Category: Science
Social skills give social squirrels an advantage — ScienceDaily
Humans acknowledge that personality goes a long way, at least for our species. But scientists have been more hesitant to ascribe personality — defined as…
Studying these organoids could help researchers develop and test new treatments for pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest types of cancer — ScienceDaily
MIT engineers, in collaboration with scientists at Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, have developed a new way to grow tiny replicas of the pancreas, using…
Modern snakes evolved from a few survivors of dino-killing asteroid — ScienceDaily
A new study suggests that all living snakes evolved from a handful of species that survived the giant asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs…
Have we detected dark energy? Scientists say it’s a possibility — ScienceDaily
Dark energy, the mysterious force that causes the universe to accelerate, may have been responsible for unexpected results from the XENON1T experiment, deep below Italy’s…
As warm-adapted microbes edge polewards, they’d oust resident tiny algae — ScienceDaily
The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the largest food webs on Earth. And at their base are microscopic, photosynthetic algae. But human-induced…
Can fruit fly research help improve survival of cancer patients? New anti-cancer strategy — blocking chemicals produced by tumors — could boost life span, health span — ScienceDaily
The experience of a fruit fly dying from cancer may seem worlds away from that of a human with a life-threatening tumor, yet University of…
Plants evolved complexity in two bursts — with a 250-million-year hiatus — ScienceDaily
A Stanford-led study reveals that rather than evolving gradually over hundreds of millions of years, land plants underwent major diversification in two dramatic bursts, 250…
Cancer cells’ unexpected genetic tricks for evading the immune system — ScienceDaily
Hundreds of cancer-linked genes play a different role in causing disease than scientists had expected. So-called tumor suppressor genes have long been known to block…
Mars habitability limited by its small size, isotope study suggests — ScienceDaily
Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history. But Mars has…
Cold planets exist throughout our galaxy, even in the galactic bulge, research suggests — ScienceDaily
Although thousands of planets have been discovered in the Milky Way, most reside less than a few thousand light years from Earth. Yet our Galaxy…
