Case Closed on a Mysteriously Puffy Exoplanet
The mystery of an unusually inflated planet has been solved with data from the James Webb Space Telescope.
Injuries can also Injure Your Metabolism
Researchers uncover a previously underappreciated role of white adipose tissue in causing trauma induced hyperglycemia and insulin resistance.
From Benchtop to Breakthrough: Mini-Colon Models Pave the Way for Cancer Research
Researchers develop a miniature colon model to study tumor initiation, aiding in identifying genetic targets for anti-tumor drugs and reducing reliance on animal testing in cancer research.
Buzzing Bee-haviors: Cooperativity in Insects
Researchers continue to dissect the complex cooperative behaviors that allow bees to have successful colonies.
Try, try, and try again: prehistoric plant fossils help carve out the evolution of complex vein networks in flowering plants
Paleontologists taking a closer look at an old fossil uncover new information about how leaves evolved.
Gene Editing to Treat Disease: A success story in sickle cell disease
A genetic editing technique has shown success in treating the genetic disorder sickle cell disease in humans.
Our Cyborg Future: Brain-computer interfaces and their unique privacy challenges
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) can translate a person’s brainwaves into action, but these devices are vulnerable to hacking.
Researchers create interspecies brain chimeras from mice and rats
In a first, two groups of researchers have created a chimeric mouse brain with rat cells, providing a new way to understand brain evolution.
This habitable zone exoplanet may have liquid water
Astronomers around the world do a double-take on the most promising potentially habitable planet.
A Potential Drug to Treat Acute Respiratory Distress Caused by Severe Influenza A Virus
Researchers have discovered a compound that could reduce lung injury caused by severe influenza A virus infection.