ZME Science https://www.zmescience.com/ Enriching Science Journalism Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:36 +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 Why Everything Really Does Feel Worse at Midnight (But Better in the Morning) https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/why-everything-really-does-feel-worse-at-midnight-but-better-in-the-morning/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/why-everything-really-does-feel-worse-at-midnight-but-better-in-the-morning/#respond Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:33 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303132 Nearly one million mood reports suggest mornings bring a measurable mental lift.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/why-everything-really-does-feel-worse-at-midnight-but-better-in-the-morning/feed/ 0 Gibraltar’s Monkeys Are Eating Dirt to Cope With Junk Food https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/gibraltars-monkeys-are-eating-dirt-to-cope-with-junk-food/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/gibraltars-monkeys-are-eating-dirt-to-cope-with-junk-food/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:33:17 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303068 Gibraltar's macaques are eating soil to soothe stomachs upset by tourist-supplied junk food.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/gibraltars-monkeys-are-eating-dirt-to-cope-with-junk-food/feed/ 0 A Man Was Given A Suspended Jail Sentence In Japan For Posting Godzilla Spoilers Online https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/a-man-was-given-a-suspended-jail-sentence-in-japan-for-posting-godzilla-spoilers-online/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/a-man-was-given-a-suspended-jail-sentence-in-japan-for-posting-godzilla-spoilers-online/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:25:44 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303002 Dinosaur statue in an urban environment with city buildings in the background.The court ruled that detailed plot summaries can replace watching a movie, thereby incurring cost to copyright holders.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/a-man-was-given-a-suspended-jail-sentence-in-japan-for-posting-godzilla-spoilers-online/feed/ 0 Watch The Moment a Critically Endangered Orangutan Crossed a Canopy Bridge For the First Time https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/watch-orangutan-use-canopy-bridge/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/watch-orangutan-use-canopy-bridge/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:45:31 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303111 Sumatran orangutan swinging on a vine in the rainforest.Why did the orangutan cross the road? Mostly to survive, thanks to this canopy bridge.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/watch-orangutan-use-canopy-bridge/feed/ 0 This Wolf Swam 1.5 Kilometers Through Near-Freezing Water to Avoid Roads and Villages https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/this-wolf-swam-1-5-kilometers-through-near-freezing-water-to-avoid-roads-and-villages/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/this-wolf-swam-1-5-kilometers-through-near-freezing-water-to-avoid-roads-and-villages/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:35:56 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303066 Gray wolf close-up in the wild, predator wildlife photograph, nature conservation, endangered species.A wolf in Switzerland reached a lake and stunned researchers.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/this-wolf-swam-1-5-kilometers-through-near-freezing-water-to-avoid-roads-and-villages/feed/ 0 NASA Marks Earth Day by Dropping Unreleased Artemis II Photos https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/nasa-marks-earth-day-by-dropping-unreleased-artemis-ii-photos/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/nasa-marks-earth-day-by-dropping-unreleased-artemis-ii-photos/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:00:35 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303087 Earth from space showing the planet's surface and atmosphere.This unreleased Artemis photo taken through the Orion spacecraft's window reveals the stark beauty of Earth's terminator line]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/nasa-marks-earth-day-by-dropping-unreleased-artemis-ii-photos/feed/ 0 Rare Lizard Known as the ‘Hidden One’ Was Just Identified as a Brand New Species Thanks to Indigenous Knowledge https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/new-hidden-one-lizard-australia/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/new-hidden-one-lizard-australia/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:48:47 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303102 Lizard resting on a rock in a natural environment.Scientists just discovered a new species of lizard hiding in the Australian desert and there may be fewer than 20 left]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/new-hidden-one-lizard-australia/feed/ 0 I Am a Transplant Surgeon and I Think Genetically Modified Pigs Are About to End the Organ Shortage Forever https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/xenotransplanation-genetically-modified-pigs/ https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/xenotransplanation-genetically-modified-pigs/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:00:35 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303079 Illustration of a kidney and pig representing biomedical research.Animal-to-human organ transplants promise a future where survival no longer depends on another person’s death. ]]> https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/xenotransplanation-genetically-modified-pigs/feed/ 0 Researchers Print Artificial Neurons That Can Talk to Living Brain Cells https://www.zmescience.com/science/researchers-print-artificial-neurons-that-can-talk-to-living-brain-cells/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/researchers-print-artificial-neurons-that-can-talk-to-living-brain-cells/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:14:04 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303050 Illuminated digital brain with neural connections, science, technology, neuroscience, neural network, AI.We can get silicon to "think" but the neuron can't be beat for efficiency. So, researchers worked to imitate it.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/researchers-print-artificial-neurons-that-can-talk-to-living-brain-cells/feed/ 0 Seeds Can Sense Sounds of Rain to Germinate 40% Faster https://www.zmescience.com/science/biology/seeds-can-sense-sounds-of-rain-to-germinate-40-faster/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/biology/seeds-can-sense-sounds-of-rain-to-germinate-40-faster/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:40:24 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=302992 Young plant sprouting from soil with a green leaf and stem.A new MIT study reveals seeds use the explosive sound of raindrops to trigger germination.