Graphical abstract. Credit: Science of The Total Environment (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161512 Exposure to high doses of micro-sized polyethylene has adverse…
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Since the Large Hadron Collider turned up nothing in its search for supersymmetry, physicists have turned their attention to the…
Fiction Future Imperfect What kind of world would humanity build with another chance to do it right? The Terraformersby Annalee…
The largest penguin to ever waddle on Earth, Kumimanu fordycei, steps onto a beach surrounded by another newly discovered species,…
Ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves could help reveal the secrets at the dawn of time, just moments after…
Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a series of tombs dating back around 4,300 years at Saqqara, including a sarcophagus holding…
Foods high in sugar and salt can be unhealthy, but these additives are too delicious for many to give up.…
From Goldfinger to No Time to Die, James Bond has long showcased the latest tech advances. Might 007’s next adventure…
Electric vehicles are widely hailed as a key way to mitigate climate change through reduced emissions, but research on the…
Bits of the stars are all around us, and in us, too. About half of the abundance of elements heavier…
Nearly half the world’s mountain glaciers are expected to disappear by the end of this century, even if the world…
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. What comes to…
A collaboration between scientists at Cambridge and UCL has led to the discovery of a new form of ice that…
A robotic leg with a big toe and motors that can “change gear” like a bicycle can enable a wearer…
A living specimen of the new species, Sinocyclocheilus longicornus, in a laboratory tank. (Image credit: Xu et al. 2023) (opens…
Location. Credit: Marine Biology (2022). DOI: 10.1007/s00227-022-04142-8 María Altamirano, with the Department of Botany and Plant Physiology of the University…
In this photo provided by the Pacific Rim Conservation, wildlife workers relocate Tristram’s storm petrels on Hawaii’s Tern Island, on…
Ritsumeikan University researchers suggest their developed framework is not restricted to plastic waste and can be applied to other waste-related…
The hotel ballroom was packed to near capacity with scientists when Susan Yanovski arrived. Despite being 10 minutes early, she…
Physicists have created a mini sun with its own simulated gravity to investigate the causes of extreme space weather. The tiny…
On a diet? Perhaps you’re avoiding sweets or carbs altogether or curbing late-night munchies. These are examples of behavior modifications…
Bright multi-colored clouds shining in the night sky above Mount Jökultindur in Iceland on Jan. 25. (Image credit: Jónína Guðrún…
Recurrent UTIs could one day be prevented with a vaccine instead of antibiotics if promising results in mice and rabbits…
A new, rapidly spreading variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, means a rise in new infections could be…
Is there a key to happiness? It’s among humanity’s biggest questions and one that we still don’t fully know the…
A beating heart. A complicated organ that pumps blood around the body of animals and humans. Not exactly something you…
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, together with their colleagues at the Universities of Stockholm…
Scientists from multiple institutions address the challenges and limitations of current fire-fighting gear by introducing wearable, breathable sensors and electrodes…
Nefertiti was an ancient Egyptian queen consort who was likely King Tut’s stepmother and may have ruled as a pharaoh…
LncRNA MIR144HG regulates the antibacterial innate immune mediated by MyD88, TAK1, and p65 by deriving miR-144-3p in fish. Credit: Tianjun…