Wee weasels may have big impact on native wildlife

Imagine a murderous sausage with legs. Give it a heartbeat up to 300 beats per minute…

Video: Repeat expansion disorders—how RNA may gum up the works

What happens when an RNA molecule contains too many repeats of the same short sequence of…

Focus needed on whether punishment harms or improves, suggests study

The logic that often underlies support for punitive approaches to crime, such as imprisonment, is a…

Natural predator found for coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish

University of Queensland scientists have identified natural predators which could help fight outbreaks of the coral-eating…

New tool shows progress in fighting spread of invasive grass carp in Great Lakes

New research reveals the progress scientists at The University of Toledo are making in their ongoing…

Improved prediction of heatwaves thanks to AI

Extreme heatwaves are rare, but they have major consequences on living beings and their environments. Anticipating…

Euchromatin is not really open in living cells, shows study

DNA and associated proteins in active regions of the genome are condensed but behave like a…

Most existing methods found to be ineffective for counteracting conspiracy beliefs

A new review of previously published studies on methods for reducing conspiracy beliefs has shown that…

A new type of photonic time crystal gives light a boost

Researchers have developed a way to create photonic time crystals, and they have shown that these…

Beneath the Earth, ancient ocean floor likely surrounds the core

Through global-scale seismic imaging of Earth’s interior, research led by The University of Alabama revealed a…