Category: Science and Research

Microscopic plastic particles circulating through food, water and air may be contributing to neurological damage linked with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, according to emerging

Severe infections caused by COVID-19 or influenza may raise the likelihood of developing lung cancer years later, according to new scientific findings that highlight

Growing medical evidence suggests medicines developed to treat diabetes and obesity may also reshape the brain’s response to addictive substances, offering a potential new

Breakthrough laboratory findings have identified a protein vital to the survival and spread of malaria parasites, offering scientists a promising new target for drug

Large numbers of insect species in the Amazon rainforest may struggle to survive rising global temperatures, according to a sweeping scientific analysis examining the

Young people who overcome cancer may face an added burden long after treatment ends, with mounting evidence showing that their bodies and brains can

A colossal asteroid strike about 6.3 million years ago scattered molten debris across what is now south-eastern Brazil, leaving behind a vast field of

Marine scientists have identified a sleeper shark gliding through Antarctic waters, a sighting that is reshaping understanding of how some of the ocean’s most

Vast peatlands beneath the Congo Basin’s blackwater lakes are releasing carbon that has been locked away for millennia, according to new scientific findings that

A theoretical framework proposed by Erwin Schrödinger a century ago to explain human colour perception has been formally completed, with researchers resolving a key

Scientists are advancing a radical approach to cancer therapy by engineering bacteria capable of infiltrating tumours and breaking them down from within, exploiting the

A research team at Korea University has unveiled a prosthetic hand that can detach from a wearer’s wrist and crawl across surfaces to retrieve

A new artificial intelligence system developed by Chinese researchers, known as DeepRare, is poised to transform the diagnosis of rare diseases by offering significantly

Scientists at the University of Oxford have unveiled a technique that could accelerate charging times and extend the lifespan of lithium-ion batteries by exposing

Abu Dhabi University has surpassed 5,000 research papers indexed in Scopus, marking a significant milestone in its academic development and signalling the institution’s expanding

Researchers tracking more than 400 toddlers have found no evidence that receiving an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine during or just before pregnancy increases the risk

Electrons confined within self-assembled phosphorus chains have been shown to move in a strictly one-dimensional manner, marking a significant advance in condensed matter physics

A team of neuroscientists has identified a protein that appears to restore the regenerative capacity of ageing brain cells, a finding that could reshape

  Laboratories, whether in universities, hospitals or industrial research centres, rarely command public attention. Yet the integrity of their work often depends as much on

Artificial intelligence has moved to the centre of global efforts to prevent satellite collisions and the cascading debris scenario known as Kessler syndrome, as

Artificial intelligence capable of interpreting brain MRI scans within seconds is reshaping how hospitals triage neurological emergencies, following the development of a new model

Scientists have identified what may be the coldest ocean temperatures ever recorded in Earth’s history, shedding new light on how life endured a planet-wide

Hundreds of previously unknown marine species have been identified on the deep Pacific seabed after scientists completed one of the most detailed biological surveys

Plastic fragments have been detected in fish from some of the most isolated waters of the Pacific, underlining how far synthetic pollution has spread

Jupiter’s vast, banded clouds have long obscured the true nature of the giant planet beneath, but a new atmospheric model is changing that picture

A materials engineering breakthrough that allows perforated aluminium structures to float indefinitely is prompting fresh thinking about ship safety, offshore platforms and ocean-energy systems,

Bamboo shoots, long treated as a niche ingredient outside parts of East and Southeast Asia, are gaining fresh scientific attention after a comprehensive academic

Evidence emerging from a long-running population study in the UAE is sharpening the focus on the mouth as an early warning site for metabolic

Major powers are expanding sensor investment across land, air, sea, cyber and space as platforms grow faster, stealthier and more autonomous. Aerospace advances such

Scientists have uncovered a previously unseen protein interaction that appears to accelerate Parkinson’s disease by undermining the brain’s energy systems, offering what researchers describe

Scientists have demonstrated a dependable method to generate large numbers of helper T cells from stem cells, removing a long-standing obstacle that has limited

A research team from the University of Tokyo has outlined a new approach to training large language models that aims to curb sensitive data

Towering crocodilians that could rival buses in length once patrolled vast river systems cutting through what is now the Sahara, reshaping scientific understanding of

Astronomers have identified an unusual cosmic object that appears to be a galaxy in name only, composed almost entirely of dark matter and lacking