Shark population may have fallen prey to algal bloom, SA ecologists fear
South Australia’s algal bloom could be responsible for pushing a local population of sharks to the brink of…
Event Horizon Telescope captures magnetic turbulence flickering at the edge of black hole M87*
For a few brief nights each year, you get a rare chance to watch a monster blink. The…
Prosthetic arm blurs the line between machine and human body
A virtual forearm can bend in a blink. It can also take its time, easing toward a target…
Natural movement timing enhances ownership of robotic arms
Summary When AI powered prosthetic arms that move autonomously become widespread, understanding how people feel about them and…
Astronomers observe a massive star vanish and turn into a black hole
In the nearby Andromeda Galaxy, a massive star bright enough to stand out for years has gone dark.…
Scientists reveal how quantum electron spin can create magnetism
At the smallest scales of matter, nature behaves in ways that feel almost counterintuitive. Individual particles follow simple…
773,000-year-old Moroccan cave fossils reveal human and neandertal evolutionary split
A set of ancient human fossils found on Morocco’s Atlantic coast now sits on one of the tightest…
Dark matter may consist of particles with different masses
Dark matter keeps getting blamed for the universe’s big patterns while staying stubbornly out of reach. You cannot…
Engineered Listeria boosts innate immunity against cancer
After nearly 40 years of research on how Listeria bacteria manipulate our cells and battle our immune system…
Relationship confidence drives personal health improvements for couples
When couples attend relationship counseling, it benefits not only their partnership but also their individual well-being. But which…
Modified peptides show promise against tuberculosis bacteria
Antibiotic treatments are losing effectiveness against a range of common bacterial pathogens, including E. coli, K. pneumoniae, Salmonella and Acinetobacter, according to a…
Warming ice awakens microbes that could speed climate change
Across the coldest places on Earth, something quiet but powerful is happening beneath your feet and under the…