Number of known black holes expected to double in two years with new detection method

A method that will detect roughly 10 black holes per year has now been developed, doubling…

Researchers combat antimicrobial resistance using smartphones

An automated diagnostic test reader for antimicrobial resistance using a smartphone has now been developed by…

Bad people are disgusting, bad actions are angering

A person's character, more so than their actions, determines whether we find immoral acts to be…

Key benefits of large-scale use of universal over conventional flu vaccines

Universal vaccines that protect against multiple strains of influenza virus at once could offer key population-level…

Blocking hormone activity in mosquitoes could help reduce malaria spread

Disruption of hormone signaling in mosquitoes may reduce their ability to transmit the parasite that causes…

Two major groups of rabies virus display distinct evolutionary trends

Using hundreds of viral genome sequences, scientists have shown that two major groups of rabies virus…

Cellular reprogramming slows aging in mice

Scientists have rolled back time for live mice through systemic cellular reprogramming, according to a new…

Research locates absence epilepsy seizure ‘choke point’ in brain

Researchers used a rodent model to discover that shifting the firing pattern of a particular set…

Underwater volcano’s eruption captured in exquisite detail by seafloor observatory

Seismic data from the 2015 eruption of Axial Volcano, an underwater volcano about 300 miles off…

One gene mutation, two diseases, many insights into human heart function

Scientists have linked a single gene mutation to two types of heart disease: one causes a…