Scientists developed a new, minimally invasive, antibody-based detection method for SARS-CoV-2 (the coronavirus that causes COVID-19) that could lead to the blood sample-free detection of many diseases. Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo The global COVID-19 pandemic is not over, despite significant and stunning advances in vaccine technology. A key challenge in … Read more
This illustration shows the cold side of the Webb telescope, where the mirrors and instruments are positioned. Credit: Northrop Grumman Recently, NIRISS, one of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s four primary scientific instruments concluded its postlaunch preparations and was declared ready for science. Now a second of Webb’s four primary scientific instruments, known as the … Read more
An artist reconstruction of Ailurarctos from Shuitangba. The grasping function of its false thumb (shown in the right individual) has reached to the level of modern pandas, whereas the radial sesamoid may have protruded slightly more than its modern counterpart during walking (seen in the left individual). Credit: Illustration by Mauricio Anton Eating bamboo? It’s … Read more
Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captured on May 16, 2022, of Tenoumer Crater in Mauritania, one of the best-preserved craters on Earth. Credit: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2022), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO One of the best-preserved craters on Earth lies deep within the Sahara Desert. On Asteroid Day, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite mission … Read more
According to new research, Zika and dengue fever viruses make infected mice and humans smell more attractive to mosquitoes, causing increased spread of disease. Dengue and Zika viruses alter the microbiome in both humans and mice to attract mosquitoes and spread to new hosts. Zika and dengue fever viruses modify the scent of mice and … Read more
Illustration of NASA’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2), a mission to measure the changing height of Earth’s ice. Credit: NASA Melt Ponds, Summer Ice, and More: Space Laser Measures Changing Earth Since 2003, Arctic sea ice has lost about a third of its volume. On the opposite side of the world, at the … Read more
An artist’s impression of the early solar system. Credit: Tobias Stierli / Flaeck / PlanetS The solar system’s chaotic early stages An international team of researchers led by the ETH Zurich and the National Centre of Competence in Research PlanetS has more accurately recreated the early history of several asteroids than ever before. Their findings … Read more
A traditional Japanese dinner is very healthy. Japanese food is famous for its health benefits. The Japanese have the second-highest life expectancy in the world, and they attribute their good health to their diets. Researchers are still trying to figure out why Japanese food is so healthy, but there’s no doubt that it’s a good … Read more
An FDA-approved blood sugar-lowering medicine may help prevent vascular constriction and stiffness in aged male mice. The study shows that the medication stopped the constriction and stiffening of the blood vessels According to new research published in GeroScience by the University of Missouri School of Medicine, an FDA-approved medicine used to control blood sugar in … Read more
Circuits in the brain can induce a restorative sleep that protects against further anxiety. Credit: Imperial College London Stress boosts a kind of sleep that subsequently relieves anxiety, according to new research using mice that also pinpoints the mechanism responsible. Since sleep is similar across mammals, it is likely the same mechanism discovered in this … Read more