How the giant sequoia tree protects itself

A three-dimensional network of fibers makes the bark resistant to fire and rock fall. …

Tracking Australia's gigantic carnivorous dinosaurs

North America had the T. rex, South America had the Giganotosaurus and Africa the Spinosaurus –…

A sugar hit to help destroy cancer cells

Like any cells in the body, cancer cells need sugar ­– namely glucose — to fuel…

Oral antibiotics work, shorten hospital stays for IV drug users with infections

A combination of IV and oral antibiotics can effectively treat invasive infections in people who inject…

New nanoparticle drug combination for atherosclerosis

Physicochemical cargo-switching nanoparticles (CSNP) can help significantly reduce cholesterol and macrophage foam cells in arteries, which…

Nanomaterial gives robots chameleon skin

A new film made of gold nanoparticles changes color in response to any type of movement.…

How fish got onto land, and stayed there

Research on blennies, a family of fish that have repeatedly left the sea for land, suggests…

Half of the world's population exposed to increasing air pollution

Half of the world’s population is exposed to increasing air pollution, new research has shown. …

Red squirrels making comeback as return of pine marten spells bad news for invasive grey squirrel

The number of red squirrels is on the increase in Ireland thanks to the return of…

Nanosponges could intercept coronavirus infection

Nanoparticles cloaked in human lung cell membranes and human immune cell membranes can attract and neutralize…