Mutant zebrafish reveals a turning point in spine's evolution

A chance mutation that led to spinal defects in a zebrafish has opened a little window…

COVID-19 replicating RNA vaccine has robust response in nonhuman primates

A replicating RNA vaccine, formulated with a lipid-based nanoparticle emulsion, produces antibodies against the COVID-19 coronavirus…

Cellular signaling cascade balances information transmission against energy consumption, study says

Cellular signal transmission is not only optimized for precision—it also includes a cost cap. The relationship…

Could mini-Neptunes be irradiated ocean planets?

Many exoplanets known today are ‘super-Earths,’ with a radius 1.3 times that of Earth, and ‘mini-Neptunes,’…

Buried GitHub archival storage to last 1,000 years

If civilization ever succumbs to global warming, nuclear annihilation, an unrelenting pandemic or a martian invasion,…

Chinese phase 2 trial finds COVID-19 vaccine is safe and induces an immune response

A phase 2 randomized controlled trial of a recombinant adenovirus type-5-vectored COVID-19 vaccine (Ad5-vectored COVID-19 vaccine)…

Physicists take stop-action images of light-driven molecular reaction

Physicists have taken extremely fast snapshots of light-induced molecular ring-opening reactions — similar to those that…

New diagnostic test for heart failure patients could also help COVID-19 patients

A new blood test that reliably predicts outcomes for heart failure patients could lead to new…

Climate change on track to wipe out polar bears by 2100

Climate change is starving polar bears into extinction, according to research published Monday that predicts the…

Crowds removing sea creatures from San Pedro tide pools put delicate ecosystem at risk

It was against the backdrop of a pounding surf one recent morning that almost 30 people…