Eat less and live a long healthy life? Study shows ‘not in all cases’
The assumption that dietary restriction (and drugs that mimic its effects) will extend both lifespan and healthspan jointly has come under question, based on...
Herpesvirus triggers cervical cancer affecting nearly 1 in 4 adult sea lions
Research finds that a specific strain of herpesvirus triggers cervical cancer affecting nearly 1 in 4 necropsied California sea lions. The findings show that...
Scope advance reveals first look through all cortical layers of awake brain
Improvements in three-photon microscopy have allowed scientists to see activity in all layers of the visual cortex and the 'subplate' below.
A stripped helium star solves the massive black hole mystery
Recently, a Chinese team of astronomers claimed to have discovered a black hole as massive as 70 solar masses, which, if confirmed, would severely...
Nanoparticle immunization technology could protect against many strains of coronaviruses
Researchers are studying a new type of immunization that may be able to protect against many variants of viruses.
Urban beaches are environmental hotspots for antibiotic resistance after rainfall
New research provide clear links between storm-water discharge, which sometimes includes wet-weather sewer overflow (WWSO) events, and the presence of AbR in microorganisms living...
Surface waves can help nanostructured devices keep their cool
A research team has demonstrated that hybrid surface waves called surface phonon-polaritons provide enhanced thermal conductivity in nanoscale membranes. These surface waves can aid...
Scientists have laser-cooled antimatter
Scientists have succeeded in cooling down antihydrogen atoms - the simplest form of atomic antimatter - with laser light.
High wealth inequality linked with greater support for populist leaders
People who live or think they live in a more economically unequal society may be more supportive of a strong, even autocratic leader, a...
