Gene Mutation May Explain Why Some Don’t Get Sick from COVID-19
One in five people who contract the COVID-19 don’t get sick. A gene variant may explain why.
Roman Space Telescope could Find 400 Earth-Mass Rogue Planets
New research suggests that rogue planets – worlds that drift through space untethered to a star – far outnumber planets that orbit stars.
Study sheds light on where conscious experience resides in brain
Neuroscientists report that they may have found the region of the brain where the sustained visual images are retained during the few seconds we perceive them.
Oxygen May Have Not Catalyzed the Rise of Multicellular Life
Life on Earth didn’t arise as described in textbooks.
AI-guided brain stimulation aids memory in traumatic brain injury
Targeted electrical stimulation in the brains of epilepsy patients with traumatic brain injury improved memory recall by 19%.
A rain of electrons causes Mercury's X-ray auroras
Mercury’s X-ray auroras have a lot in common with auroras throughout the solar system… and with Earth’s polar lights.
Picky green seas turtles have 3000-year-old routines
Marine reptiles visit the same foraging grounds, millennium after millennium.
Unusual fossil shows rare evidence of a mammal attacking a dinosaur
An unusual fossil from around 125 million years ago shows a dramatic moment in time when a carnivorous mammal attacked a larger plant-eating dinosaur.
When ET calls, can we be sure we’re not being spoofed?
Scientists have devised a new technique for finding and vetting possible radio signals from other civilizations in our galaxy.
Cancer Vaccine Plus Immunotherapy and Antibody Spark Immune System Response in Pancreatic Cancers
A promising new approach to treating one of the deadliest forms of cancer.
Scent dogs can detect COVID-19 more rapidly and accurately than current tests
Dogs can successfully sniff out COVID-19, including asymptomatic cases, new variants and long COVID.
How Tau tangles form in the brain
A new therapeutic target in Alzheimer's disease treatment.
Genes for learning and memory are 650 million years old
These genes might have played a role in the Cambrian Explosion, known as the Big Bang.
Astronomers found an ultra-hot exoplanet that acts like a mirror
The new planet is around the size of Neptune and reflects 80% of the light shone on it. Metal clouds turn this alien world into the largest “mirror” in the universe.
In the news: does aspartame increase our risk of cancer?
Recent news stories have raised the alarm that aspartame may be linked to cancer, but there are a few things to keep in mind when reading the headlines.
Pets do not significantly benefit the emotional health of owners
A new study suggests that companion animals – including dogs, cats, fish and birds – do not significantly benefit the emotional health of owners with severe mental illness.
Scientists knit futuristic eco-building designs using fungal networks
Scientists have developed mycocrete, a paste made with the root network of fungus called mycelium, as a building material.
Study finds ChatGPT boosts worker productivity for some writing tasks
A new report by MIT researchers highlights the potential of generative AI to help workers with certain writing assignments.