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Texas A&M AgriLife study reveals why food waste rises, falls as incomes grow
April 20, 2026 • 4 min. readEmiliano Lopez Barrera looked at patterns that shape how households buy, use and discard food.
For older adults with mild cognitive impairment, exercise can be crucial to sleep quality
April 30, 2026 • 3 min. readStudy finds that while both light and vigorous activity can reduce sleep disturbances, high-intensity workouts provide the greatest benefit — offering new hope for quality rest and dementia prevention.
Coffee doesn’t just wake you up — it may help protect your body from aging
April 29, 2026 • 5 min. readNew research identifies a key biological pathway that could explain how coffee helps protect against aging and chronic disease.
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Casting new light on recreational fishing along the Gulf Coast
April 28, 2026 • 5 min. readTexas A&M researchers are using mobility data to learn when, where and how anglers fish, opening the door to more sustainable management.
Light-powered propulsion expands space exploration possibilities
April 27, 2026 • 3 min. readMicron-scale “metajets” reveal a scalable approach to optical propulsion, using metasurfaces to control motion with light in multiple directions.
Texas A&M opens world’s largest academic controlled-explosions lab
April 24, 2026 • 7 min. readWith its ribbon now cut, Texas A&M’s colossal detonation lab officially opens, igniting explosions to reveal the secrets of combustion, materials, aerospace, and even dying stars.
What if humans could regrow tissue? Texas A&M study moves science closer
April 23, 2026 • 5 min. readResearchers have successfully regenerated skeletal and connective tissue — even if not perfectly formed — demonstrating the next, critical step in limb regeneration.
Competing memories in the brain drive relapse and recovery from alcohol addiction
April 22, 2026 • 5 min. readTexas A&M study uncovers distinct brain cell networks that promote or suppress relapse, offering promising strategies for more effective alcohol use disorder treatments.
The future of sports is data driven, and analytics is reshaping the game
April 22, 2026 • 4 min. readFrom recruiting to game-day decisions, the rapid rise of sports analytics is changing how teams, athletes and organizations compete.