Researchers have found a link between the gut microbiome and aggression. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2024 Sep 23 – Gut bacteria that have been disrupted in infancy can lead to greater aggression later in life, including causing changes to aggression-related genes, according to …
An artist’s impression of the gigantic black hole jets, nicknamed Porphyrion E. Wernquist / D. Nelson (IllustrisTNG Collaboration) / M. Oei – By Michael Irving 2024 Sep 19 – Astronomers have spotted an absolutely colossal cosmic chimney that stretches as far as 140 Milky …
This view of water droplets evaporating from a butterfly’s wing won second place in the competition. Jay McClellan – By Michael Franco 2024 Sep 21 – From a baby tardigrade riding a nematode, to water droplets evaporating from the wing scales of a peacock …
Heavenly Pets Crematorium in Thornaby said Ted’s return was ‘bittersweet’. Photograph: Peter Barron/Newsquest – Beloved pet Ted reunited with grieving North Yorkshire family after drowning mixup – Jamie Grierson 2024 Sep 06 – The myth of cats having nine lives was tested to …
The ministry of justice has added 55 Indigenous organizations to a list of terrorists and extremists, leading many to leave for Nordic countries. Andrei Danilov, a representative of the Sami People from the Kola peninsula, 53, lives in a refugee camp in northern …
Red wine and berries are rich in flavonoids, which researchers say should be increased in the diets of people particularly at risk of age-related chronic diseases. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2024 Sep 18 – Consuming foods and drinks particularly high in flavonoids – such …
Biobots could one day be engineered to deliver drugs and clear up arterial plaque. Kriegman et al. 2020/PNAS, CC BY-SA– By Peter A Noble, Adjunct Associate Professor of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham and by Alex Pozhitkov, Senior Technical Lead of Bioinformatics, Irell …
Big ideas lead to … some genuinely absurd science research, celebrated by the Ig Nobel Prize. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2024 Sep 16 – From 350,757 coin flips to prove probability to assessing the swimming abilities of dead trout, the winners of the …
The pioneer has a top speed of 200 kmph. Matt Ben Stone – By Utkarsh Sood 2024 Sep 15 – The Pioneer 25 marks a momentous step in the world of motorsports as it passed the mandatory FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) crash tests. …
A hydraulic fracturing drill rig near Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, in 2012. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA – Fracking – Explainer – Thanks to hydraulic fracturing, record amounts of oil and gas have been produced in the US in the past six years – Dharna Noor …
