Study affirms geographic discrimination in allocating lungs for transplant

Results of a medical records study of more than 7,000 patients awaiting a lung transplant in…

Satellite data exposes looting of archaelogical sites

Globally archaeological heritage is under threat by looting. The destruction of archaeological sites obliterates the basis…

Plants don’t like touch: Green thumb myth dispelled

Research has found that plants are extremely sensitive to touch and that repeated touching can significantly…

Old mines cast a long shadow on their surroundings

Local stakeholders need more information than is currently available to them on the impacts of former…

Alien imposters: Planets with oxygen don’t necessarily have life

Lab simulations nix the common wisdom that atmospheric oxygen and organic compounds are good evidence that…

Hiding images and information in plain sight

What is real is not always as it appears. Researchers have found a way to hide…

Scientists discovered mechanisms behind neonatal diabetes

Researchers have described mechanisms linking chronic cellular stress to the poor development of the insulin-producing cells.

Warning over deep-sea ‘gold rush’

A 'gold rush' of seabed mining could lead to unprecedented damage to fragile deep-sea ecosystems, researchers…

New strains of hepatitis C found in Africa

The largest population study of hepatitis C in Africa has found three new strains of the…

Boys with good motor skills excel at problem-solving, too

Boys with good motor skills are better problem-solvers than their less skillful peers, a new study…