Locked-in syndrome reveals a surprising truth about happiness Despite near total paralysis, surveys suggest most LIS patients are happy. Researchers want that more widely understood. Inverse · Aug 20, 2022
Space scientists unveil new evidence icy ocean worlds and moons can host life Water worlds are exoplanets with enough water to form a hydrosphere. They may also be our best chance of finding life off Earth. Inverse · Jul 5, 2022
Droughts will become 'normal' in a quarter of the world by 2050, new research says Global warming will make them more frequent and more intense, scientists say Wales Online · Jun 28, 2022
Mysterious 'blob' pictured at the centre of the Earth has scientists puzzled Scientists have called mysterious blobs "fascinating and complex" while the new images that have been made could prove to be a "milestone" in seismology, says a Cambridge University scientist Daily Mirror · May 21, 2022
Deep Dive into Alpaca’s Nanobody Repertoire Identifies Potent SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizers Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a novel strategy for identifying potent miniature antibodies, so-called nanobodies, against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants. The approach led to the discovery of multiple nanobodies that in cell cultures and mice effectively blocked infection with different SARS-CoV-2 variants. The findings, which are described in the journals… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 29, 2022
Like Learning To Drive: Bird Dads Guide Young On First Migration Scientists have tracked Caspian terns' migration routes and concluded that the birds' choice of flight paths is “cultural." Zenger · Mar 28, 2022
Study: Fully paralyzed ALS patient uses brain implant to communicate The number of people diagnosed with ALS has risen every year, and is projected to reach 300,000 by 2040. Axios · Mar 23, 2022
Meet the ten-armed, 325-million-year-old octopus fossil named after President Joe Biden In an ancient shallow bay of what is now Montana, the body of an octopus-like creature the size of a fist was buried on the seafloor. Some 325-328 million years later, a new paper published in Nature Communications provides some interesting insights into this mysterious and ancient cephalopod. The Conversation · Mar 8, 2022
Copper Could Contribute to Ozone Depletion, New Study Finds Copper released into the environment from fungicides may be contributing significantly to stratospheric ozone depletion, according to a new study from the University of California (UC). In a paper published Jan. 14 in the journal Nature Communications, UC geochemists show that copper in soil and seawater acts as a catalyst… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 15, 2022