Friday, July 3, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
The Americas have become the biggest covid-19 hotspot with almost half of all the world's cases, but some countries in the region have found strategies to buck the trendFriday, July 3, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Rats fed a sugar syrup early in life develop an unusual gut microbiome that seems to worsen the rodents’ memories by changing the way their brains workFriday, July 3, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Queen Anne’s Revenge, the flagship of the notorious pirate Blackbeard, ran aground in 1718 and was abandoned by its crew. A new analysis says this may have been done on purposeFriday, July 3, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Astronomers have discovered four circles of radio waves in space, but have no explanation for their origin. We don't even know how big or far away they areFriday, July 3, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
The gut bacteria in some people have acquired genes for digesting seaweed fibres in a transfer from marine bacteria. We don't know what effect this has on health, but it could be harmfulFriday, July 3, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Many of the people behind world-changing medical discoveries wouldn't have got into medical school by today’s standards, thanks to poor grades or misbehavingThursday, July 2, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Fish are at a far greater risk from climate change than previously thought, after researchers showed embryos and spawning adults are more susceptible to warming oceansThursday, July 2, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
White-throated sparrows normally end their song with repeated triplets, but a new song ending in repeated double notes has been sweeping a population in CanadaThursday, July 2, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Good news for fans of zombie movies and people with an interest in the dark side of life: they may be more psychologically resilient to the covid-19 pandemicThursday, July 2, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Windows filled with water rather than argon gas could save energy in most of the world, partly because they can provide a cheap source of hot waterThursday, July 2, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
A computer simulation found a pentagon-shaped carbon molecule that would be as hard as diamond and could tolerate temperatures of almost 4000°C without breaking downWednesday, July 1, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
The drop in carbon emissions due to coronavirus lockdowns won’t last. But as we rebuild, we have a unique opportunity to make the structural changes required to hit net-zero targets, says Corinne Le QuéréWednesday, July 1, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Unusual methods of online protest have sprung up recently, and it’s become harder to tell what’s real and what’s not, says Annalee NewitzWednesday, July 1, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Dark matter must exist, but has evaded all attempts to find it. Now comes our boldest plan yet – sensing its minuscule gravitational force as it brushes past usWednesday, July 1, 2020 from Stem Cells News -- ScienceDaily
Scientists are whispering the secrets of a simpler way to generate the sensory cells of the inner ear. Their approach uses direct reprogramming to produce sensory cells known as 'hair cells,' due to their hair-like protrusions that sense...Wednesday, July 1, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemicWednesday, July 1, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Between 2016 and 2018, there was a sharp rise in the area of forest felled in countries across Europe, perhaps to feed demand for wood-based productsWednesday, July 1, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
When a laser beam shines through a membrane made of simple household soap, it branches in a strange and unexpected way that could help us understand the cosmosWednesday, July 1, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
The evidence is growing that we can form an immune memory of the coronavirus - but we don't know how strong it is and how long it lasts yetWednesday, July 1, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
The practice of "narco-ranching", in which drug traffickers launder money through cattle ranches, seems to be responsible for swathes of deforestation in Guatemala, according to an analysis of aerial imagesWednesday, July 1, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
A landmark deal curbing the impact of aviation on climate change has been watered down, after airlines complained that the coronavirus pandemic had made it too difficult to hit targetsWednesday, July 1, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
The leadership styles of Donald Trump and Jacinda Ardern are dramatically different, but our evolutionary history explains both – and why our preferences have changedTuesday, June 30, 2020 from Stem Cells News -- ScienceDaily
A new study shows that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 (coronavirus), can infect heart cells in a lab dish, indicating it may be possible for heart cells in COVID-19 patients to be directly infected by the virus.Tuesday, June 30, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Scotland may be only weeks away from no new daily cases of coronavirus. As the nation gets close, cases from over the border will become a big problemTuesday, June 30, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Coronavirus cases have surged in several areas thought to have the virus under control, including parts of South Korea, Australia and the US.Tuesday, June 30, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Tiny lenses made out of spider silk and clear resin can produce a special kind of light beam that makes them perfect for taking images of tiny objects like virusesTuesday, June 30, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
