Lawsuit: Misplaced Test Result Leads to Unneeded Surgery
Errors are inevitable, which is why good systems have built-in processes that require double-checking activities and results. But when the "double-check" gets overlooked, all of that effort can come to naught.
Turns out developing a taste for carbs wasn't a bad thing
Findings on Neanderthal oral microbiomes offer new clues on evolution, health
Bacteria do not colonize the gut before birth, says collaborative study
It happens during and after birth
Pregnant women hospitalized for COVID-19 infection do not face increased risk of death
UM School of Medicine researchers find reassuring evidence that pregnancy does not increase patient's risk of dying when hospitalized with pneumonia
Focus on outliers creates flawed snap judgments
Our quick scan of a crowd isn't as reliable as we think, new research suggests
Is It Covid or the Flu? New Combo Tests Can Find Out.
New tests for respiratory illnesses can look for more than 20 pathogens at a time.
Bizarre Discovery Suggests Pink Drinks Make People Run Faster, But Why?
If you're going to gargle something next time you go for a run, here's some free advice: Try using a pink-colored drink.
Rare, flesh-eating “black fungus” rides COVID’s coattails in India
People with diabetes are particularly vulnerable to the aggressive fungus.
Ancestors may have created 'iconic' sounds as bridge to first languages
Our ancestors may have begun communicating with iconic sounds, rather than charades-like gestures
Doctors fear COVID-19 vaccines are messing with mammograms
Lymph nodes enlarged by the immune system’s response to a COVID-19 vaccine are virtually always a sign that the shot is doing its job
There may be up to 70 times more hydrogen in Earth's core than in the oceans
High-temperature and high-pressure experiments demonstrate that hydrogen can bond strongly with iron in extreme conditions
Voyager 1 captures faint ripples in the stuff between the stars
The first spacecraft to visit interstellar space has now become the first to make continuous measurements of waves in that remote realm.
What is mucormycosis, the fungal infection affecting COVID patients in India?
This week we’ve seen reports of an infection called mucormycosis, often termed “black fungus”, in patients with COVID, or who are recovering from COVID, in India.
Complete genome of the raccoon dog
For the first time the assembled and annotated complete genome of the raccoon dog!
Rare plutonium from space found in deep-sea crust
The plutonium-244 hints at how heavy metals form in stars.
COVID-19's Origins Need Further Investigation, Say Scientists
A letter signed by 18 researchers argues that hypotheses about zoonotic spillover or accidental lab release both “remain viable” in the absence of additional evidence.
Our dreams' weirdness might be why we have them, argues new AI-inspired theory of dreaming
The overfitted brain hypothesis suggests that the strangeness of our dreams serves to help our brains better generalize our day-to-day experiences
Pigs And Rodents Can Breathe Through Their Butts, And This Could Be a Vital Discovery
According to new research, rodents and pigs can also respirate through their butts
Scientists reveal unprecedentedly versatile new DNA staining probe
Incredibly versatile DNA fluorescent dye, named 'Kakshine' makes the nucleus shine brightly
Mount Vesuvius victims died just moments away from rescue
A skeleton unearthed at the site may belong to a high-ranking naval officer.
Human Impact on Earth Is Shrinking an Entire Layer of The Atmosphere, Scientists Warn
Since 1980 the thickness of the stratosphere has already shrunk by 400 meters (1,312 feet)
The secret of how Amundsen beat Scott in race to south pole? A diet of raw penguin
Starving and trapped by ice, the Norwegian’s crew had discovered how to beat scurvy on an earlier voyage. The benefits proved crucial
A Dead Man Was Cremated in Arizona Without Anyone Knowing He Was Radioactive
His mortal remains were incinerated, with a radioactive and potentially dangerous dose of lutetium Lu 177 dotatate
Whale Bone Weapons Hint at World’s Earliest Coastal Economy
Thousands of years before the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution, a widespread trade network carried large whale bone spears from Spain to France.