Micro- and nanoplastic from the atmosphere is polluting the ocean

According to estimates, by 2040 the level of plastic pollution could reach 80 million metric tons…

Study identifies potential target for treating childhood blood cancer

Scientists have pinpointed a possible new target for treating patients with the blood cancer juvenile myelomonocytic…

Rare discovery: How a gene mutation causes higher intelligence

When genes mutate, this can lead to severe diseases of the human nervous system. Researchers have…

Novel tool targeting unusual RNA structures for potential therapeutic applications

Ribonucleic acids (RNAs), which decode the genetic code stored in DNA and produce proteins, fold into…

Chagas disease: Hybrid strains make insidious parasite more dangerous

Researchers have mapped how the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi forms new variants that are more effective at…

What benefits nutrition in Africa the most?

Malnutrition in developing countries is best addressed not by increasing the variety of crops grown on…

Soil microbes use different pathways to metabolize carbon

Much of what scientists think about soil metabolism may be wrong. New evidence suggests that microbes…

AI predicts infant age, gender based on temperament

A new study used machine learning to classify infants as either male or female at 0-24…

NASA Selects SES Government Solutions to Support Near-Earth Communications

NASA Selects SES Government Solutions to Support Near-Earth Communications Click here for original story,…

Virgin Orbit to Expand Fleet with Modification of Second Airborne Satellite Launchpad

Virgin Orbit to Expand Fleet with Modification of Second Airborne Satellite Launchpad Click here…