Scientists use yeast to produce ‘magic mushroom’ active ingredient
Using nature, scientists have been able to create molecules that are normally extremely expensive if not impossible to chemically synthesize...
The moon is getting rusty due to oxygen stripped from Earth’s atmosphere
An oxidised form of iron was surprisingly common the moon, which may reveal insights about Earth's atmospheric history.
Just a few autonomous vehicles could dramatically improve traffic — as long they’re organized
Just 5% of road traffic consisting of autonomous vehicles could reduce traffic congestion by 40%.
Blue jeans’ microfiber footprint extends all the way to the Arctic
Every time you wash a pair of denim jeans, more than 50,000 microfibers are released per cycle.
Honeybee venom kills aggressive and resistant breast cancer cells
A compound found in bee venom destroyed 100% of the hardest-to-kill breast cancer cells in under 60 minutes.
Martian dust devil seen skipping across the red planet
Researchers had to process the images to make this impressive dust devil really stand out.
Face shields and masks with exhale valves not effective at stopping COVID-19
Aerosols and other tiny particles that may contain the virus can travel around face shields or through the valve of...
Bronze Age people sometimes curated human remains as heirlooms
In one case, a man was buried alongside a thigh bone that was carved into a flute.
Rarest dog breed in the world is still alive (and singing) in the wild
The New Guinea singing dog and the Highland Wild Dog still active in the wild may represent the same unique...
Physicists may have found a way to create traversable wormholes
But they would be impossible to create with today's technology.
#FossilFriday: This 250-million-year-old animal could enter hibernation-like states
Lystrosaurus may be the oldest hibernating vertebrate in the fossil record.
The pandemic may be accelerating a trend towards a cashless society
Digital payments already outnumber cash transactions.
Obesity doubles the risk of COVID-19 hospitalization
Bad news for more than a third of Americans and Brits.
This chart shows the risk of COVID-19 for different distancing settings and scenarios
This nuanced 'cheat sheet' shows when and where the risk of coronavirus transmission is greatest or lowest.
Microdosing LSD may relieve pain
Just a tiny dose of LSD significantly improved tolerance to painful stimuli and reduced subjective experience of pain.
‘Swapping bodies’ with a friend alters sense of self
Waking up in someone else's body is no longer the realm of fiction.
Bacteria can survive interplanetary travel between Earth and Mars
Even though they might be exposed to outer space for years, bacteria can still survive on the surface of a...
New injectable drug both prevents and treats HIV infections
The formulation is longer-acting than current drugs and is less vulnerable to mutation-related drug resistance.
Trauma may cause cognitive decline in adults
People dealing with stress and depression as a result of past trauma may experience poorer brain performance.
Supernova iron isotopes are raining down on Earth
The ancient products of star explosions have been found in deep sea sediments on Earth.
