Why Tanzania’s new research framework for traditional medicine is a game-changer
As the world continues to grapple with emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, the search for new, affordable, and…
Bio-metals: Ancient sea worms hold the secret to a strange new class of materials
Perinereis cultrifera carries jaws that blur the boundary between biology and metal. Built from proteins and metal ions,…
There Are Actually 2 Biologically Distinct Forms of Major Depression, Says New Study
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a severe, clinical type of depression, a more broadly defined mood disorder associated…
Earth’s Hidden Eighth Continent Is No Longer Lost
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Zealandia, widely described in current geological literature as Earth’s…
Researchers make breakthrough discovery about fast-spreading invasive fern
Freshwater ecosystems have long contended with Salvinia molesta, a floating fern that can nearly double its biomass every…
Scientists Have Created a Cell from Scratch and Researchers Say ‘We Can Engineer It’
NEED TO KNOW Researchers at the University of Minnesota created SpudCell, a synthetic cell built entirely from nonliving…
College graduates could be AI’s first workforce test: Chart of the Day
Much has been said about AI coming for the white-collar industry, making it increasingly difficult for young graduates…
Physicists Discover Superconducting States That Get Stronger Under Conditions Meant to Kill Them
Superconductivity, the ability for materials to conduct electricity with zero resistance, is a valuable scientific treasure. Researchers have…
A Breakthrough Therapy Could Reverse Blindness in Millions of People—By Restoring ‘Biological Memory’
Imagine a future in which a diagnosis of glaucoma doesn’t automatically mean a lifetime of managing decline. Instead…
Breakthrough could lead to ‘big leaps’ in battery performance
Scientists have announced a breakthrough in our understanding of how batteries work, saying it could lead to “big…
Strange interstellar comet speculated to be alien spacecraft is older than Solar System
A strange interstellar comet discovered last year and speculated by a prominent astronomer to be an alien spacecraft…
18 children had illnesses so rare doctors were stumped. AI gave them answers
Love it or hate it, artificial intelligence has been integrated into humans’ everyday lives — and now, it…