Beauty products with fluorinated ingredients may also contain PFAS, study reports

Smooth, foamy, water-proof. These characteristics are extremely desirable in beauty products, but manufacturers sometimes use ingredients…

Our brains use quantum computation

A team of scientists believe our brains could use quantum computation, after adapting an idea developed…

Warmer climate causing acidification of the Arctic Ocean

Climate change is causing the Arctic Ocean’s sea ice to melt away. When the polar ocean…

No heart damage despite hypertension

An overactive enzyme that causes an inherited form of high blood pressure also appears to protect…

Drones show potential to improve salmon nest counts

A study showed that drone photography of the Wenatchee River during spawning season can be effective…

Large emissions from ship scrubbers

The Baltic Sea is considered one of the world’s most polluted seas. Now, new research reveals…

Asteroid 2022 UQ1 flew past Earth at 0.02 LD – the closest flyby of the year and 4th closest on record

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 UQ1 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.024 LD…

Model calculates energetics of piercing fangs, claws and other biological weapons

Researchers have created a model that can calculate the energetics involved when one organism stabs another…

Ancient viral remnants in the human genome are active in normal tissues

Remnants of ancient viruses in the human genome are active in healthy tissues as well as…

New motorcycle lighting design could save lives

Motorcycle drivers are 27 times more likely to die in an accident than those in regular passenger vehicles.…