Novel agent flips on garbage disposal in neurons, eliminating toxic brain proteins in mice

Neuroscientists say they have developed and tested an agent that reduces the buildup of toxic proteins…

Survey completeness of a global citizen-science database of bird occurrence

There are many shortfalls in knowledge of the world’s biodiversity, and one of the most basic…

Monstrous galaxy from dawn of the universe accidentally discovered

The early universe is filled with monsters, a new study revealed. Researchers discovered a previously invisible…

New drug-delivery technology promises efficient, targeted cancer treatment

A precise and non-toxic treatment that targets lung cancer cells at the nanoscale is able to…

Two thumbs up – or is it four? Odd lemur has evolved extra 'finger'

For a strange little lemur native to Madagascar that boasts one of the most unusual hands…

New species take longer to arise in the Amazon

Amazonia is home to the greatest number of species on earth, many now threatened, but a…

NASA Attaches First of 4 RS-25 Engines to Artemis I Rocket Stage

Engineers and technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have structurally mated the first…

NASA Administrator Invites Public to Update on Agency’s Return to Moon

The public is invited to join NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine at 9:40 a.m. EDT Friday, Oct.…

German WW2 U-boat base in France reboots as data center

The thick concrete walls of a long-abandoned World War Two German submarine base in Marseille, southern…

IQSEC1 gene mutations cause new intellectual disability syndrome

Researchers identify gene causing intellectual disability syndrome that is common in countries where consanguineous marriages are…