Humans coexisted with three-tonne marsupials and lizards as long as cars in ancient Australia
When people first arrived in what is now Queensland, they would have found the land inhabited by massive animals including goannas six metres long and kangaroos twice as tall as a human.
Why cats have more lives than dogs when it comes to snakebite
Cats are twice as likely to survive a venomous snakebite than dogs, and the reasons behind this strange phenomenon have been revealed by University of Queensland research.
New Antibody Completely Neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus
A team of researchers from Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. has isolated a new antibody that completely inhibits the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus virus in cell culture.
COVID-19: UW study reports 'staggering' death rate in US among those infected who show symptoms
Is COVID-19 more deadly than the flu?
Jupiter’s Biggest Moons Started as Tiny Grains of Hail
A new model offers an explanation for how the Galilean satellites formed around the solar system's largest world.
Carbon dating, the archaeological workhorse, is getting a major reboot
A long-anticipated recalibration of radiocarbon dating could shift the age of some prehistoric samples hundreds of years
Researchers reveal origins of complex hemoglobin by resurrecting ancient proteins
Evolutionary "missing link" through which hemoglobin evolved from simple precursors.
Biogen Uses its Own Superspreader Event to Aid COVID-19 Research
A blood biobank allows scientists to study the immune responses to the coronavirus among infected Biogen employees and their contacts.
Supercomputer model simulations reveal cause of Neanderthal extinction
Only competition between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens can explain the rapid demise of Neanderthals
How cosmic rays may have shaped life
Interaction between ancient proto-organisms and cosmic rays may be responsible for chirality
Recovered COVID-19 patients test positive but not infectious, data finds
"Re-positive" cases didn't spread disease or shed virus.
These brain regions are the stomach’s master controllers
Rabies virus helps to trace the nerve network that keeps the stomach in good form.
Elimination of human African trypanosomiasis within reach, study finds
Elimination of the disease as a public health problem is within reach, with fewer than 1,000 new cases reported in 2018
Oldest cousin of Native Americans found in Russia
14,000-year-old tooth belonging to a close cousin of today's Native Americans, found thousands of kilometers from Beingia
When plant pollen scarce, bumblebees biting leaves causes flowers to bloom early
Intentional damage accelerates the production of flowers
ACE Inhibitors Protective Against Severe COVID-19?
A new nationwide US observational study suggests that ACE inhibitors may protect against severe illness in older people with COVID-19, prompting the start of a randomized clinical trial to test the strategy.
Elephants Really Can’t Hold Their Liquor
Humans and other species have a gene mutation that lets them digest alcohol. In other species, it's missing.
Scientists Reveal a Proof-of-Concept Bionic Human Eye
"A human user of the artificial eye will gain night vision capability."
Placentas from COVID-19-positive pregnant women show injury
Findings suggests abnormal blood flow between mothers, babies in utero
Doctor Accused of More Than 200 Misdiagnoses Gives Up License
Doctor accused of misdiagnosing epilepsy in more than 200 children surrendered his medical license
'Time is vision' after a stroke
New research from the University of Rochester, published in the journal Brain, may offer hope to stroke patients in regaining vision.
Mysterious inflammatory syndrome tied to COVID-19 is showing up in adults in their early 20s
The syndrome doesn't just affect young children, as previously reported.
The Lancet: First human trial of COVID-19 vaccine finds it is safe and induces rapid immune response
Found to be safe, well-tolerated, and able to generate an immune response against SARS-CoV-2 in humans
Malaria Mosquitoes Biting Before Bednet Time
Mosquitoes that like to bite at night are being thwarted by bed nets, leading to the rise of populations that prefer to bite when the nets are not up yet.
Engineers Successfully Test New Chip With Download Speeds of 44.2 Terabits Per Second
Could one day replace existing internet infrastructure to hit crazy new highs in download speeds
'Clear Signature' of ALS Found in Children's Teeth
Adults who develop amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) metabolize metals differently than those who do not develop the neurodegenerative disease, and this shows up in teeth during childhood, new research suggests.
Results from the remdesivir COVID-19 trial are out, and it’s good news
Recovery time was shortened from 15 to 11 days.
This Human Brain Tissue Survived Intact For 2,600 Years, And We May Finally Know How
Researchers finally have clues explaining this remarkable instance of preservation
Fatal Lyme carditis in a 37-year-old man shows need for awareness of unusual symptoms
Physicians and the public should be aware of its different manifestations