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November 7, 2025

US$40,000 FQxI competition asks: “Is science broken?”

Since its inception in 2006, the Foundational Questions Institute, FQxI has awarded US$400,000 in prizes, in 10 essay competitions, to...

Cartoon of the slit-shaped nanostructure in gold with quantum state highlighted.

When the light is neither “on” nor “off” in the nanoworld

Whether the light in our living spaces is on or off can be regulated in everyday life simply by reaching...

Key Traditional and Modern Medicine Modalities against Diseases

Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis studies explore key traditional and modern therapeutics

Both traditional Chinese medicine and modern medicine are crucial for the treatment of diseases. JPA has published several studies exploring...

Cartesian Therapeutics Strengthens Research and Innovation Leadership with appointment of Professor Christopher M. Jewell as Chief Scientific Officer

Gaithersburg, MD—February 14, 2023 – Cartesian Therapeutics, a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company pioneering RNA cell therapy for autoimmune diseases and...

Frequent GP visits improve health outcomes for children with asthma but are often irregular and inconsistent

Frequent GP visits improve health outcomes for children with asthma, however they are often irregular and inconsistent leading to an...

Artist impression of the four classes of planetary system architecture.

Four classes of planetary systems

In our solar system, everything seems to be in order: The smaller rocky planets, such as Venus, Earth or Mars,...

Smart contact lens with navigation function, made with 3D printer!

Dr. Seol Seung-Kwon's Smart 3D Printing Research Team at KERI and Professor Lim-Doo Jeong's team at Ulsan National Institute of...

A tool to prevent deaths due to female underrepresentation in clinical trials

ROCKVILLE, MD – Women are often underrepresented in cardiac clinical trials—yet they are at least at equally high risk of...

Leonardo da Vinci’s forgotten experiments explored gravity as a form of acceleration

Engineers from Caltech have discovered that Leonardo da Vinci’s understanding of gravity—though not wholly accurate—was centuries ahead of his time.Credit: Caltech...

Research aims to expand understanding of link between chronic stress and heart disease, among other age-related conditions

A University of Massachusetts Amherst epidemiologist has been awarded a five-year, $4 million grant renewal by the National Institutes of...

Telemedicine reduces hospital transfers for very ill kids at rural, community emergency departments

Many rural and community emergency departments lack access to pediatric specialty care physicians. So, when an acutely ill child is...

Coral reefs in the Eastern Pacific could survive into the 2060s, new study finds

Scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science found that some reefs in the...

Neurosteroid deficits leads to depressed behavior

The latest generation of antidepressants relieves symptoms by mimicking steroids produced by the brain to ensure neurons are effectively talking...

$section of the experimental data in the background, an X-ray diffraction pattern of the phosphorus oxide nitrides. In the foreground are sections of the crystal structure.$

Method found for analysing complex, tiny crystals

When analysing crystal structure, the combination of electron microscopy and synchrotron radiation – particularly intense X-rays generated using a special...

Scientific AI’s ‘black box’ is no match for 200-year-old method

HOUSTON – (Feb. 13, 2023) – One of the oldest tools in computational physics — a 200-year-old mathematical technique known...

Researchers solve a 150-year-old mystery

Aetosaurs had a small head and a crocodile-like body. The land dwellers were up to six meters long and widely...

Genetic switch makes the eyes of male bees large and of female bees small

Bee researchers at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) headed by Professor Dr Martin Beye have identified a new gene in...

Mother’s blessing: microbiota from mothers regulates lung immunity in newborns

A new study led by Bruno Silva Santos, group leader and vice-director at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes (iMM; Portugal), and published...

Seasonal and circadian genetic variation charted across the human body

The daily rotation of Earth and its yearly voyage around the Sun marks the natural rhythm of life on the...

The surprising similarities of packed particles