The entrance to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Martin Zwick/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images – By Adriana Craciun, Professor of English and Emma MacLachlan Metcalf Chair of Humanities, Boston University Published: 2024 Nov 04 – Two-thirds of the world’s food comes today …
The study took place in Tennessee, a state that has had a near-total ban on abortions since 2022. Anchiy/E+ via Getty Images – By Sophie Bjork-James, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Vanderbilt University and by Anna-Grace Lilly, Medical Student, University of Toledo and by Isabelle Perry Newman, …
A new immunotherapy could help prevent scar tissue forming after a heart attack, reducing the risk of heart failure. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2024 Nov 04 – Scarring of heart tissue can be slowed but not stopped, and can lead to heart failure. …
A handful of antibiotics and plastics, not at all what the doctor ordered, in this rendering. – By Joe Salas 2024 Nov 03 – A recent study has shown that nanoplastics – plastic particles smaller than 0.001 millimeters – affect the body’s ability to …
Actin filaments (pink) are affected by aging, but can be switched off via genes Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2024 Nov 02 – Not only have researchers identified how a common cellular protein affects aging, but they’ve tweaked the genes that produce it in …
Could kissing stem from primate bonding? A new study makes the case for it. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2024 Nov 01 – Most of us do it, be it romantic, familial, friendly or formal, but kissing among humans and where and how it …
The AirNEST system is presently on Kickstarter. Rise Outdoor View 5 Images – By Ben Coxworth 2024 Oct 31 – Inflatable tents are easy to set up, and inflatable camp mattresses are nice n’ comfy, so why not combine the two? That’s just what …
Fluorescent microscope image of the animal cells with embedded chloroplasts (magenta) R. Aoki, Y. Inui, Y. Okabe et al. 2024 / Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B – By Michael Irving 2024 Oct 30 – Scientists in Japan have created hybrid plant-animal cells, …
Minghui Yuan – Cleaners in the Rainforest. Minghui Yuan / CUPOTY View 19 Images – By Abhimanyu Ghoshal 2024 Oct 29 – It’s that time of the year again. We’ve got our hands on the shortlisted pictures from the 2024 Close-up Photographer of the …
The sugar found in stingless bee honey has a raft of health benefits. DianitaKartika/Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 – By Paul McClure 2024 Oct 27 – Honey from stingless bees contains large amounts of a unique sugar that’s not a major component of any …
