Comet inspires chemistry for making breathable oxygen on Mars
Researchers have demonstrated a new reaction for generating oxygen that could help humans explore the universe and perhaps even fight climate change at home.
A forest ‘glow’ reveals awakening from hibernation
Gross Primary Production (GPP) in forests tells scientists how much carbon dioxide these vast and remote systems are breathing in. For decades, scientists have used satellites to monitor the changes i..
More fishing vessels chasing fewer fish, new study finds
A new analysis of global fishing data has found the world's fishing fleet doubled in size over the 65 years to 2015, but for the amount of effort expended the catch fell more than 80 per cent. Th..
Broken brain cells repaired in dementia mouse model
Dysfunctional neurons in the hippocampus of adult female mice modeling dementia can be repaired and reconnected to distant parts of the brain, reports a new study. The similarity between the mouse mod..
Brain stimulation speeds up visual learning
A combination of visual training and a recently developed brain stimulation technique boosts learning in healthy adults and cortically blind patients.
Group A strep genome research expedites vaccine development efforts
The global search for a group A streptococcal (Strep A) vaccine has narrowed after researchers identified a common gene signature in almost all global Strep A strains by sequencing thousands of genome..
Research team throws new light on photosynthetic supercomplex structure
A team of scientists has taken a significant step closer to unlocking the secrets of photosynthesis, by determining the structure of a very large photosynthetic supercomplex.
Scientists uncover a trove of genes that could hold key to how humans evolved
New computational analysis finds that more than two dozen human zinc finger transcription factors, previously thought to control activity of similar genes across species have in fact human-specific ro..
How language developed: Comprehension learning precedes vocal production
Researchers recently investigated how the closely related West African green monkeys react to unknown sounds.
New causes of autism found in ‘junk’ DNA
Leveraging artificial intelligence techniques, researchers have demonstrated that mutations in so-called 'junk' DNA can cause autism. The study is the first to functionally link such mutatio..