For the first time, ancient human DNA turns up on a Portugal cave wall
Researchers have, for the first time, recovered ancient human DNA directly from cave walls, with one key sample…
UK scientists discover protein that enables chemotherapy to target tumors and spare healthy cells
A newly identified protein may eventually let chemotherapy hit tumors harder without causing as much damage to healthy…
Wellington study suggests bad ventilation in bedrooms an unrecognised health issue
Despite people spending a third of their lives asleep, the existing research for New Zealand’s bedroom ventilation was…
Study suggests four-winged raptor preyed on early birds in China
While studying ancient bird remains in China’s Changma Basin, researchers kept finding broken bones packed into odd, pellet-like…
The Drug That Bought My Father More Time Didn’t Happen by Accident
I still remember the day my father and I sat in his oncologist’s office and first heard the…
‘Everyone on Earth is exposed’: Scientists map microplastics deep inside living tissue
A new study from Kingston University in London highlights how microplastics can be detected in living tissue. Using…
Researchers discover 500 hidden earthquakes beneath Antarctica: ‘Improve our understanding of possible futures’
More than 500 earthquakes deep beneath Antarctica went unnoticed until scientists used artificial intelligence to reexamine the data,…
The Antarctic bacterium that could be key to new cancer treatments
A species of bacteria living in the icy waters surrounding Antarctica could hold clues to future cancer treatment,…
Yes, the universe’s expansion is still accelerating, researchers say
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) – Taking a fresh look at data involving a specific type…
James Webb reveals a hellish exoplanet where dawn and dusk have wildly different chemistry
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations suggest that the two day-night boundary zones on the gas exoplanet WASP-121…
Earth’s underground fungal network may stretch 110 quadrillion kilometers
A living web runs through the soil beneath forests, prairies, marshes, and croplands, linking plants to fungal partners…
Buried 2 miles beneath Antarctica’s ice, a colossal hidden structure may rewrite its history
Beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice, scientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature that could change…