Babies react to taste and smell in the womb

Scientists took 4D ultrasound scans of 100 pregnant women to see how their unborn babies responded…

Researchers create synthetic rocks to better understand how increasingly sought-after rare earth elements form

Researchers have shed new light on the formation of increasingly precious rare earth elements (REEs) by…

Awakening 'dormant' cells to fight cancer

The advent of small-molecule targeted therapies, a decade ago, revolutionized the treatment of metastatic melanoma, provided…

Food for our guts: Human microbes feed on plant sugars

A carbohydrate commonly found attached to plant proteins is a food source for the bacteria in…

Shaking the dinosaur family tree: How did 'bird-hipped' dinosaurs evolve?

Researchers have conducted a new analysis of the origins of ‘bird-hipped’ dinosaurs — the group which…

Gut microbiomes help bears with very different diets reach the same size

A recent study of the gut microbiome of Alaskan brown bears (Ursus arctos) shows that the…

Gene mutation discovered that causes language impairment, ADHD and myasthenia

Scientists have shown that defects in the protein CAPRIN1 are the cause of various neurological impairments. …

New imaging technique could speed up development of eye disease treatments

Researchers have developed a simple and fast way to perform optoretinography, an imaging technique that measures…

Asteroid 2022 SK4 flew past Earth at just 0.039 LD – the closest flyby of the year

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 SK4 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.039 LD…

Tired of Saturn's rings? Check out NASA's latest image of the bands around Neptune

The last time scientists caught such a clear glimpse of Neptune’s rings was when Voyager 2…