A drug currently being trialed in cancer patients could also be used to treat an…
Month: March 2016
Exercise keeps muscles, and you, young
The “secret” to staying strong as we age has been discovered by a researcher: superb…
Why is critical interaction with disability missing from academia?
A Critical Disability Studies Working Group is working to highlight how ableist assumptions about the…
FOMO: It’s your life you’re missing out on
“You missed out.” Is there another sentence that could strike such anxiety in the hearts…
Laser reveals water’s secret life in soil
Most of us think nothing of rainfall or where it goes, unless it leads to…
Titan’s tallest peaks: Towering mountain discovered on Saturn’s largest moon
In a nod to extraterrestrial mountaineers of the future, scientists have identified the highest point…
Asthma-free? Maybe Mom experienced a sunny second trimester
The best way to reduce a child’s chances of developing asthma might be making sure…
Map of rocky exoplanet reveals a lava world
The most detailed map of a small, rocky ‘super Earth’ to date reveals a planet…
Indonesian ‘Hobbits’ may have died out sooner than thought
An ancient species of pint-sized humans discovered in the tropics of Indonesia may have met…
Scientists identify structure of crucial enzyme in cell division
Researchers have determined the atomic structure of an enzyme that plays an essential role in…