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- Giant Predatory Worms Once Roamed The Ancient Seabed, Scientists SaySci-Fi was right about the worms.... Read more »
- A 'Megasatellite' Orbiting Ceres Would Make a Fine Home For Humans, Scientist SaysWelcome to your new home.... Read more »
- Mysterious, Upside-Down Lightning May Not Be a Freak Phenomenon After AllBehold the weirdness of 'blue jet' lightning.... Read more »
- 'Brain Androgyny' Is Surprisingly Common And May Boost Mental Health, Scientists SayYour brain exists on a continuum.... Read more »
- Male Mantises Evolved a Vital Trick to Avoid Being Decapitated After SexDon't lose your head over this.... Read more »
- New starfish-like fossil reveals evolution in actionResearchers have discovered a fossil of the earliest starfish-like animal, which helps us understand the origins of the nimble-armed creature.... Read more »
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplants may provide long-term benefit for people with MSA new study shows that intense immunosuppression followed by a hematopoietic stem cell transplant may prevent disability associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) from getting worse in 71% of people with relapsing-remitting MS for up to 10 years after the treatment. The study also found that in some people their disability... Read more »
- Brain pressure disorder that causes headache, vision problems on riseA new study has found a brain pressure disorder called idiopathic intracranial hypertension is on the rise, and the increase corresponds with rising obesity rates.... Read more »
- Squid-inspired robot swims with nature's most efficient marine animalsScientists have developed a flexible underwater robot that can propel itself through water in the same style as nature's most efficient swimmer - the Aurelia aurita jellyfish.... Read more »
- Late rainy season reliably predicts drought in regions prone to food insecurityThe onset date of the yearly rainy season reliably predicts if seasonal drought will occur in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa that are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity, and could help to mitigate its effects.... Read more »
- The important role of pharmacists for older adults' health(Wiley) Pharmacists play an important role in managing medication-based therapies for older community-dwelling patients, according to a study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.... Read more »
- Much of Earth's nitrogen was locally sourced(Rice University) Scientists show evidence that nitrogen acquired during Earth's formation came from both the inner and outer regions of the protoplanetary disk. The study has implications for signs of potential habitability of exoplanets.... Read more »
- Effect of bamlanivimab as monotherapy or in combination with etesevimab on viral load in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19(JAMA Network) This randomized clinical trial compares the effects of three doses of bamlanivimab monotherapy (700 vs 2,800 vs 7,000 mg) vs combination bamlanivimab and etesevimab vs placebo on change in day 11 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 viral load in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19.... Read more »
- Mechanism that produces rapid acceleration in clicking beetles identified(Virginia Tech) Snap-through unbending movement of the body is the main reason for the clicking beetle's fast acceleration.... Read more »
- Astrophysicist Sheperd Doeleman awarded National Academy of Sciences Henry Draper Medal(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) Sheperd (Shep) Doeleman, an astrophysicist at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, has been named the recipient of the National Academy of Sciences' 2021 Henry Draper Medal. As founding director of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), Doeleman is widely known for his pivotal role... Read more »
- COVID Can Cause Forgetfulness, Psychosis, Mania or a StutterThe virus induces neurological symptoms that persist long after the pandemic ends -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com ... Read more »
- The Second-Generation COVID Vaccines Are ComingAfter Pfizer and Moderna, a slew of other candidates could fill gaps in efficacy, production, or distribution -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com ... Read more »
- NASA Ends Efforts to Deploy Mars InSight's 'Mole'After two years of futile struggles to penetrate surprisingly sticky soil, the heat probe’s demise leaves large gaps in our understanding of the Red Planet’s interior -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com ... Read more »
- Electrical Brain Stimulation May Alleviate Obsessive-Compulsive BehaviorsNoninvasive electrical zaps, tuned specifically to individual brain-activity patterns, appear to reduce checking, hoarding and other compulsions for up to three months -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com ... Read more »
- Vaccines Need Not Completely Stop COVID Transmission to Curb the PandemicLessons from other viruses show that even if vaccines don’t completely stop disease spread, they can still successfully contain it -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com ... Read more »