Breaking down barriers: What happens when the vaginal microbiome attacks
Bacterial vaginosis is a common condition in which the natural microbiome of the vagina falls out of balance, sometimes leading to complications in sexual and...
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Unknown animals were leaving bird-like footprints in Late Triassic Southern Africa
Ancient animals were walking around on bird-like feet over 210 million years ago, according to a study published November 29, 2023 in the open-access journal...
Exercise may reduce postpartum depression, with moderate intensity exercises three to four times a week being especially effective, per meta-analysis
Exercise may reduce postpartum depression, with moderate intensity exercises three to four times a week being especially effective, per meta-analysisCredit: Xu et al., CC-BY 4.0...
Owner of US heavy rare earth mine licenses ORNL separation technology
Caldera Holding, the owner and developer of Missouri’s Pea Ridge iron mine, has entered a nonexclusive research and development licensing agreement with Oak Ridge National...
Being prepared for storm surges on the Baltic Sea coast
The record storm surge in October 2023 caused severe damage to the German Baltic coast. Effective adaptation scenarios to rising sea levels are therefore becoming...
Fish brains may provide insight into the molecular basis of decision-making
How do animals make decisions when faced with competing demands, and how have decision making processes evolved over time? In a recent publication in Biology...
Quantum tool opens door to uncharted phenomena
Entanglement is a quantum phenomenon where the properties of two or more particles become interconnected in such a way that one cannot assign a definite...
Astronomers discover disc around star in another galaxy for the first time
In a remarkable discovery, astronomers have found a disc around a young star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy neighbouring ours. It’s the first...
Saxony and the Indian state of Tamil Nadu agree on scientific and technological cooperation
In the JDI, the signatories express their commitment to promote academic and technological exchange and to cooperate in particular in the fields of microelectronics, materials...
Releasing brakes on biocatalysis
How a preservative affects H2-forming biocatalystsCredit: RUB, Marquard How a preservative affects H2-forming biocatalysts Formaldehyde is known as a preservative, among other things, but it...
Final call for Awards Nominations 2024 of the World Cultural Council
The World Cultural Council (WCC) is now accepting nominations for the “Albert Einstein” World Award of Science and the “Leonardo da Vinci” World Awards of...
Study highlights the vulnerability of England’s only resident bottlenose dolphins
England’s only resident population of bottlenose dolphins is under serious threat from a combination of human activity, environmental pollution and difficulties in rearing young that...
The venom preceded the stinger: Genomic studies shed light on the origins of bee venom
FRANKFURT. Venoms have developed in many animal groups independently of each other. One group that has many venomous species is Hymenoptera, an insect order that...
Insilico Medicine showcases latest AI drug discovery platform breakthroughs
Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”), an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven, clinical stage biotechnology company and leader in AI drug discovery platform technology, is hosting three webinars unveiling its...
New astrophysics model sheds light on additional source of long gamma-ray bursts
Cutting-edge computer simulations combined with theoretical calculations are helping astronomers better understand the origin of some of the universe’s most energetic and mysterious light shows...