Salk scientists demonstrate B cells directly enhance killer T cell function
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, according to a 2026 Cancer Research…
Cork councillor seeks pause on tree removal at area earmarked as possible ecology park
Trees and vegetation should not be removed from Skibbereen’s marsh until nature-based alternatives have been examined, says a…
Scientists have worked it out when Earth will run out of oxygen – and it’s sooner than we thought
For obvious reasons, it’s impossible to imagine life on Earth without oxygen. But will it ever run out?…
In 2013, St Agnes and Gugh began removing invasive rats brought by 18th-century shipwrecks; 12 years later, Manx shearwater breeding sites rose from 22 to a record 225
In the latest 2025 monitoring data, St Agnes and Gugh recorded 225 apparently occupied breeding sites (AOBs) for…
ATLAS, CMS Find Strong Evidence of Z Boson Entanglement
Quantum entanglement is certainly one of the stranger concepts to have emerged from the melting pot of 20th-century…
Scientists have found 40,000 asteroids that could hit Earth. But it’s just the tip of the iceberg
Astronomers have announced they’ve catalogued the 40,000th near-Earth asteroid. The announcement marks a milestone in the detection of…
Hamster-sized marsupials get a ‘tunnel of love’ to find mates
The burramy, or mountain pygmy-possum, supports fragile Australian environments by dispersing seeds from mountain plum-pines across rocky alpine…
NASA scan discovers new, ‘once in a century’ Moon crater
A researcher at NASA has found a massive, recently-formed crater on the Moon, a rare occurrence that only…
APOD: 2026 September 17 – A Treasure Chest in the Carina Nebula
Explanation: This treasure chest is full of stars. The featured image was obtained with NASA‘s James Webb Space…
Kent project helps lions in the wild and Kenyan villagers
A Kent-based charity is funding a “pioneering” scheme helping villagers in Kenya and discouraging them from killing lions…
NASA’s New Horizons spots signs of liquid nitrogen flowing on Pluto
A new analysis led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) suggests that liquid nitrogen may be moving upward through…
‘Carnival of the Nearly Extinct Animals’ celebrates species with song
Once upon a time, flocks of passenger pigeons were so dense they blocked the sun like…