A satellite photo provided by the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geographic Information Network of Alaska shows clouds partially covering open water in the northern Bering Sea, the Bering Strait and the Chukchi Sea on Monday, March 4, 2019. St. Lawrence Island is in the foreground. Warm winds in mid-February melted […]

Identical twin astronauts, Scott and Mark Kelly, are subjects of NASA’s Twins Study. Scott (right) spent a year in space while Mark (left) stayed on Earth as a control subject. Researchers looked at the effects of space travel on the human body. Credit: NASA Results from NASA’s landmark Twins Study, […]

Credit: University of Michigan Dangerous airborne viruses are rendered harmless on-the-fly when exposed to energetic, charged fragments of air molecules, University of Michigan researchers have shown. They hope to one day harness this capability to replace a century-old device: the surgical mask. The U-M engineers have measured the virus-killing speed […]

Fluorescence microscopy image of the newly formed blood vessels after injection of our seaweed-derived hydrogel in a muscle. In green are the blood vessels and in blue the cell nuclei. Aurelien Forget, Roberto Gianni-Barrera, Andrea Banfi and Prasad Shastri, Author provided When we have small wounds on our skin or muscles […]

Artificial intelligence needs to be developed with an ethical framework. Shutterstock/Alexander Supertramp The question of whether technology is good or bad depends on how it’s developed and used. Nowhere is that more topical than in technolgies using artificial intelligence. When developed and used appropriately, artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential […]

Credit: Shutterstock ATLANTA — Eating whole grains and cereal may reduce the risk of liver cancer. That’s according to findings presented Tuesday (April 1) here at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). Eating a diet rich in whole grains and dietary fiber has been linked to numerous health benefits, including […]

Young neurons glow red in this brain tissue from a 68-year-old. LLORENSLAB One of the thorniest debates in neuroscience is whether people can make new neurons after their brains stop developing in adolescence—a process known as neurogenesis. Now, a new study finds that even people long past middle age can […]

Credit: Shutterstock Synthetic marijuana, made from chemicals sprayed onto plant material, can have a range of effects and is thought to be more dangerous than natural marijuana. The drug, which is sometimes referred to as K2 or spice, has been linked to serious side effects, such as seizures and psychosis. But it’s difficult to […]

Whole Body Regeneration, Full Body Healing – Instant Pain Remover Bina. When it comes to regeneration, some animals are capable of amazing feats. If you cut off a salamander’s leg, it will grow back. When threatened, some geckos drop their tails to distract their predator, only to regrow them later. […]

A new study looks at how three-banded panther worms are able to regenerate their whole bodies and how this regeneration could be applied to humans. Video by Yi-Jyun Luo When it comes to regeneration, some animals are capable of amazing feats. If you cut off a salamander’s leg, it will […]