Research, Space & Discovery
A 50% decline in the Gulf of Carpentaria dugong population estimate is a wake-up call for urgent action to protect dugongs in the Gulf, based on surveys undertaken by researchers from James Cook Unive...
Growing evidence that early human relatives do not fit neatly into traditional categories is prompting a proposal to expand the genus Homo. The human family tree is becoming harder to fit into the cat...
EurekAlert!An international team including Nobel Prize-winning physicist Professor Sir Roger Penrose has observed a long-predicted effect of gravity on a falling quantum object for the...
Gut Microbiota Metabolites Target Drug-Resistant Klebsiella Pneumonia—But the Therapy Exists Only in Silico
The Pacific islands will face food shortages, and drinking water will be affected by rising seas, scientists said Wednesday, as a U.N. report found the world would fail to limit global warming to 1.5°...
Researchers have uncovered new clues about why the childhood cancer rhabdomyosarcoma may become aggressive. Some children diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) appear to have lower-risk disease, yet t...
MITNeutrinos are the pervasive yet intangible particles that permeate the universe, streaming through whole planets, stars, and our bodies by the trillions each second. The elementary...
Surge in COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse-Event Reports May Have Masked Cancer-Drug Cardiovascular Safety Signals in Japan
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is usually discussed as something the world needs to get rid of. Activities such as the burning of fossil fuels for daily use, including electricity and transportation, and indust...
Oral antihistamines are commonly used to relieve eczema symptoms, but new research from McMaster University found that they provide only limited benefit. For people dealing with eczema, antihistamines...
RMIT UniversityResearch led by RMIT University shows the 3D-printed titanium lattice - made up of hollow, interconnected struts filled with foam - not only floats, but also withstands...
Five Years of mRNA Vaccines Expose Waning Protection, Myocarditis and an IgG4 Question—While the Platform Races Ahead
As proteins are made in a cell, they are folded into the 3D structure that allows them to work, but sometimes this process can go wrong. When it does, the misfolded proteins lose some or all of their ...
In a quiet summer garden, a caterpillar perches on a branch, munching serenely on leaves. A moment later, it freezes. It senses danger—and just in time. From behind, a wasp approaches, sizing up its p...
A research team from INRAE and the University Clermont Auvergne has shown that trees are capable of correcting a curvature they detect in their stems through a specific biological process. In the stud...
Using an engineered metasurface that traps light, Cornell researchers have demonstrated a new way to generate strong static magnetic fields without using external magnets or magnetic materials—an appr...
Pensoft BlogResearchers have described a new species of leafless flowering plant found on the forest floor of a national park in western Thailand, and its otherworldly appearance has earned...
Copper roofs lose their reddish color over time because a pale green layer of copper oxide forms on their surface, protecting the roof from further corrosion for many years. But what exactly happens d...
Nearly half of people living in Europe on an average income can only afford to buy the equivalent of a one-bedroom apartment or studio apartment, while 39% of Europeans cannot afford to rent a propert...
RNA-based therapeutics use RNA as a blueprint that enables cells to produce specific proteins—including proteins that can precisely modify genes. For this to work, the RNA must reach the inside of the...