Researchers analyzing snow and stream samples have found evidence of microplastic pollution on Mount Everest. While…
Middle Stone Age populations repeatedly occupied West African coast
Researchers reveal evidence of Middle Stone Age occupations of the West African coast. Ranging from 62…
Biofriendly protocells pump up blood vessels
Researchers have prepared synthetic protocells coated in red blood cell fragments for use as nitric oxide…
Altered 'coat' disguises fatal brain virus from neutralizing antibodies
A genetic modification in the ‘coat’ of a brain infection-causing virus may allow it to escape…
Age is no barrier to successful weight loss
Obese patients over the age of 60 can lose an equivalent amount of weight as younger…
A biochemical random number
Scientists have generated a huge true random number using DNA synthesis. It is the first time…
Rare species of small cats inadequately protected
The Indian subcontinent is a hotspot for wild felines. A new study now shows that only…
Field geology at Mars' equator points to ancient megaflood
Floods of unimaginable magnitude once washed through Gale Crater on Mars’ equator around 4 billion years…
A sulfur molecule to block the coronavirus
Some viruses can get inside cells via a mechanism that involves sulfur organic molecules. Chemists have…
Astronomers discover new 'fossil galaxy' buried deep within the Milky Way
Scientists working with data from the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys’ Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment…