How safe is your sushi?
Bacteria in sushi, sashimi and other raw fish can make you sick. Seafood can also spread bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics.
Decoding the complexity of Alzheimer’s disease
By analyzing epigenomic and gene expression changes that occur in Alzheimer’s disease, researchers identify cellular pathways that could become new drug targets.
Job loss is linked to increased risk of miscarriage and stillbirth
Researchers have found a link between a pregnant woman or her partner losing their job and an increased risk of miscarriage or stillbirth.
New rooms discovered in Sahura’s pyramid
The discovered chambers are probably storage rooms intended to hold the royal burial objects.
Extreme weight loss: star sheds unexpected amounts of mass just beforegoing supernova
Evidence of extreme pre-explosion mass loss in a recently discovered supernova indicates there may be more going on in the last year of a star's life than previously thought.
Antimatter responds to gravity like Einstein predicted: falls down, not up
For the first time, physicists have confirmed that gravity affects matter and antimatter particles in a similar way.
Plastic cloud: new study analyzes airborne microplastics in couds
Researchers from Japan examine the presence of microplastics in cloud water and their contribution to climate change.
Fossil of a big trapdoor spider found in Australia
A team of Australian palaeontologists have formally named and described a fossil spider, Megamonodontium mccluskyi, which is between 11–16 million years old.
One-hour training is all you need to control a third robotic arm
60 minutes training is enough for people to carry a task alone with their supernumerary robotic arms as effectively as with a partner, study finds.
Study sheds new light on strange lava worlds
How magma oceans may affect the evolution of hot exoplanets.
New insights into the atmosphere and star of the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 b
Astronomers has made important progress in understanding the intriguing TRAPPIST-1 exoplanetary system, which was first discovered in 2016 amid speculation it could someday provide a place for humans to live.
Waterfleas hold key to cleaner environment and better human health
A novel way of removing chemical pollutants from wastewater could see the humble waterflea helping to create cleaner rivers and waterways.
Genetically altered pig heart transplanted into a human for the second time in history
The first patient to receive such an organ died after two months. The new patient, Lawrence Faucette, is recovering well and communicating with his loved ones.
E-cigarettes are not a gateway into smoking
There is no sign that e-cigarettes and other alternative nicotine delivery products promote smoking, finds a new study.
Dinosaur feathers reveal traces of ancient proteins
Paleontologists detect traces of ancient proteins in fossil feathers.
Scientists successfully maneuver robot through living lung tissue
They have shown that their steerable lung robot can autonomously maneuver the intricacies of the lung, while avoiding important lung structures.
Study identifies gene mutations associated with aggressive prostate cancer
Largest-ever study of its kind could improve treatment and change how risk of aggressive disease is determined.
Regeneration across complete spinal cord injuries reverses paralysis
Scientists have developed a gene therapy that was proven in mice to stimulate nerve regrowth across spinal cord injuries and guide nerves to reconnect to their natural targets to restore mobility.
Archaeologists discover ‘Oldest wooden structure’ on border of Zambia and Tanzania
Half a million years ago, earlier than was previously thought possible, humans were building structures made of wood.
Black holes eat faster than previously expected
New finding might explain why quasars flare and fade so quickly.