COVID-19 antibody tests, even rapid finger pricks, are effective, new study finds

A new study finds that antibody tests are able to predict prior COVID-19 infection, even for…

Cervical cancer testing tech could replace pap smears, save lives

Emerging technologies can screen for cervical cancer better than Pap smears and, if widely used, could…

Even without a brain, metal-eating robots can search for food

This ‘metal-eating’ robot can follow a metal path without using a computer or needing a battery.…

Mothers bear the cost of the pandemic shift to remote work

At the same time the pandemic was expanding the number of people working remotely, children nationwide…

Cone snails use sexual enticements to lure prey out of hiding

Some cone snails use a previously undetected set of small molecules that mimic the effects of…

Scientists create next gen living robots

Scientists up to create the next version of Xenobots – tiny biological robots that self-assemble, carry…

How comorbidities increase risks for COVID patients

Comorbidities such as heart disease, respiratory disease, renal disease and cancer lead to an increased risk…

First X-rays from Uranus discovered

Astronomers have detected X-rays from Uranus using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. This result may help scientists…

Modelling cometary meteoroid stream traverses of the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft en route to Phobos

Modelling cometary meteoroid stream traverses of the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft en route to Phobos …

In search of the first bacterium

What did the ancestor of all bacteria look like, where did it live and what did…