, 13 Nov 2026 13:57:44 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=315022 This mushroom is heavier than your laptop and stands taller than a medium-sized suitcase.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/d-rex-giant-fungus/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/research/technology/whats-up-with-the-microsoft-outage-a-tech-expert-explains-what-you-need-to-know/ https://www.zmescience.com/research/technology/whats-up-with-the-microsoft-outage-a-tech-expert-explains-what-you-need-to-know/#respond Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:34:18 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=315043 Our dependence on a small number of tech companies strikes again.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/research/technology/whats-up-with-the-microsoft-outage-a-tech-expert-explains-what-you-need-to-know/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/scientists-develop-bean-based-chewing-gum-that-traps-hpv-in-93-of-tested-saliva-samples/ https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/scientists-develop-bean-based-chewing-gum-that-traps-hpv-in-93-of-tested-saliva-samples/#respond Thu, 12 Nov 2026 23:11:00 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=314974 It traps HPV and kills cancer-associated bacteria. But can it prevent cancer?]]> https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/scientists-develop-bean-based-chewing-gum-that-traps-hpv-in-93-of-tested-saliva-samples/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/iron-powder-plants-renewable-energy/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/iron-powder-plants-renewable-energy/#respond Thu, 12 Nov 2026 19:28:40 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=314976 Iron powder could store renewable power when wind and sunlight fail.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/iron-powder-plants-renewable-energy/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/giant-black-holes-early-universe/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/giant-black-holes-early-universe/#respond Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:34:26 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=314957 A couple of neighborly ancient quasars could help reveal how crowded cosmic regions fueled the growth of galaxies and their central black holes.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/giant-black-holes-early-universe/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/a-1600-year-old-baby-had-a-single-eye-socket-ancient-dna-finally-revealed-why/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/a-1600-year-old-baby-had-a-single-eye-socket-ancient-dna-finally-revealed-why/#respond Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:03:56 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=314941 A 1,600-year-old baby's teeth suggest she may have survived an almost invariably fatal condition.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/a-1600-year-old-baby-had-a-single-eye-socket-ancient-dna-finally-revealed-why/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/science/oceanography/the-internets-underwater-cables-could-double-as-a-whale-monitoring-network/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/oceanography/the-internets-underwater-cables-could-double-as-a-whale-monitoring-network/#respond Thu, 12 Nov 2026 16:20:45 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=314909 Scientists are turning the cables that carry our internet traffic into listening networks for whales.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/oceanography/the-internets-underwater-cables-could-double-as-a-whale-monitoring-network/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/turns-out-chihuahuas-really-are-part-coyote/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/turns-out-chihuahuas-really-are-part-coyote/#respond Thu, 12 Nov 2026 16:11:55 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=314826 They probably feel that deep in their bones.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/turns-out-chihuahuas-really-are-part-coyote/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/scientists-built-a-bandage-sized-implant-that-monitors-spinal-cord-injuries-after-surgery/ https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/scientists-built-a-bandage-sized-implant-that-monitors-spinal-cord-injuries-after-surgery/#respond Thu, 12 Nov 2026 16:09:44 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=314869 An experimental implant could expose hidden damage after spinal surgery, but its healing potential remains unproven.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/scientists-built-a-bandage-sized-implant-that-monitors-spinal-cord-injuries-after-surgery/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/ss-united-states-sunk-artificial-reef/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/ss-united-states-sunk-artificial-reef/#respond Thu, 12 Nov 2026 10:03:59 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=314926 The world's fastest ocean liner has been deliberately sunk off Florida to become the largest artificial reef ever created.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/ss-united-states-sunk-artificial-reef/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/ai-assistants-are-getting-cuter-the-risks-are-anything-but-adorable/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/ai-assistants-are-getting-cuter-the-risks-are-anything-but-adorable/#respond Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:34:00 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=314915 Big tech is betting that the cute economy will give it a boost.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/ai-assistants-are-getting-cuter-the-risks-are-anything-but-adorable/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/science/domestic-science/your-cat-has-a-surprisingly-sophisticated-way-of-asking-for-help-and-it-uses-it-a-lot/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/domestic-science/your-cat-has-a-surprisingly-sophisticated-way-of-asking-for-help-and-it-uses-it-a-lot/#respond Wed, 11 Nov 2026 21:02:28 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=314896 Your cat's meows are more elaborate than you think.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/domestic-science/your-cat-has-a-surprisingly-sophisticated-way-of-asking-for-help-and-it-uses-it-a-lot/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/ky26-acceleration-explained/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/ky26-acceleration-explained/#respond Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:21:05 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=314881 Japan is heading toward a mysterious asteroid that may not be what scientists thought.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/ky26-acceleration-explained/feed/ 0 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/ancient-egyptians-worshipped-cats-but-their-skulls-reveal-a-much-darker-story/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/ancient-egyptians-worshipped-cats-but-their-skulls-reveal-a-much-darker-story/#respond Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:40:48 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=314837 Egypt's cat worship also included brutal wounds and disease.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/ancient-egyptians-worshipped-cats-but-their-skulls-reveal-a-much-darker-story/feed/ 0