A game that shows how evolution works (coldbloodedscience.com)
The telephone game is used to demonstrate that humans and chimpanzees are indeed related.
New Class of Antibiotics Proves Potent Against Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria (scitechdaily.com)
This study describes the identification of an antibiotic class acting via LpxH, involved in lipopolysaccharide synthesis having potent in vivo efficacy against bloodstream infections caused by the critical Gram-negative pathogens E. coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Further development of this class of antibiotics could make an...
Reducing Alzheimer’s Risk by 70% (scitechdaily.com)
This study attempts to identify the “protective” genetic factors that can modify or reduce the effect of APOEε4 on Alzheimer’s disease risk and to identify new pathogenic mechanisms, proteins, and pathways that inform development of therapeutic targets and diagnostics....
Anger and Arteries: Surprising Link Uncovered by the American Heart Association (scitechdaily.com)
Brief anger can temporarily impair blood vessel function, potentially heightening heart disease and stroke risks, finds new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
The Astonishing Discovery of a New Type of Brain Cell (scitechdaily.com)
Scientists have identified a new hybrid brain cell, sharing attributes of neurons and astrocytes. These cells can release neurotransmitters and may influence conditions like epilepsy and memory consolidation.
NREL Researchers Outline Path Forward for Tandem Solar Cells (cleantechnica.com)
Mini ponds are 'tiny universes' of biodiversity for gardens and windowsills (www.bbc.com)
I love the idea and goals, but just reading the headline, I immediately leaped to one thought. Reading the article, they eventually addressed it....
Plato's burial place finally revealed after AI deciphers ancient scroll carbonized in Mount Vesuvius eruption (www.livescience.com)
The decipherment of an ancient scroll has revealed where the Greek philosopher Plato is buried, Italian researchers suggest....
Junk science is cited in abortion ban cases. Researchers are fighting the ‘fatally flawed’ work (www.theguardian.com)
Researchers are calling for the retraction of misleading anti-abortion studies that could influence judges in critical cases...
Lab mice might be doing their own experiments (www.popsci.com)
The decisive decade: Understanding the trajectories of 14- to 24-year-olds (www.brookings.edu)
Meet ‘goldene’: this gilded cousin of graphene is also one atom thick (www.nature.com)
Excessive use of words like ‘commendable’ and ‘meticulous’ suggests ChatGPT has been used in thousands of scientific studies (english.elpais.com)
A London librarian has analyzed millions of articles in search of uncommon terms abused by artificial intelligence programs...
Conservation slowing biodiversity loss, scientists say (www.bbc.com)
Conservation actions are effective at reducing global biodiversity loss, according to a major study....
Signs of spiders from Mars (www.esa.int)
interesting clickbait headline
Hubble telescope celebrates 34th anniversary with an iridescent Dumbbell Nebula (image) (www.space.com)
New evidence found for Planet 9 (phys.org)
China to send three astronauts to Tiangong space station, part of its ambitious program (apnews.com)
China’s space agency is making final preparations to send a new crew to its space station on Thursday as part of its ambitious program that aims to put people on the moon by 2030.
Isolated for six months, scientists in Antarctica began to develop their own accent (www.bbc.com)
Antarctica is a bleak, remote and dark place during the winter, but a handful of people each year brave the conditions to live in almost totally cut off from the rest of the world. The experience can change how they speak....
Watch these hungry waxworms eat through plastic and digest it too (www.bbc.com)
Wriggling critters armed with enzymes can break down plastics that would otherwise take decades, or even centuries to degrade....
First glow in the dark Animals Found in the deep ocean (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
Explore the mesmerizing world of bioluminescence with groundbreaking research revealing ancient coral's luminous secrets.
Voyager 1 is sending data back to Earth for the first time in 5 months | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Extensive Desert 'Lava Tubes' Sheltered Humans for 7,000 Years, Archaeologists Find (www.smithsonianmag.com)
Perception of when old age starts has increased over time, shows study (www.theguardian.com)
As people get older, they revise the age they consider to be old upwards...
Men and women are less likely to die when treated by female doctors, study suggests (www.nbcnews.com)
