Greta Thunberg: Climate change activist sails into New York City

The 16-year-old campaigner arrives in the US after sailing for two weeks across the Atlantic. …

Big data analysis reveals staggering extent of gender inequality in creative industries

The term “big data” may bring to mind swaths of private information held by tech companies.…

PIA23398: Yardangs

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Mechanism inducing self-killing of cancer cells

A research team has developed helical polypeptide potassium ionophores that lead to the onset of programmed…

Many psychiatric disorders have heightened impulsivity

The study analyzed data from studies across eight different psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder, bipolar…

Little-used drug combination may extend the lives of lung transplant patients

Median survival after lung transplant is less than six years. To see what might help lung…

HIV-positive New Yorkers are living longer but still dying from underlying infection, not just from old age

A review of the autopsy reports of 252 men and women who died of acquired immunodeficiency…

Gene linked to needing less sleep identified

The genetics of circadian rhythms have been well studied in recent years, but much less is…

ExoMars rover ready for environment testing

The Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover has completed its construction activities in the UK and will now…

Puerto Rico braces for hit from Tropical Storm Dorian

Tropical Storm Dorian bore down on Puerto Rico Wednesday as residents braced for a direct hit,…