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/biology/seeds-can-sense-sounds-of-rain-to-germinate-40-faster/feed/ 0 A Swedish Library Forgot to Close Its Doors and Something Beautiful Happened https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/public-library-restoring-trust-in-humanity-repubz/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/public-library-restoring-trust-in-humanity-repubz/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:36:11 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=252307 Modern university or research building in an urban setting with students and bicycles outside.They say a reader does not steal and a thief does not read. In the city of Gothenburg, Sweden, that's definitely true.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/public-library-restoring-trust-in-humanity-repubz/feed/ 0 Midnight Lab Experiment Turns Living Mouse Brain Transparent https://www.zmescience.com/science/biology/midnight-lab-experiment-turns-living-mouse-brain-transparent/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/biology/midnight-lab-experiment-turns-living-mouse-brain-transparent/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:27:22 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=302974 A blood protein allows scientists to turn living brain tissue clear and watch thoughts fire.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/biology/midnight-lab-experiment-turns-living-mouse-brain-transparent/feed/ 0 These Parasitic Caterpillars Trick Ants and Get Treated Like Queens https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/these-parasitic-caterpillars-trick-ants-and-get-treated-like-queens/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/these-parasitic-caterpillars-trick-ants-and-get-treated-like-queens/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:22:23 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=302657 An ant caring for a caterpillar.Cunning caterpillars have mastered the art of timing, using it to quietly blend into ant colonies and live like queens.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/these-parasitic-caterpillars-trick-ants-and-get-treated-like-queens/feed/ 0 AI Ping Pong Robot Beats Elite Human Table Tennis Players https://www.zmescience.com/future/ai-ping-pong-robot-beats-elite-human-table-tennis-players/ https://www.zmescience.com/future/ai-ping-pong-robot-beats-elite-human-table-tennis-players/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:50:13 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303038 Robotic arm performing precise tasks in a laboratory setting.A new table tennis robot shows a ChatGPT moment for physical machines is rapidly approaching.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/future/ai-ping-pong-robot-beats-elite-human-table-tennis-players/feed/ 0 Archaeologists Found a Copy of the Iliad Stuffed Inside an Ancient Egyptian Mummy https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/iliad-mummy-abdomen/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/iliad-mummy-abdomen/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:19:13 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303003 They have no idea why.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/iliad-mummy-abdomen/feed/ 0 Startup Claims It Successfully Grew Human Sperm in a Dish For the First Time to Help Infertile Men https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/human-sperm-grown-dish-22/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/human-sperm-grown-dish-22/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:35:00 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=302983 The wider field of in vitro gametogenesis could change how we make babies forever.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/human-sperm-grown-dish-22/feed/ 0 How People Have Been Using Their Hands to Secretely Store Vast Amounts of Information For Over 1,000 years https://www.zmescience.com/science/storing-information-using-hands/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/storing-information-using-hands/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:27:52 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=303017 Historical sketches of human hand anatomy with labeled parts.The ancient trick to memorizing anything fits right inside your own pocket.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/storing-information-using-hands/feed/ 0 New Immunotherapy Trial Shows 100% Success Rate Against One Type of Bowel Cancer https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/new-immunotherapy-trial-shows-100-success-rate-against-one-type-of-bowel-cancer/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/new-immunotherapy-trial-shows-100-success-rate-against-one-type-of-bowel-cancer/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:50:24 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=302963 Highly detailed image of a virus particle with complex surface structure, highlighting advances in m.Doctors found a way to melt cancer tumors without chemotherapy.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/new-immunotherapy-trial-shows-100-success-rate-against-one-type-of-bowel-cancer/feed/ 0 Pavement Made from Algae Could Cut Toxic Asphalt Fumes by 100 Times and Make Roads Last Longer https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/algae-pavement-versus-toxic-asphalt/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/algae-pavement-versus-toxic-asphalt/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:55:32 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=302932 Road roller compacting asphalt surface for road construction.Scientists are turning toxic, petroleum-based asphalt into sustainable, self-healing roads using fast-growing algae.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/algae-pavement-versus-toxic-asphalt/feed/ 1 Researchers Accidentally Discover a Small Secret Island That Was Never on Any Map https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/researchers-accidentally-discover-a-small-secret-island-that-was-never-on-any-map/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/researchers-accidentally-discover-a-small-secret-island-that-was-never-on-any-map/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:50:10 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=302897 Isolated volcanic rock island surrounded by ocean waves.Scientists completely missed this island until a violent storm forced them off course.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/researchers-accidentally-discover-a-small-secret-island-that-was-never-on-any-map/feed/ 0