Dinosaur claws used for digging and display

Dinosaur claws had many functions, but now a team has shown some predatory dinosaurs used their…

Are your strawberries bland? Pesticides could be to blame

Have you ever bitten into a plump, red strawberry, only to find it bland and watery?…

Ancient proteins offer new clues about origin of life on Earth

By simulating early Earth conditions in the lab, researchers have found that without specific amino acids,…

Satellites observe speed-up of Glaciers on the Antarctic Peninsula

Glaciers — giant blocks of moving ice — along Antarctica’s coastline are flowing faster in the…

Asteroid 2023 DR flew past Earth at 0.2 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 DR flew past Earth at a distance of 0.2 LD /…

Successful cure of HIV infection after stem cell transplantation, study suggests

Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for the treatment of severe blood cancers is the only medical intervention…

New method creates material that could create the next generation of solar cells

Perovskites, a family of materials with unique electric properties, show promise for use in a variety…

Excess weight, obesity more deadly than previously believed

New research finds that overweight populations have a 22% higher mortality risk than those of healthy…

Reaching like an octopus: A biology-inspired model opens the door to soft robot control

Octopus arms coordinate nearly infinite degrees of freedom to perform complex movements such as reaching, grasping,…

A mysterious object is being dragged into the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way's center

An object near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy has…