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We Finally Have The First-Ever Analysis of Stardust Retrieved From The Ryugu Asteroid
We Finally Have The First-Ever Analysis of Stardust Retrieved From The Ryugu Asteroid
Your Likely Order of COVID-19 Symptoms Depends on the Variant
Order of symptoms that COVID-19 patients experience is different for different variants of the virus
Early humans hunted the largest available animals to extinction for 1.5 million years
The largest animals available in their surroundings provided the greatest quantities of food in return for a unit of effort
Convalescent Plasma Cuts COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Half: Study
Can cut hospital admissions for COVID-19 by 54% if therapy is administered within 8 days of symptom onset
More Than 10,000 Studies Debunk Outdated Biological 'Explanation' For Male Success
Idea there's some kind of 'superdiversity' among male brains has been repeatedly cited in the scientific literature
Woolly mammoths survived on mainland North America until 5,000 years ago, DNA reveals
Environmental reconstructions reveal that mammoths persisted long after they disappeared from the fossil record.
New grafting technique could combat the disease threatening Cavendish bananas
Scientists have found a novel way to combine two species of grass-like plant including banana, rice and wheat, using embryonic tissue from their seeds.
FDA greenlights Pfizer’s oral COVID-19 drug
Paxlovid, which slashes hospitalizations and deaths in high-risk patients, could help blunt Omicron’s impact
Wear and Tear in Vulnerable Brain Areas Lead to Lesions Linked to Cognitive Decline in Aging
Researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology show that strain on ventricular walls explains where lesions develop in the aging brain.
Flecks of silver in poop of ancient Cambrian creature baffle scientists
How did metal get into this worm's poop 500 million years ago?
Darkness caused by dino-killing asteroid snuffed out life on Earth in 9 months
As sunlight dimmed, plants and animals died.
Common Origin: Venoms in Snakes and Salivary Protein in Mammals Evolved From the Same Ancestral Gene
A new study has found that a class of toxins found in snake and mammalian venom evolved from the same ancestral gene.
Scientists Just Identified a Brand New Muscle Layer in The Human Jaw
Researchers have confirmed the existence of a layer of muscle in the human jaw that has until now eluded anatomists
Tsunamis' Magnetic Fields Can Be Detected Before Sea Levels Change
Warning sign that can be detected even earlier than sea level rises
Could Fabkin Hormonal Complex Spell the End of Diabetes?
Could be a novel target to treat both type 1 and type 2 diabetes and also potentially prevent their development in the first place
Recently Evolved Region of the “Dark Genome” Offers Clues to Treatment of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
Scientists investigating the DNA outside our genes ― the ‘dark genome’ ― have discovered recently evolved regions that code for proteins associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Active COVID-19 Infection – By at Least Three Virus Variants – Detected in Wild Deer in 6 Ohio Locations
Scientists unsure if wild deer could be SARS-CoV-2 virus reservoir.
An Ichthyosaur With a Grand Piano-Size Head and a Big Appetite
Scientists have described a giant new species of ichthyosaur that evolved its 55-foot-long body size only a few million years after the lizards returned to the seas.
Yamagata University finds drug effective in treating ALS
Drug being developed for the treatment of Alzheimer's is also effective in treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Omicron may cause milder disease. A lab study hints at why.
Omicron appears to be less efficient at entering lung cells.
You Have No Idea How Hard It Is to Get a Hamster Drunk
“You just put a bottle of unsweetened Everclear on the cage and they love it.”

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