An analysis by the UK's Met Office of future temperatures under global warming has found that 40°C days could become frequent in the future. The current UK record is 38.7°C, set in 2019Tuesday, June 30, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Zombies are taking over the world, yet there are bright spots in video game The Last of Us Part II, finds Jacob AronTuesday, June 30, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Pluto has one very large moon, Charon, and four tiny ones, leaving astronomers confused as to how they formed. The answer may be that the quartet used to be part of Charon, not PlutoMonday, June 29, 2020 from Cell Therapy News » Issues
Oncolytic Virus-Derived Type I Interferon Restricts CAR T Cell TherapyMonday, June 29, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
While most snakes undulate their bodies to propel themselves on land or water, the paradise tree snake, a species of flying snake, wiggles its body to stabilise itself as it glides through the airMonday, June 29, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
It is thought that having a baby makes people mature as they take on new responsibilities, but a study of new parents’ personalities reveals more complex changesMonday, June 29, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
The coronavirus outbreak has put fertility treatments on hold for many, but an analysis of pre-pandemic data suggests a short delay won't affect eventual success ratesFriday, June 26, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
A study of managers in veterinary medicine – where over half the workforce is female – finds that women are seen as less competent and worthy of lower salary compared with men with identical performance reviewsFriday, June 26, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
The US Marine Corps is testing a long-range alternative to stun guns - it is a projectile that can be fired from a shotgun and that uses a parachute to slow down before delivering an electric shockFriday, June 26, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Moons are ubiquitous in our solar system, but we have not definitively found any farther afield – that may be changing with 6 new exomoon candidatesFriday, June 26, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
This year is shaping up to be an average one for global forest fires, but the vital ecosystems of the Amazon and the Arctic are experiencing a second year of severe blazesFriday, June 26, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
The UK-wide coronavirus lockdown led to a drop in nitrogen dioxide levels to concentrations not seen in the past decade, according to a network of air pollution sensorsFriday, June 26, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Trace metals like iron and copper became rare in the oceans around 2 billion years ago, around when complex “eukaryotic” cells first appearedFriday, June 26, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Satellites have detected two record-shattering lightning flashes: one that covered a distance of 709 kilometres, and one that lasted 16.7 secondsThursday, June 25, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
A star just 11 light years away is calm enough that we may be able to study the atmospheres of three planets that seem to orbit it – one of which could be in the star's habitable zoneThursday, June 25, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
A 9500-year-old dog discovered on a remote island off Siberia is remarkably similar to living sled dogs in Greenland, suggesting that people have been breeding these working animals for millenniaThursday, June 25, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Bottlenose dolphins chase fish into shells, lift the shells to the surface and shake them so the fish fall into their mouths – and they pass this trick along to their friendsThursday, June 25, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Lung inflammation and blood clots caused by covid-19 can lead to scarring and long-term breathlessness and coughing in some people, for which there is no treatmentThursday, June 25, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Black, Asian and ethnic minority scientists in the UK are almost half as likely to be awarded funding to research environmental science than their white peersWednesday, June 24, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
People who accumulate genetic mutations more slowly than others live longer and have children later in their life – which could mean we can predict lifespan using these mutationsWednesday, June 24, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Police in the US kill black people at a higher rate than they kill white people. In some areas the rate is as much as six times higherWednesday, June 24, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
More realistic representation of clouds and aerosols seems to explain why a new generation of climate models are projecting the world is more sensitive to rising CO2 levelsWednesday, June 24, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Covid-19 can have long-lived symptoms including exhaustion, weight loss and rashes. Unless we officially recognise them, we can’t identify people who may have caught it or trace their contactsWednesday, June 24, 2020 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Meet the mad hatterpillar, the invertebrate that keeps its old moulted heads attached to its body to make a beautifully bizarre headpiece