Research, Space & Discovery
Scientists discovered a hidden “immune organ” inside the skull that acts as a rapid first responder against brain cancer in mice. Strengthening this local immune defense improved tumor rejection and s...
When most Australians say 'spring is in the air,' they're speaking metaphorically, as the days become longer and warmer.
Maynooth UniversityResearchers atMaynooth...
COVID-19 Vaccine Study Finds Mostly Short-Lived Reactions—but Six Healthcare Workers Report Symptoms Beyond One Month
For centuries, climate changes in the Indian Ocean closely followed the Pacific, but that relationship is now weakening. Over the past 400 years, climate conditions in the tropical Indian Ocean genera...
It's not so much where people live, but where they frequently spend their time, that can provide useful information for predicting community health measures. A team led by geographers in the Penn Stat...
Univ. of California-Los AngelesWhen picturing a scaled, toothy Tyrannosaurus rex stomping across North America, building nests and eating other dinosaurs, it's easy to forget that...
Kefir Probiotic Trial in Children With Autism Shows Biological and Behavioral Signals—but Misses the Crucial Placebo Comparison
Understanding the migration pathways of sharks and rays is key to conserving some of the world's most endangered marine species, according to new University of Queensland research.
U of OxfordChimpanzee and bonobo mothers sometimes continue to carry their infants after they have died, a behaviour known as infant corpse carrying (ICC). It is widely documented, and many...
Sen. Ron Johnson to Convene Senate Roundtable on COVID-19 Hospital Protocols
A new report by the International Bar Association (IBA) has found a significant gap between the importance legal professionals attach to fundamental rule of law principles and their assessment of how ...
A study in Pollino National Park shows that large trees, complex canopies and deadwood diversity play a major role in shaping vascular plant communities, highlighting the ecological value of one of It...
Large-scale oyster reef restoration in the Chesapeake Bay is successfully creating three-dimensional habitats that support larger, more diverse fish communities, according to new research from scienti...
Biofilms are complex microbial communities that adhere to a surface and encase themselves in a viscous matrix they produce. This structure protects bacteria from antibiotics and the immune system far ...
When a material heats up, its electrical resistance often rises. The harder question is what, exactly, is getting in the way. The electrons carrying the current may be scattered by vibrations of the m...
EurekAlert!Bipedalism, or walking on two legs, is one of the key features that distinguishes humans from other apes. But when and why our ancestors transitioned from a life often spent in...
Forty-four years ago, Nadrian Seeman published his groundbreaking ideas on using DNA as a structural material, expanding DNA's significance far beyond its role as a carrier of genetic information. Sin...
What factors influence students' decisions about whether they will continue to use ChatGPT for learning in the future? This was the question addressed by a new study from ELTE's Faculty of Informatics...
A square peg doesn't fit a round hole. But what if the peg could change the shape of the hole? A newly developed drug molecule can do something surprisingly similar when binding to its target protein,...