There’s “no nook or cranny” on the planet where it doesn’t end up, the lead researcher on a new study…
Where’s Airborne Plastic? Everywhere, Scientists Find.
There’s “no nook or cranny” on the planet where it doesn’t end up, the lead researcher on a new study…
Promising path found for COVID-19 therapeutics
Researchers have successfully demonstrated that a set of drug-like small molecules can block the activity of a key SARS-CoV-2 protein…
Researchers model human stem cells to identify degeneration in glaucoma
More than 3 million Americans have glaucoma, a serious eye condition causing vision loss. Using human stem cell models, researchers…
Impact of COVID-19 on air transport sector
Research has assessed the initial impact of COVID-19 on air transport and found that it is likely to lead to…
Turning fluorescent tags into cancer killers
Fluorophores with one oxygen atom replaced by a sulfur atom can be triggered with light to create reactive oxygen species…
A vitamin A analog may help treat diabetic retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy is a common complication of diabetes and a leading cause of blindness among the working-age population. A new…
Dopamine signaling allows neural circuits to generate coordinated behaviors
For a nematode worm, a big lawn of the bacteria that it eats is a great place for it to…
Neuroscientists discover neural circuits that control hibernation-like behaviors in mice
Neuroscientists have discovered a population of neurons in the hypothalamus that controls hibernation-like behavior, or torpor, in mice, revealing for…
The brain uses minimum effort to look for key information in text
The human brain avoids taking unnecessary effort. When a person is reading, she strives to gain as much information as…