Japan launches preprint server ― but will scientists use it?
Jxiv is the latest country-specific online repository to open, but it’s off to a slow start.
Every Single Patient in This Small Experimental Drug Trial Saw Their Cancer Disappear
A small drug trial conducted in the US found every patient treated in the experiment had their cancer successfully go into remission
A New Coronavirus Has Been Found Spreading Among Rodents in Sweden
Researchers have now identified a widespread and common coronavirus they've called the Grimsö virus
How the wild jungle fowl became the chicken
New studies propose surprisingly late date, and link to rice growing, for chicken domestication
Liquid platinum at room temperature: The 'cool' catalyst for a sustainable revolution in industrial chemistry
Using trace amounts of liquid platinum to create cheap and highly efficient chemical reactions at low temperatures
Burst of underwater explosions powered Tonga volcano eruption
Research expeditions find that the caldera’s collapse exposed huge amounts of hot magma to water.
Enhertu Breast Cancer Drug Results in ‘Unheard-of’ Survival Rates
For some patients with metastatic tumors not significantly affected by other forms of chemotherapy, the treatment halted their cancer’s growth.
Concern grows that human monkeypox outbreak will establish virus in animals outside Africa
New “reservoirs” could make outbreaks common and spawn new variants
Frequent Nightmares Could Be an Early Sign of Parkinson's, Study Finds
The development of nightmares later in life could be an early sign of Parkinson's disease, according to new research in older men.
Having Strange Dreams? They Might Be Helping Your Brain Learn Better
According to Human Brain Project experts, strange dreams may help your brain learn better
Evolutionary biologist suggests yawning may be a means for telling others to be more alert
Likely signals members of a social group that the yawner is not alert, so others should be
Most 'silent' genetic mutations are harmful, not neutral, a finding with broad implications
Once generally been assumed to be neutral, or nearly so, most synonymous mutations are shown to be strongly harmful
Research Shows That Playing Video Games Increases Your Intelligence
A new study finds that playing video games boosted children’s intelligence by 2.5 IQ points
Scientists grew living human skin around a robotic finger
The advance brings Terminator-like cyborgs a small step closer to reality
Are we born with a moral compass?
Young infants can make and act on moral judgments, shedding light on the origin of morality
Samples returned from the asteroid Ryugu are similar to Ivuna-type carbonaceous meteorites
Analysis reveals the asteroid was evolving about 5 million years after the solar system’s start
Scientists Found Superworms That Love Eating Styrofoam, And It Could Be a Good Thing
Larvae of Zophobas morio darkling beetles – are eager to dine on polystyrene: their gut enzymes could be key to improved recycling
New Device Purifies Saltwater Over a 1000 Times Faster Than Standard Industrial Equipment
The future of desalination: Using a Teflon-like membrane to purify water
The secret carbon decisions plants are making about our future
Plants make their own "secret" decisions about how much carbon to release back into the atmosphere via a previously unknown process
'DIY' Artificial Pancreas Systems Found to Be Safe, Effective
Open-source automated insulin delivery systems appear to be both effective and safe in adults and children, new research finds.
The Length of a Day Oscillates Every 6 Years, And We May Finally Know Why
How we think about our planet's center may need to be seriously updated.
Monkeypox spreading via direct, physical contact, CDC says as US cases hit 45
CDC worked to raise awareness, dispel concerns of airborne transmission.
New Treatment Repairs Heart Damage After a Heart Attack With No Side Effects
Following a heart attack, cardiac progenitor cells produce healthy tissue
Large Study Found a Strange Link Between Eating Fish And Skin Cancer
New research suggests that as with all things, too much good fish could also be a bad thing