Simply shining light on ‘dinosaur metal’ compound kills cancer cells

A new compound based on iridium, a rare metal which landed in the Gulf of Mexico…

Infertility treatment linked with slightly higher risk of pregnancy complications

Women who have undergone infertility treatment, such as in vitro fertilization, are more likely to experience…

Much of the surface ocean will shift in color by end of 21st century

Climate change is causing significant changes to phytoplankton in the world's oceans, and a new study…

Rise in overdoses from opioids in diarrhea drug

A new study has uncovered a new threat in the opiate epidemic: overdoses of loperamide, an…

Graphene biosensor could provide early lung cancer diagnosis

The wonder-material graphene could hold the key to unlocking the next generation of advanced, early stage…

Study links protein, clusterin, to cardiac and metabolic diseases

During a study spanning nearly a decade, researchers have linked the protein clusterin -- for the…

First discovered fossil feather did not belong to iconic bird Archaeopteryx

A 150-year-old fossil feather mystery has been solved. Researchers applied a novel imaging technique, laser-stimulated fluorescence,…

MERMAIDs reveal secrets from below the ocean floor

Floating seismometers dubbed MERMAIDs -- Mobile Earthquake Recording in Marine Areas by Independent Divers -- reveal…

The Caucasus: Complex interplay of genes and cultures

In the Bronze Age, the Caucasus Mountains region was a cultural and genetic contact zone. Here,…

Physicists uncover the topological origin of surface electromagnetic waves

In work that provides insights for several areas of wave physics -- Maxwell electromagnetism, topological quantum…