Sea spiders move oxygen with pumping guts (not hearts)

To keep blood and oxygen flowing throughout their bodies, most animals depend on a beating heart.…

Is teacher burnout contagious?

Burnout among young teachers appears to be contagious, indicates a new study. It found a significant…

A fresh view on volcanic plumbing systems

Volcanic eruptions such as Mount St. Helens' in 1980 show the explosiveness of magma moving through…

Phase II Study: Radiotherapy dose increase to hypoxic NSCLC lesions

Fluorine-18-fluoromisonidazole (FMISO) is a PET radiotracer that is widely used to diagnose hypoxia (insufficient oxygen supply…

Unexpected flipper flapping in humpback whales observed

Humpback whales flap their foreflippers like penguins or sea lions, researchers have discovered. This unexpected observation…

In the fast lane: Conductive electrodes are key to fast-charging batteries

Can you imagine fully charging your cell phone in just a few seconds? Researchers can, and…

World’s first demonstration of space quantum communication using a microsatellite

The world's smallest and lightest quantum-communication transmitter has now been developed, report researchers who have succeeded…

New promise of cancer immunotherapy to treat rare lymphoma

New research demonstrates the promise of cancer immunotherapy against gray zone lymphoma, potentially paving the way…

Plants under attack can turn hungry caterpillars into cannibals

When does a (typically) vegetarian caterpillar become a cannibalistic caterpillar, even when there is still plenty…

Big, shape-shifting animals from the dawn of time

Major changes in the chemical composition of the world's oceans enabled the first large organisms --…