In a study of mice, researchers identified a mechanism that causes post-infection neurological problems
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's an alarming discovery tied to pregnancy in new research led by the University of New Mexico. Scientists have found trace amounts of plastic in 100% of the human placentas they tested. "It was easy to find the plastics, that was probably the part that was alarming to us," Matthew Campen, UNM Department of []
Scientists have found a "tipping point" in the evolution of fungi that throttles their growth and sculpts their shapes. The findings, published in the journal Cell Reports, demonstrate how small changes in environmental factors can lead to huge changes in evolutionary outcomes.
All plants mediate their environmental interactions via chemical signals. An example is the alkaloid gramine produced by barley, one of the world's most widely-grown cereals. Gramine provides protection against herbivorous insects and grazing animals and inhibits the growth of other plants. Despite long-standing interest, the key gene for the formation of gramine remained elusive.
The queens in colonies of social insects, such as ants, bees, and wasps, are considered the veritable embodiment of specialization in the animal kingdom.
The brain’s survival among otherwise skeletonised remains has historically been regarded as extremely rare.
What makes us human? According to neurobiologists it is our neocortex. This outer layer of the brain is rich in neurons and lets us do abstract thinking, create art, and speak complex languages. An international team led by Dr. Mareike Albert at the Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD) of TUD Dresden University of Technology has identified a new factor that might have contributed to neocortex expansion in humans. The study was published in the EMBO Journal.
The collection includes Egyptian and Korean royalty, through British and Danish monks, to Arctic explorers and victims of war
Federal regulators have reportedly recorded a jump in AI-related scam ads on social media. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has seen a sharp rise in complaints in the last year involving ads that either used artificial intelligence (AI) or claimed to use it to pull people into scams, Bloomberg News reported Sunday (March 17). The report — citing a […]
A new security flaw in the Apple M-series chip has been discovered to be unmatchable. Threat actors with encryption keys can hijack Silicon Macs.
A trio of animal science researchers at the University of Rhode Island, in the U.S., has identified five major shapes displayed by the beluga whale melon. For their study published in the journal Animal Cognition, Justin Richard, Isabelle Pellegrini, and Rachael Levine observed and recorded the behavior of captive beluga whales.
Craig Russell, who played Mark Antony in the Netflix drama Queen Cleopatra, was diagnosed with a meningioma after suffering migraines and brain fog