The world’s largest ice sheets may be in less danger of sudden collapse than previously predicted, according to new findings led by the University of Michigan. The study, published in Science, included simulating the demise of West Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, one of the world’s largest and most unstable glaciers. Researchers modeled the collapse of various […]

The B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant—also known as Alpha—may be more infectious because it contains mutations that make it better adapted to foil the innate immune system, at least for long enough to allow the virus to replicate and potentially find new hosts, according to a new study on BioRxiv. In the study, which has not been peer-reviewed, […]

Surgeons may soon be able to localize critical regions in tissues and organs during a surgical operation thanks to a new, patent-pending Purdue University biosensor that can be printed in 3D using an automated printing system. Chi Hwan Lee created the biosensor, which allows for simultaneous recording and imaging of tissues and organs during a surgical […]

In the realm of social media, anti-science views about COVID-19 align so closely with political ideology — especially among conservatives — that its predictability offers a strategy to help protect public health, a new USC study shows. Resistance to science, including the efficacy of masks and vaccines, poses a challenge to conquering the coronavirus crisis. […]

Similar to people, mice that consume a high-fat diet not only become obese, but also tend to be anxious and depressed. Scientific research backs up this observation as it has found that obesity and mental disorders such as depression and anxiety seem to often go hand in hand. At Baylor College of Medicine Dr. Qi Wu and […]

Arrays of metal electrodes are often used in medical procedures that require monitoring or delivering electrical impulses in the body, such as brain surgery and epilepsy mapping. However, the metal and plastic materials that comprise them are stiff and inflexible while the body’s tissues are soft and malleable. This mismatch limits the places in which […]

Honey bees are the most economically important agricultural pollinators on Earth, but their populations have been in decline for decades. At Indiana University, researchers are investigating how to use the honey bee’s natural microbiome to keep them healthy, which has implications for food security and the agricultural industry. In a paper published June 8 in the journal […]

An antibody combination from Regeneron reduces the risk of death from Covid-19, when given to severely ill patients who have no antibody response of their own, according to new trial results. Regn-Cov2 comprises two monoclonal antibodies (casirivimab and imdevimab) that bind to the spike protein of Sars-CoV-2. It is being evaluated as part of the […]

A tenured toxicologist and cancer biologist at the University of Kentucky who has worked at the institution for over a decade, and once served as an associate dean for research in the school’s College of Medicine, has stepped down amid research misconduct allegations that date back several years. The resignation of Xianglin Shi, who studies […]

A wolf in snail’s clothingpatrols the penumbra,tentacles twitchingat the dappling of light. Bathed in sunbeamsyour mantle’s edgebegins to glow,a brilliant whitereflecting the certitudeof your asylum. Losing patiencethe wolf retreats,sliding backto the darknessfrom which we came. The Euglandina rosea (AKA the rosy wolf snail) is listed as one of the world’s most invasive species (Image Credit: […]