A machine learning approach to freshwater analysis

A team of researchers has applied a machine learning model to explore where and to what…

The Viking disease can be due to gene variants inherited from Neanderthals

Many men in northern Europe over the age of 60 suffer from the so-called Viking disease,…

Shining potential of missing atoms

Single photons have applications in quantum computation, information networks, and sensors, and these can be emitted…

Key building block for life found at Saturn's moon Enceladus

The search for extraterrestrial life in our solar system just got more exciting. A team of…

Building a new vaccine arsenal to eradicate polio

Despite some of the most successful international vaccination campaigns in history, the poliovirus continues to circulate…

Bright meteor over Minas Gerais and Goiás, Brazil

A bright fireball streaked through the night sky over Minas Gerais and Goiás, Brazil at 00:50…

First illustration of the molecular machinery that makes cilia beat

The first image of the structures that power human cilia — the tiny, hairlike projections that…

Study explains unusual deformation in Earth's largest continental rift

Computer models confirm that the African Superplume is responsible for the unusual deformations, as well as…

Hotter sand from microplastics could affect sea turtle development

New research has found that extreme concentrations of microplastics could increase the temperature of beach sand…

Microplastics stick around in human airways

Inhaled microplastics can pose serious health risks, so understanding how they travel in the respiratory system…