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New Study Reveals Liver Dysfunction as a Hidden Risk in Muscular Dystrophy Type 1
A study from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has determined how muscular dystrophy type 1, the most common form...
Bee Vision Reveals a Hidden World Humans Can’t See
While sharing a children's book on insects with his daughter, Matt Shipman stumbled upon an intriguing fact—bees perceive colors differently...
Sahara Desert Greening: Climate Change Impact
Recent satellite imagery brings an astonishing picture of change in the Sahara Desert—one of the driest regions on earth. Following...
Comb Jelly Fusion May Revolutionize Regenerative Medicine
Scientists have uncovered something pretty astounding which might carry big implications in regenerative medicine: the sea walnut, Mnemiopsis leidyi, can...
Centetes Ecaudatus: The Remarkable Tailless Tenrec
The Tailless Tenrec and Its Wonderful Reproductive Capacities Centetes ecaudatus, commonly known as the tailless tenrec or common tenrec, is...
Sensory Evolution in Sea Robins: Fish with Legs
Sea robins are one of these species scientists have been fascinated with for decades. These creatures have such a fascinating...
California Rat Poison Ban Protects Wildlife and Ecosystems
California rat poison ban sets a new national standard as Governor Gavin Newsom signs the Poison-Free Wildlife Act into law....
Genetic Hypertension Causes and Risk Factors
Human essential hypertension now challenges global public health, affecting hundreds of millions worldwide. This complex, multifactorial, and polygenic disease plays...
Oropouche Virus in the U.S.: What You Need to Know
In the big wide world of infectious diseases, viruses that once called a specific region home are finding new houses...
Transparent Mice: Revolutionizing Organ Observation
Imagine a world where scientists can look inside an animal's organs without making a single incision. That sounds like the...
POPULAR NEWS
Chewing gum releases thousands of microplastic particles directly into your mouth with every piece you chew
Microplastics are turning up in places researchers never expected: deep-sea sediments, Arctic ice, and human blood. Now, a UCLA pilot...
Yelling Isn’t Just Yelling: How a Hostile Home Rewires a Child’s Brain for Constant Alert
To a parent in the heat of the moment, a raised voice may feel like simple frustration. To a child...
Is Gen Z the First Generation Less Intelligent Than Their Parents?
Gen Z intelligence decline is emerging as a serious concern among neuroscientists and education researchers. For over a century, each...
Whole Brain Emulation Achieved: Scientists Run a Fruit Fly Brain in Simulation
Scientists have copied an entire biological brain neuron by neuron and synapse by synapse and made it control a simulated...
Global Sperm Counts Have Dropped 50% in 50 Years Now 128 Men Are Racing Their Way to a $100,000 Prize to Prove the Point
A group of technology entrepreneurs is staging a competitive event in San Francisco in which semen samples from 128 men...
EDITOR CHOICE‘S
12,638 MRI Scans Confirm Men’s Brains Shrink Faster in PNAS Study
A large-scale analysis of brain scans taken over time has found that men's brains shrink faster than women's across a...
Volcanic Eruptions Can Destroy Their Own Methane — Tonga’s Plume Shows How
A study published in Nature Communications analyzed the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano eruption's impact on methane in the atmosphere. It...
For Future Space Missions, Molecular Ecology Finally Offers a Clear Biosignature Target
When the next generation of probes scoops up dust from the icy shell of Europa or the surface of Mars,...
Scientists Say Babies May Learn to Yawn Before Birth
Mothers can spread yawns to their yet-to-be-born offspring during pregnancy, researchers report May 5 in Current Biology the first empirical evidence...
