As throngs of people around the world stand in solidarity with American protesters calling for an…
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Week in images: 6-10 July 2020
Week in images: 6-10 July 2020 Discover our week through the lens Click…
Cause of oversized placentas in cloning found after two decades
One reason a technique for cloning animals often results in oversized placentas, and hence failed births,…
By 2025, carbon dioxide levels in Earth's atmosphere will be higher than at any time in the last 3.3 million years
By 2025, atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels will very likely be higher than they were during…
Meet baker's yeast, the budding, single-celled fungus that fluffs your bread
They live in bread dough. They die in your oven. Click here for original…
Research on seawater surface tension becomes international guideline
The property of water that enables a bug to skim the surface of a pond or…
To engineers' surprise, radiation can slow corrosion of some materials
Radiation nearly always degrades the materials exposed to it, hastening their deterioration and requiring replacement of…
The WHO often has been under fire, but no nation has ever moved to sever ties with it
In the midst of a surge of new cases of COVID-19, the United States this week…
Scientists discover extraordinary regeneration of neurons
Biologists from the University of Bayreuth have discovered a uniquely rapid form of regeneration in injured…
Rock-breathing bacteria are electron spin doctors, study shows
Electrons spin. It’s a fundamental part of their existence. Some spin “up” while others spin “down.”…