Whale Shark Girls Overtake the Boys to Become World’s Largest Fish
A decade-long study of the iconic fish has found male whale sharks grow quickly, before plateauing at an average adult length of about eight or…
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“COVID-19 Is Here to Stay” – Scientists Predict That SARS-CoV-2 Will Become a Seasonal Virus
Thanks to the sniffling noses, coughs, and colds that accompany the colder months of the year, we are all too familiar with the seasonal patterns…
Fluid Physics of Movement in Marine Snails Could Lead to Novel Bio-Inspired Underwater Vehicles
Cuvierina atlantica, a thecosomatous pteropod with an elongated shell. Credit: David Murphy and coauthors Poetry in motion: Engineers analyze the fluid physics of movement in…
Satellite Tracking Reveals Reef Manta Rays Make Long-Term Use of Marine-Protected Areas
Study uses satellites and photographs to fill in important gaps in migratory patterns for one of the world’s largest species of rays. Marine animals are…
Space Station Experiment Shows Bacteria Could Survive the Long Trip From Earth to Mars
Tanpopo mission addresses the possibility of natural interplanetary transport of microbial life called panspermia. Imagine microscopic life-forms, such as bacteria, transported through space, and landing…
Human, Bird and Reptile Tears Aren’t So Different – Critical to Healthy Eyesight Across Species
Bird and reptile tears aren’t so unlike our own, shows a new study in Frontiers in Veterinary Science. But the differences could provide insights into…
Researchers Show Mathematically How to Best Reopen Your Business After COVID-19 Lockdown
In the USA, where the curve of infections has not yet flattened since the beginning of the pandemic, 158,000 people have died from Covid-19 already….
Why Bird Nests Attract Flying Insects and Parasites
Researchers in Spain study how disease vectors such as flying midges sense differences in gas concentration in order to locate their hosts. Flying insects and…
Tracking Humanity’s Latest Plastics and Chemical Toxins in Stranded Whales and Dolphins
As humanity develops new types of plastics and chemicals, researchers are constantly trying to keep up with understanding how these contaminants affect the environment and…
Pulse Pressure: A Game Changer in the Fight Against Dementia
Promoting blood brain barrier health by reducing elevated pulse pressure in blood could be a promising new preventative solution and/or treatment for dementia. A recent…
New Study Outlines a Roadmap for Effective Treatment of COVID-19
Study outlines key immunological factors underlying COVID-19 disease progression and proposes a range of drugs that may be repurposed to treat the disease. Due to…
Study Shows Treatment With Interferon-α2b Speeds Up Recovery of COVID-19 Patients
Treatment with IFN-α2b was shown for the first time to improve virus clearance and decrease levels of inflammatory markers in a cohort of COVID-19 patients….
How COVID-19 Kills: New Study Explains the Mechanisms of the New Coronavirus
COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus SARS-Cov-2, has infected over 4 million people in 212 countries, of whom at least 272,000 have died. The ongoing…
How to Tell If a Child Has a Coronavirus Infection – It May Not Start With a Cough
Gastrointestinal symptoms, coupled with a fever or history of exposure to COVID-19, could indicate coronavirus infection in children. Children suffering from sickness and diarrhea, coupled…
COVID-19 Treatment May Lie in Pangolin Genetics – May Possess Evolutionary Advantage Against Coronavirus
The exotic animal’s genome could point to possible treatment options for COVID-19 in humans. Similar to how a smoke detector sounds off an alarm, certain…
New Clues on How to Treat COVID-19 From T Cell Counts and Cytokine Storms
Inflammatory immune response can cause T cells to become depleted, affecting patient outcomes in coronavirus cases and leaving them prone to secondary infection. Cytokine storms…
A Review of the Most Promising Strategies for Defeating Coronavirus: Vaccines, Antivirals, Gene Therapies
In an unprecedented effort, hundreds of thousands of researchers and clinicians worldwide are locked in a race against time to develop cures, vaccines, and better…
Action Real-Time Strategy Games Can Improve Visual Attention Skills
Expert players of action real-time strategy games such as League of Legends become better at allocating brain resources between visual stimuli that compete for attention….