Hyaluronic acid could cut cancer risk, if we can get around its cons
Key Insights The hyaluronic acid (HA) residing in the space outside our cells can in some forms…
Peptides may persist in Venusian clouds
In the search for life beyond Earth, scientists have long focused on one key ingredient: liquid water.…
Study highlights variable synbiotic relationship of prebiotics and probiotics
Adults with obesity who consumed a dietary fiber supplement had positive effects on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and…
Ancestry: Waikato great-grandmother meets biological father in Germany thanks to DNA test
“[I’ve done] so much thinking over the last two years … and to finally, actually get there and…
Transgender ban: New Zealand, Australia say Olympic gender rules bring ‘clarity’
“This is a complex and sensitive area that directly affects people, not just policy,” she said. The IOC…
Dinosaur-like shoebill bird stalks, devours snake in Uganda swamp
Last month we featured footage of an enormous, dinosaur-like shoebill that had landed on a tour boat in Uganda…
Drones gather critical health info above a right whale’s blowhole
Why is a drone collecting this whale’s ‘spit?’ Researchers used a drone with a petri dish attached to…
Video shows towering dinosaur-like shoebill bird. What’s happening?
Shoebill birds can reach a height of five feet, but the prehistoric-looking creatures generally aren’t taller than people.…
Bees with ‘devil-like horns’ found in Australia, named ‘lucifer’
The bees’ name, Megachile lucifer, was inspired by the Netflix series “Lucifer,” which one of the researchers was…
Lawson to start seventh on the grid for São Paulo GP
Kiwi Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson has secured seventh on the grid for the São Paulo Grand Prix…
Huge python grabs spotlight during rare encounter in Australian park
A wildlife ecologist in South Australia’s Gawler Ranges National Park recently documented a rare encounter with a massive…
Indo-Pacific leopard sharks caught on camera mating in ‘threesome’
See shark trio recorded in rare mating scene Three Indo-Pacific leopard sharks observed near New Caledonia are believed…