Category: Science and Health

A novel computer algorithm that could create a broadly reactive influenza vaccine for swine flu…

A team of researchers has developed a theoretical model to design a soft material that…

Bird-friendly coffee is shade-grown, meaning that it is grown and harvested under the canopy of…

Envisioning an animal-free drug supply, scientists have reprogrammed a common bacterium to make a designer…

An international team of researchers has read an unopened letter from Renaissance Europe – without…

In June 2019, an international team brought the complete skull of the 3.67-million-year-old Little Foot…

Hours before the 2018 eruption of Sierra Negra, the Galápagos Islands’ largest volcano, an earthquake…

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown breeding site used by the world’s rarest seal species….

In agriculture, there are many mechanical methods to indirectly measure a fruit’s ripeness through its…

A new study describes how to use modeling to predict microbial interactions and metabolite composition…

Blocking cell receptors for glucagon, the counter-hormone to insulin, cured mouse models of diabetes by…

Early exposure to tough conditions — particularly warmer waters and nightly swings of low oxygen…

Scientists argue that emerging protein-based immunotherapies could lead to highly effective ‘off-the-shelf’ cancer treatments for…

A repurposed drug used to treat arthritis did not significantly improve the outcomes of patients…

Researchers have developed new 4D hydrogels — 3D materials that have the ability to change…

A team of international researchers has analyzed reams of data from the Neolithic to Late…

Where do bodily tissues get their strength? New research provides important new clues to this…

Researchers describe a new vaccination strategy that they think could re-program the body to fight…

In tropical oceans, a combination of sunlight and weak winds drives up surface temperatures in…

The rapid loss of variation within species is a hidden biodiversity crisis, according to a…

Plants grow in two directions: the shoots of plants grow toward the light to make…

The hidden social, environmental and health costs of the world’s energy and transport sectors is…

Engineers demonstrate how a testing strategy they call ‘distanced online testing’ can effectively reduce students’…

Researchers have developed an injectable hydrogel that could help repair and prevent further damage to…

A team of researchers has developed a new computational tool to help understand the function…

A research team has developed a new soft tactile sensor with skin-comparable characteristics. A robotic…

Researchers conducted a study to see what makes people susceptible to fake health news. They…

With a bit of ‘metal whispering,’ engineers have developed technology capable of recovering pure and…

A novel targeted immunotherapy approach employs new antibodies against genetically altered proteins to target cancers….

Scientists have identified that the COVID-19 virus could be transmitted through faecal contaminated river water….

A lot of us recycle our old textiles, but few of us know that they…

Grafting neurons grown from monkeys’ own cells into their brains relieved the debilitating movement and…

Extreme rainfall associated with climate change is causing harm to babies in some of the…

Rising temperatures could reduce the efficiency of food chains and threaten the survival of larger…

Neanderthals — the closest ancestor to modern humans — possessed the ability to perceive and…

Scientists have assessed how many corals there are in the Pacific Ocean — half a…

Scientists have revealed that a first-time exposure to only a brief period of brain hyperactivity…

By analysing the genome of tens of thousand people, a team has discovering similarities between…

Research has led to the development of the MeshCODE theory, a revolutionary new theory for…

Just 15 plant crops provide 90 per cent of the world’s food calories. A review…