Breaking in a new planet

Impacts affect the porosity and structure of moons and planets more dramatically than scientists suspected, increasing…

Museum collections indicate bees increasingly stressed by changes in climate over the past 100 years

An analysis of bumblebee wings from a network of UK museums shows signs of stress linked…

Quicker palliative care referrals needed to support severely ill COVID patients

Severe breathlessness in COVID patients with co-morbidities should be used as a signal for quicker referral…

Report outlines most common symptoms of 6 cardiovascular diseases

A ‘state of the science’ review details the most reported symptoms of 6 cardiovascular diseases (CVDs):…

Researchers discover 'weak spot' across major COVID-19 variants

Researchers have discovered a key vulnerability across all major variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, including the…

The Northern Lights may move farther south into the mainland U.S. this week

The Northern Lights, known scientifically as auroras borealis, are triggered by geomagnetic activity from the Sun.…

Snow research fills gap in understanding Arctic climate

Comprehensive data from several seasons of field research in the Alaskan Arctic will address uncertainties in…

New prenatal test can reduce time, cost of detecting chromosomal abnormalities

Researchers have developed a new prenatal test that can determine if a fetus or embryo has…

This mouse can't keep a secret about the 'secretome'

Scientists introduce a new way to label and study the secretome in a living organism. The…

Why heat makes us sleepy

Neurobiologists have found that fruit flies are pre-programmed to take a nap in the middle of…