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Scientists Discover Strange Carnivore Plant in Borneo that Traps its Prey Underground
In the dark jungles of Borneo, a plant has adapted to an ecological niche that none of its kind or kingdom has ever entered...
Simple Marker Clues-In Scientists to Potential Cure For Asthma
New research has made an important breakthrough that could lead to more effective treatments for the world’s 262 million asthma sufferers.
A study found severe asthmatics...
Scientists Discover Simple Way to Remove Heavy Metal From Water Using Plant Waste
Scientists just announced they have created a membrane made from a waste by-product of vegetable oil manufacturing, which can filter out heavy metals from...
Scientists Turn Brazilian Tree Bark Into Promising Treatment for Leukemia
Compounds from a Brazilian tree bark can now be used to treat acute myeloid leukaemia after a new technique that delivers it straight into...
Bone Loss Meds May be Lowering Ovarian Cancer Risk, Scientists Find
Medicines used to prevent bone loss may help lower the risk of ovarian cancer. That's according to research by The University of Queensland.
UQ researchers...
Higher Optimism is Linked With Longer Life, Harvard Scientists Find in New Study
Higher levels of optimism were associated with longer lifespan and living beyond age 90 in women across racial and ethnic groups in a study...
Coffee May Cut Risk of Acute Kidney Injury, Scientists Discover
If you need another reason to start the day drinking a cup of joe, a recent study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers has revealed...
The Mechanism Behind Memory Loss in Aging Was Identified By Scientists at Johns Hopkins
Neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins have identified a mechanism in the brain behind age-related memory loss.
The system lies in the hippocampus, the memory control center...
Scientists Discover Breakthrough Method of Making Advanced Electronics With H20
Water is the secret ingredient in a simple way to create key components for solar cells, X-ray detectors and other optoelectronics devices.
The next generation...
Scientists Link 5 Bacteria Types to Aggressive Prostate Cancer, Potentially Revolutionizing Treatment
Researchers have found a link between bacteria and aggressive forms of prostate cancer.
The University of East Anglia scientists identified five types of bacteria which...
Scientists Power a Computer Using Only Algae and Daylight to Make the Electricity
Researchers have used a widespread species of blue-green algae to power a microprocessor continuously for a year—and counting—using nothing but ambient light and water.
Their...
Scientists Discover Genetic Cause of Lupus, a Chronic Autoimmune Disease
An international team of researchers has identified a cause of the autoimmune disease lupus within the DNA mutations of a gene that senses viral...
Scientists Make Breakthrough, Stopping the Spread of Cancer by Repurposing Drugs Used for Other Illnesses
The treatment of cancer could be revolutionized by the discovery that existing drugs, used to treat depression and heart disease, could reverse key changes...
Scientists Figure Out the Origin of Splendid Dunes on Jupiter’s Icy Moon
Scientists have long wondered how Jupiter’s innermost moon, Io, has meandering ridges as grand as any that can be seen in movies like Dune.
Now,...
Texas Scientists Have Created a Protein That Breaks Down Plastic Bottles
A 'Pac-Man' protein that gobbles up plastic and breaks it down could open the door to eliminating billions of tons of landfill waste.
The enzyme...
Pioneering Scientists Find Evidence of How Exercise Counters Diabetes Damage
Exercise can counter the damage of diabetes by activating a natural system we have to grow new blood vessels when existing ones are ravaged...
Secrets of Humpback Whales: Scientists Record 600 Different Calls at Sea Including Some Never Heard Before
Sounds made by humpback whales—including a previously unknown call—have given researchers a glimpse of their lives in the high seas.
Scientists recorded the sounds hundreds...
Scientists Invent De-icing Coatings to Cut Airline Delays by Lasting Longer Without Toxic Runoff
Airports delays are common, but especially during winter when jets need to be dowsed with thousands of gallons of deicing fluids to prevent ice...
Scientists Powering Tesla on 9,400-mile Journey With Rolled-up Printed Solar Panels
Scientists from Australia and Britain are planning to take a 9,400-mile road trip through some of the most remote regions of the world in...
Scientists Use Sound to Destroy Half of Liver Tumors – and Boosted Immune Systems Cleared Away the Rest
Noninvasive sound technology developed at the University of Michigan breaks down liver tumors in rats, kills cancer cells, and spurs the immune system to...