New research bites holes into theories about Megalodons
A new study leaves large tooth marks in previous conclusions about the body shape of the Megalodon, one of the largest sharks that ever lived. Credit:...
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Latest study reveals no one still knows what the Megalodon really looked like
A new scientific study shows that all previously proposed body forms of the gigantic Megalodon, or megatooth shark, which lived nearly worldwide roughly 15-3.6 million...
Key amino acid in heme production helps fight aging in muscles
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have shown that a mixture of 5-aminolevulinic acid(5-ALA) hydrochloride and sodium ferrous citrate (SFC) helps slow down...
The abyssal world: the last terra incognita of the Earth surface.
The deep-ocean floor is the least explored ecosystem on the planet, despite covering more than 60% of the Earth surface. Largely unknown life in abyssal...
First human case of avian influenza A(H5N1) in Europe
Following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) in a flock of around 125 Muscovy ducks in a domestic setting in South West England...
Researchers aim to improve stroke recovery with new granular biomaterials
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that someone in the United States has a stroke every 40 seconds. Hundreds of thousands of people...
Approval for testicular re-implantation to restore fertility after childhood cancer treatment
The research group of Prof Dr Ellen Goossens (VUB) hopes to be the first in the world to re-implant previously removed testicular tissue in men...
Detecting Diagnostic DNA: A Microfluidic Gated Device for Extraction of Cell-free DNA
In the war against cancer, the first step towards treating them is an accurate diagnosis of the problem. A technique that helps plan a better...
Underwater ‘breathing’ plants could be key to stress-resistant crops
Wetland plants have a high tolerance against flooding due to the formation of “lysigenous aerenchyma,” air channels that help transfer gases to the submerged roots....
University of South Florida awarded five-year, $1.35 million NIH institutional grant to train scientists in vascular inflammation and injury research
TAMPA, Fla. (Feb. 4, 2022) -- The University of South Florida recently received a highly competitive National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutional Training Grant (Award...
Mosquitoes are seeing red: These new findings about their vision could help you hide from these disease vectors
Beating the bite of mosquitoes this spring and summer could hinge on your attire and your skin. New research led by scientists at the University...
Fluent speech is guided by a sensorimotor error-detection network in the brain
Research by Adeen Flinker and Müge Özker at New York University reports regions of the brain that signal when the speech we try to produce...
Improving air quality associated with slower cognitive decline in women
Improvements in air quality are associated with slower cognitive decline in women, according to a new study led by Diana Younan, of the University of...
How to get chloride ions into the cell
Many bacteria and unicellular algae have light-driven pumps in their cell membranes: proteins that change shape when exposed to photons such that they can transport...
Sharp decline in reported severity of ocean acidification impacts on fish behaviour
As humans fill the atmosphere with excess carbon dioxide, much of it gets absorbed by the oceans, acidifying them—a potential concern for marine life. According...
