Science News

June 23, 2026

Ankle and foot bone evolution gave prehistoric mammals a leg up

Credit: Sarah Shelley The evolution of ankle and foot bones into different shapes and sizes helped mammals adapt and thrive...

Urban traffic noise causes song learning deficits in birds

Zebra finches also suffer from a suppressed immune function due to the chronic stressCredit: Sue Anne Zollinger Traffic noise leads...

Jab-free dengue immunity could be just a click away

Credit: The University of Queensland A dengue virus vaccine candidate has passed an important milestone, with promising results in animal...

Evaluation of the diagnostic criteria for anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis in children

Credit: TMIMS Anti-NMDA receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis was first reported to develop in female young adults with ovarian teratoma. However, another...

New study reveals where memories of familiar places are stored in the brain

Researchers reveal three brain areas that bridge the brain's perception and memory systemsCredit: Figure by A.Steel et al. As we...

Largest-ever study of artificial insemination in sharks–and the occasional ‘virgin birth’

Credit: Photo by Jay Harvey, Aquarium of the Pacific It's a tough time to be a shark. Pollution, industrialized fishing,...

Orangutan finding highlights need to protect habitat

Iconic great apes in Borneo lost muscle during fruit shortagesCredit: Kristana Parinters Makur/Tuanan Orangutan Research Project Wild orangutans are known...

Scientists find molecular patterns that may help identify extraterrestrial life

Upcoming Solar System exploration missions will search for extraterrestrial (ET) life, but ET life may not be like Earth life;...

Life may have become cellular by using unusual molecules

All modern life is cellular, but how life came to be cellular remains uncertain. New research suggests chemical compounds likely...

No lasting benefit to tubes over antibiotics for childhood ear infections

Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, May 12, 2021 - There is no long-term benefit to surgically placing tympanostomy tubes in a young...

Research reveals ancient people had more diverse gut microorganisms

Credit: UM photo by Tommy Martino MISSOULA - Only an anthropologist would treasure millennia-old human feces found in dry caves....

C-Path announces accelerated data sharing collaboration with Tufts Medical Center

FDA grant supports use of real-world data to generate real-world evidence in neonatesCredit: C-Path TUCSON, Ariz., May 12, 2021 --...

Previously unknown letter reveals Einstein’s thinking on bees, birds and physics

A recently discovered letter written by Albert Einstein discusses a link between physics and biology, seven decades before evidence emerges.Credit:...

Measuring brain blood flow and activity with light

Credit: Wenjun Zhou, UC Davis A new, noninvasive method for measuring brain blood flow with light has been developed by...

A new visual library to achieve successful Plus Energy Building design

Mapping culture and climatic energy drivers in EuropeCredit: Cultural-E project Researchers from RMIT University, Eurac Research and University Ca' Foscari...

Grant awarded to develop artificial intelligence to improve stroke screening and treatment

Credit: (Photo by Terry Vine) New artificial intelligence technology that uses a common CT angiography (CTA), as opposed to the...

Backyard chickens, rabbits, soybeans can meet household protein demand

Credit: Allison Mills/Michigan Tech In 2020, stores sold out of garden seed, coops and rabbit cages. Now, we have an...

COVID-19 is not influenza, but it offers lessons on beating it, say Concordia researchers

The absence of a 2020-21 flu season shows how effective simple public health measures are at limiting virus transmissionCredit: Concordia...

Breakthrough could lead to early detection of pregnancy complications

University of Missouri researchers developed a model for studying uterine fluid in the lab without the need for invasive monitoring...

How the body builds a healthy relationship with ‘good’ gut bacteria