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New technology allows scientists first glimpse of intricate details of Little Foot’s life

Credit: Copyright Diamond Light Source Ltd In June 2019, an international team brought the complete skull of the 3.67-million-year-old Little Foot Australopithecus skeleton, from...

When foams collapse (and when they don’t)

High-speed video microscopy reveals the complex mechanics of foam collapse Credit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have revealed how...

Curcumin for amyloidosis and lipid metabolism — a novel insight

Credit: Copyright © 2021, Jian Dai Curcumin is a polyphenol compound produced by plants of the Curcuma longa species and has been reported to...

The key to proper muscle growth

Credit: Birchmeier Lab, MDC When a muscle grows, because its owner is still growing too or has started exercising regularly, some of the stem...

Sea turtle: Sentinels and victims of plastic pollution in the Adriatic Sea

Credit: Carlo Marinacci Sea turtles are witnesses and victims of the high level of plastic pollution of the Adriatic Sea. A group of researchers...

South Korea to spend $553 million on space projects in 2021

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea will spend 615 billion won ($553.1 million) in 2021 on space activities aimed at bolstering its capacity...

Over 80% of Atlantic Rainforest remnants have been impacted by human activity

Researchers estimated biodiversity and biomass losses in the biome using data from 1,819 forest inventories. In terms of carbon storage, the losses correspond...

Microplastics from textiles damage lung cells, finds study

Microplastics from textiles may inhibit the lung’s ability to repair damage caused by conditions such as COVID-19, according to research findings released...

Seeing schizophrenia: X-rays shed light on neural differences, point toward treatment

Schizophrenia, a chronic, neurological brain disorder, affects millions of people around the world. It causes a fracture between a person’s thoughts, feelings...

Can LSD Treat Your Mental Illness?

For several decades, psychedelics have been uniformly outlawed, with massive campaigns from the late 1900’s used to raise fear and controversy over their...

Stroke of luck: Scientists discover target for stroke therapy in blood-brain barrier

New study shows that stroke byproduct acrolein activates the precursor of heparanase, an enzyme that degrades the glycocalyx in the blood-brain barrier Strokes...

Amy Jin named 2021 Gates Cambridge Scholar

MIT senior Amy Jin has won the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which offers students an opportunity to pursue graduate study in the field...

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