Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Nature

Has any particular gene responsible for longer lifespan identified?

Naked mole rats' longevity and resistance to age-related diseases is due to a gene that produces high molecular weight hyaluronic acid (HMW-HA). Researchers at the University of Rochester transferred this gene to mice, leading to a 4.4% increase in median lifespan and improved health. The study was published in Nature.

The Hindu

Nearly 20 years after a stroke, a paralyzed woman is able to speak again—simply by thinking—thanks to AI. Watch here

It marks the first time speech and facial expressions have been captured from brain signals and communicated by an avatar that speaks with the patient’s own voice, researchers say.

Fortune

Paralyzed Woman Speaks Again Thanks To Revolutionary New Technology

A computer read her brain signals and turned them into a talking avatar.

Zenger

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Amazon’s emissions ‘doubled’ under first half of Bolsonaro presidency

New study published in Nature says period was as destructive as record 2016 El Niño drought and heatwave

The Guardian - UK

Scientists find the last remnants of the human genome that were missing in the Y chromosome

More than 20 years ago, the human genome was first sequenced. While the first version was full of “holes” representing missing DNA sequences, the genome has been gradually improved in successive rounds. Each has increased the quality of the genome and, in so doing, resolved most of the blank spaces…

The Conversation

The human Y chromosome has finally been fully sequenced, 20 years after the 1st draft

One of the smallest chromosomes in humans, the male sex chromosome is the final one to be fully sequenced.

LiveScience

Is “Flesh-Eating” Bacteria On the Rise? Here’s Everything To Know About The Deadly Microbe

A March 2023 study published in the journal Nature found the bacteria is advancing northward at about 30 miles per year.

Inverse

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

This Canadian satellite was supposed to last 2 years in space. It's now celebrating 20

The Canadian Space Agency's Scisat is a valuable hunter of climate change evidence, producing big-name publications in Nature and Science recently despite its advanced age.

Space

Science Journal Says LK-99 Superconductor Dream is Over

An article posted to Nature aims to shed light on the scientific process surrounding the LK-99 replication attempts, and claims a scientific ending to the hype circuit.

Tom’s Hardware

As glaciers melt, a new study seeks protection of ecosystems that emerge in their place

A new scientific study suggests the world should start preparing to protect the ecosystems that emerge from under the disappearing ice, as a warming planet is inevitably causing glaciers to melt

The Independent UK

Study Shows Mars Is Spinning Faster Than Usual

It’s a subtle acceleration, and scientists aren’t entirely sure of the cause.

Zenger

LK-99: the room-temperature superconductor discovery causing a stir

The scientific community remains “deeply sceptical” over claims of a discovery of the world’s first superconductor able to operate at room temperature and under normal pressure.

The Week

Studies Keep Finding That Social Media Algorithms Don't Increase Polarization. Why Is the Press So Skeptical?

New research on Facebook before the 2020 election finds scant evidence to suggest algorithms are shifting our political views.

Reason

Best probiotics for dogs to help support their microbiome - according to pet experts

Keep your dog smelling sweet and their good bacteria in tip-top condition

Evening Standard

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Hindu

Ancient genomic data shed light on the demise of the Copper Age

Copper Age farmers and steppe pastoralists interacted 1,000 years earlier than thought, according to a Nature study. Analysis of 135 ancient individuals from 8 sites in SE Europe & NW Black Sea region showed genetic continuity between Neolithic & Copper Age groups, but also varying amounts of ancestry from both.…

The Conversation

COVID: a gene mutation could help explain why some people don't get symptoms – new research

One aspect of the COVID pandemic that has fascinated both scientists and the public alike is how the infection affects people differently.

Reason

Sen. Chris Murphy Wants the Government To Help You Make Friends

Plus: Ohio drag bill models Tennessee measure declared unconstitutional, setting "Taco Tuesday" free, and more...

Salon

Mars rover finds signatures of life

The Perseverance rover found organic compounds associated with life — but explanations other than aliens exist

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

WEKU

Heat waves in Europe killed more than 61,600 people last summer, a study estimates

Researchers estimate that 61,672 Europeans died from heat-related illness between late May and early September 2022. They're urging countries to step up their heat prevention and adaptation efforts.

LiveScience

What did the last common ancestor between humans and apes look like?

Did our last common ancestor swing from trees or walk on all fours in the savanna?

Salon

New study upends human evolution history

There's a promising new model for human origins in Africa — but scientists don't quite know what to do with it

LiveScience

Australia clears legal use of MDMA and psilocybin to treat PTSD and depression

Starting July 1, 2023, Australia will allow psychiatrists to prescribe certain hallucinogens in medical settings to treat PTSD and treatment-resistant depression.

LiveScience

'Disappearing' Y chromosome in aging men may worsen bladder cancer, mouse study shows

As men get older, they can lose Y chromosomes in a portion of their cells. This could be helping certain cancers evade the immune system.

The Orange County Register

Hairy moles may provide antidote for baldness, UCI researchers find

The guy whose naked skull is pale and shiny — save that discolored mole shaped like Cuba near his ear, which inexplicably bristles with hair — may harbor an antidote to baldness.

The Independent UK

Scientists use stem cells to create models of human embryos and study our earliest days

Scientists have created embryo models to help study the mysteries of early human development, the medical problems that happen before birth and why many pregnancies fail

1 … 4 5 6 7

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations