Overactivity in the reticular thalamic nucleus was shown to cause autism-like behaviors in mice. Drugs that reduce this activity reversed the…

Researchers have uncovered that a recent cold might actually help protect against COVID-19, especially in children. By triggering the body’s natural…

Metformin, the world’s most prescribed diabetes drug, is known for benefits far beyond blood sugar control, yet its precise workings have…

A young gas giant, WISPIT 2b, was detected within a multi-ringed disk around a Sun-like star. Its active formation provides a…

Finding Earth-like planets is nearly impossible because stars drown them out in brightness. Conventional telescope designs fall short, but a proposed…

The Sun acts as the Solar System’s ultimate particle accelerator, hurling out streams of high-speed electrons. Thanks to ESA’s Solar Orbiter,…

Stellenbosch University researchers identify rare phenolic compounds in Cannabis leaves for the first time. Chemists at Stellenbosch University (SU) have uncovered…

Scientists identified a new plant genus, Franscinella, from a 296-million-year-old fossil in Brazil. The find sheds light on ancient plant evolution.…