Brawn Before Brains: Mammals Bulked Up To Survive Post-Dinosaur World
Prehistoric mammals bulked up, rather than develop bigger brains, to boost their survival chances once dinosaurs had become extinct, research suggests. For the first 10…
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Slowing the Aging Process: Two Blood Proteins Could Be Key to a Long and Healthy Life
Two blood proteins have been shown by scientists to influence how long and healthy a life we live, research suggests. Developing drugs that target these…
COVID-19 During Pregnancy Linked to Birth-Related Complications
Women who have Covid-19 towards the end of their pregnancy are vulnerable to birth-related complications. They are more likely to have complications than those who…
New Study Finds COVID-19 Vaccine Protection Declines After Just Three Months
The protection offered by the Oxford-Astra Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine declines after three months of receiving two doses, a study says. The findings – drawn from…
Life on Mars – Or False Fossils?
Mars explorers searching for signs of ancient life could be fooled by fossil-like specimens created by chemical processes, research suggests. Rocks on Mars may contain…
COVID Vaccines Are Over 90% Effective at Preventing Deaths From Delta Variant
Vaccination is over 90 percent effective at preventing deaths from the Delta variant of Covid-19, according to the first country-level data on mortality. The Pfizer-BioNTech…
Russian Arctic Losing Billions of Tons of Ice Each Year As Climate Warms
Glaciers and ice caps in two archipelagos in the Russian Arctic are losing enough meltwater to fill nearly five million Olympic-size swimming pools each year,…
A Comet Strike 13,000 Years Ago May Have Sparked Key Shift in Human Civilization
A cluster of comet fragments believed to have hit Earth nearly 13,000 years ago may have shaped the origins of human civilization, research suggests. Possibly…
Photoactivatable Metabolic Warheads: Light-Sensitive Drug Acts As Trojan Horse to Kill Cancer Cells
A light-activated drug that can enter and kill bacterial and cancer cells without harming nearby healthy cells has been tested successfully. Scientists found that combining…
COVID Vaccine Linked to Low Blood Platelet Count – Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
A condition that affects the blood, known as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), may be associated the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in rare cases, research suggests. The very…
Mysteries of Malaria Infections Deepen After Study Where Volunteers Were Injected With Malaria Parasites
Scientists have discovered that tracking malaria as it develops in humans is a powerful way to detect how the malaria parasite causes a range of…
Sunlight Linked With Lower COVID-19 Deaths – And NOT Because of Vitamin D
Sunnier areas are associated with fewer deaths from Covid-19, an observational study suggests. Increased exposure to the sun’s rays — specifically UVA — could act…
Remarkably Well-Preserved Fossils Helping to Solve Baffling Puzzle That Vexed Darwin
Remarkably well-preserved fossils are helping scientists unravel a mystery about the origins of early animals that puzzled Charles Darwin. Analysis of the 547 million-year-old remains…
Ancient Crocodiles’ Shadowy Family Tree Reveals Unexpected Twists and Turns
Scientists probing a prehistoric crocodile group’s shadowy past have discovered a timeless truth – pore over anyone’s family tree long enough, and something surprising will…
Dinosaur Embryo Discovery Helps Crack Baby Tyrannosaur Mystery
They are among the largest predators ever to walk the Earth, but experts have discovered that some baby tyrannosaurs were only the size of a…
Genetic Discovery Leads to Potential New COVID-19 Treatments
Potential treatments for Covid-19 have been identified after the discovery of five genes associated with the most severe form of the disease. Genetic evidence is…
Milky Way Is Being Twisted and Deformed With Extreme Violence by the Gravitational Force of the LMC’s Dark Matter Halo
The long-held belief that the Milky Way, the galaxy containing Earth and the solar system, is relatively static has been ruptured by fresh cosmic insight….
Mining Rocks in Orbit – Using Bacteria-Powered Biomining Reactors – Could Aid Deep Space Exploration
The first mining experiments conducted in space could pave the way for new technologies to help humans explore and establish settlements on distant worlds, a…
