Taken from Anna EscardÓ’s book Science Illustration: A history of visual knowledge from the 15th century to today, these images…
Browsing: Science
Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) — the transfer of lower intestinal fluids and microbes from one individual to another — is…
Smithsonian researchers have discovered a new extinct species of lizard-like reptile that belongs to the same ancient lineage as New…
Bright, uniquely colored songbirds are at higher risk of extinction and more likely to be traded as pets, according to…
NASA/MSFC Watch Artemis 1 is NASA’s test of its Orion capsule, Space Launch System rocket and the ground systems…
Nearly forty years of letters between the two scientists who co-developed the paradigm-changing Gaia hypothesis make for fascinating, humanising reading…
Karen Hopkin: This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I’m Karen Hopkin. After an exhausting day at the office, it’s hard…
Having short pre-video animations on YouTube about the tactics used to spread misinformation could help stop the proliferation of conspiracy…
Schwann cells are known to protect and repair nerve cells. Until now, however, it was not known that they themselves…
A new study has warned that irreversible climate “tipping points” are more numerous and close to being triggered than previously…
[]The best yoga mats should keep keen yogis journeying to yoga nirvana for years to come, but finding your perfect…
The availability of rapid antigen tests has significantly advanced efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, but every new variant…
Lori Garver, NASA’s former deputy administrator, is famously opposed to reinventing the wheel. NASA, she has written, wasn’t created to…
Indiana high school students with disabilities who spent 80% of their educational time in general education classrooms scored higher on…
The current U.S. trajectory to decouple from China on clean energy technologies can harm national and global efforts to mitigate…
A “living vaccine” containing malaria parasites with key genes deleted has produced promising results in a small initial trial Health…
Long COVID—the constellation of symptoms that can persist long after an initial coronavirus infection—has been a source of fear among…
[]What is DOMS? DOMS stands for delayed onset muscle soreness. Without knowing it, it’s likely you and almost everyone who…
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study helps explain a poorly characterized, yet common behavior among animals and shows that…
After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, dolphins living in the area had changes in the activity of genes…
A faded medieval map of Britain may reveal evidence of “long lost” islands detailed in Welsh mythology, a new study…
Computers could transmit highly confidential data even without internet, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth by using their speakers to transmit ultrasonic noise…
Devices called spaceplates, which promise to squash the empty space out of cameras, theoretically work in full colour even if…
El Niño affects rainfall, fisheries in Peru, Chile, Ecuador, and climate change on the planet. Credit: UrFU / Ilya Safarov.…
Results from a University of Otago, Christchurch trial suggest fresh hope for the estimated one-in-twelve people worldwide suffering from a…
The findings were published June 9 in Cancer Discovery, and may expose another troublesome role for this microbe, which causes…
Matchday performance of professional footballers dropped after recovering from COVID-19 with three quarters fighting fatigue for six weeks, a University…
The so-called tomato flu spreading among children in Kerala, India, is probably caused by hand, foot and mouth disease, a…
The very best electric toothbrushes vibrate or rotate to remove around 20% more plaque than a standard manual toothbrush. They…
When looking for the best online coding courses, it’s important to consider as many perspectives as possible. Some people seek…