Science

The discovery of tools key to machine learning wins the...

John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton used tools from physics to develop data analys...

Semaglutide saps mice’s motivation to run

Mice given semaglutide, the key ingredient in drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, los...

Blood pressure may read falsely high if the arm isn’t p...

A clinical trial found blood pressure readings were higher with the arm on the l...

These sea creatures can fuse their bodies

A species of comb jelly can fuse its body with another jelly after injury. Some ...

The discovery of microRNA wins the 2024 physiology Nobe...

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun found a new principle of gene regulation essential...

Embracing the collective nature of science

Editor in chief Nancy Shute celebrates this year's SN10: Scientists to Watch and...

Readers discuss the psychedelic psilocybin, frogs and UFOs

In control A high dose of the psychedelic psilocybin temporarily dissolves brain...

50 years ago, satellites threatened astronomers’ view o...

As satellite launches ramp up and the spacecraft clog the skies, astronomers fea...

A transatlantic flight may turn Saharan dust into a key...

Over time, atmospheric chemical reactions can make iron in dust from the Sahara ...

Some tadpoles don’t poop for weeks. That keeps their po...

Eiffinger’s tree frog babies store their solid waste in an intestinal pouch, rel...

Barnard’s star has at least one planet orbiting it afte...

After decades of searching, a telltale gravitational wobble points to an exoplan...

An mRNA vaccine protected mice against deadly intestina...

An mRNA vaccine that targets several aspects of C. difficile’s ability to cause ...

Brain-controlled bionic limbs are inching closer to rea...

Bionics engineers typically view biology as something to be worked around. “Anat...

Scientists have traced all 54.5 million connections in ...

By tracing every single connection between nerve cells in a single fruit fly’s b...

Thunderstorms churn up a ‘boiling pot’ of gamma rays 

A thunderstorm seen in gamma-ray vision is a complex, frenetic lightshow when vi...

A hurricane’s aftermath may spur up to 11,000 deaths

Hurricanes like Helene may indirectly cause deaths for years. Stress, pollution ...

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies.