Category: Science and Research

Boltz has raised $28 million in fresh funding while entering a strategic partnership with Pfizer that underscores the accelerating push by major drugmakers to

Researchers at the City University of Hong Kong have developed an artificial skin that mimics key functions of the human nervous system, marking a

Poor sleep is being tied to measurable acceleration in brain ageing, with new longitudinal and imaging-based research indicating that chronic sleep disruption can add

Stanford researchers have identified a biological pathway that helps explain why mRNA COVID-19 vaccines can, in very rare cases, trigger short-lived heart inflammation in

Storm scientists warn that the world’s oceans are now fuelling hurricanes and typhoons of a strength that strains the limits of existing classification systems,

A century after Srinivasa Ramanujan wrote down his striking formulas for calculating pi, the mathematics behind those expressions is shaping how scientists describe some

Laboratory research has found that two well-known cannabis compounds, cannabidiol and tetrahydrocannabinol, can sharply curb the growth and spread of ovarian cancer cells when

Artificial intelligence is beginning to change how people with upper-limb loss interact with prosthetic technology, with researchers at Newcastle University developing an AI “co-pilot”

A breakthrough in neural engineering is prompting wide debate over how far humans should push the boundaries between biological thought and digital computation. The

Scientists have reported a marked extension of lifespan and physical resilience in extremely old male mice after administering a two-drug combination that targets fundamental

Platform operator Valve has come under sharp criticism for pulling the indie card game Flick Solitaire from its Steam storefront in Russia after authorities

A vast pocket of superheated rock lying far beneath the Appalachian Mountains may trace its roots to the breakup of Greenland from North America

A super-charged solar storm known as the “Gannon event” forced the Earth’s plasmasphere—a doughnut-shaped shell of charged particles that normally envelops the planet—to shrink

A first-of-its-kind facility has begun operations in Fukuoka, Japan, tapping the natural movement of water between freshwater and seawater to generate electricity around the

Scientists have uncovered a promising method for reversing kidney damage, marking a significant step forward in the fight against chronic kidney disease. This breakthrough

A groundbreaking gene-editing treatment could offer a potential cure for high cholesterol, as demonstrated by a small-scale clinical trial unveiled on Saturday. The new

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have identified a previously unrecognised source of oxidative stress in the brain that appears to drive neurodegeneration in disorders

A team of researchers at the Okayama University of Science has unveiled a novel wine grape variety known as Muscat Shiragai, marking a milestone

Researchers from Kobe University have identified a molecular mechanism by which gourds such as pumpkins, squash and zucchini absorb stubborn soil pollutants and concentrate

Scientists at Ohio State University have transformed dehydrated specimens of the edible mushroom Lentinula edodes into functioning memristors—electronic components that “remember” past current

A groundbreaking study by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has unveiled traces of Earth’s earliest form, hidden deep within the planet’s

Scientists at the Swiss start-up FinalSpark have succeeded in running rudimentary computations through lab-grown human brain organoids — millimetre-scale clumps of neurons — offering

A breakthrough in solar physics now explains how dense clumps of plasma condense and fall through the Sun’s corona during powerful flares — behaviour

Breaking the long-standing assumption that intense deformation and mixing in metal processing fully randomize atomic arrangements, MIT scientists have demonstrated that metals retain subtle

A group of physicists has unveiled a new warp-drive model that conforms to conventional energy constraints, indicating the concept long relegated to science fiction

Archaeologists have uncovered over 170 monumental rock engravings in northern Saudi Arabia that date to between 12,800 and 11,400 years ago, rewriting the timeline

Governments and utility providers are exploring a blockchain-based incentive scheme dubbed “IncentiveChain” aimed at moderating agricultural electricity and water consumption by rewarding farmers with

When Jane Goodall ventured into the forests of Tanzania in 1960, she carried no formal zoological degree, just a fierce curiosity and letters of

Researchers at Rice University have unveiled a nanocomposite membrane that isolates lithium selectively from brines faster and with far lower waste than existing methods,

Scientists have found that a marine heatwave triggered mass die-offs of clownfish across central Red Sea reefs once thought to offer thermal refuge, and

Scientists have achieved a major breakthrough: they have successfully simulated wildfire-driven thunderstorms within global Earth system models—capturing key fire-weather feedbacks that until now eluded

A newly devised artificial intelligence system dubbed Diag2Diag is poised to reshape how physicists observe and control the seething plasma inside fusion reactors. The

A new U. S. study reveals that middle-aged adults—particularly women born between 1965 and 1980—are disproportionately likely to meet clinical criteria for addiction to

A new study argues that the prevalence of autism in human populations may reflect an evolutionary trade-off embedded within our genetic heritage. Researchers say