Category: Science
Why Don’t Woodpeckers Get Brain Damage? Research Presents an Intriguing New Hypothesis
Forced to spend their days slamming their tiny skulls into the sides of trees in search of buried morsels, woodpeckers should have evolved a trick…
Science Shows Woodpeckers Are Undeniably Hard-Headed
The mechanics behind woodpeckers’ signature behavior has mystified biologists for many years. New research in Current Biology, however, reveals that woodpecker heads remain rigid and…
How Pregnancy Tests Have Evolved Throughout History
Over three thousand years ago, ancient civilizations knew that pregnancy could alter the molecular make-up of urine. Since then, scientists have scrutinized, smelled, soaked, burned…
Repairing the Damage After a Heart Attack
A heart attack is unexpected and can happen in an instant. A series of health missteps, which allow fats, cholesterol and other substances to coat…
Can Reengineered Aluminum Help Fill the Demand for Copper?
Consider, for a moment, the electrical wire, a pervasive technology that’s extremely easy to forget. Spooled up inside our devices, wrapped around our walls, strung…
The Pandemic Fueled a Superbug Surge. Can Medicine Recover?
The desperate need to save the lives of Covid patients during the pandemic’s first waves, coupled with shortages of hospital personnel and protective equipment, drove…
Scientists Weigh in – Yes, Nosepicking Is Just as Gross as You Think
Come on, you know you do it. Whether you’re in the trusted company of your spouse, or sneaking a quick one when you think nobody’s…
Engineers Have Grown a Major Piece of The Human Heart in Miniature, And It Beats
Though research into treatments for cardiovascular disease has come a long way in recent decades, heart problems still claim the lives of nearly 18 million…
People With Long COVID Are Traveling Overseas For Expensive ‘Bloodwashing’ Treatments
Some people experiencing debilitating long COVID symptoms have spent tens of thousands of euros traveling across Europe to access a ‘bloodwashing’ procedure that is experimental…
Physicists Find The ‘Missing Link’ That Could Provide Quantum Internet Technology
Before quantum computers and quantum networks can fulfil their huge potential, scientists have got several difficult problems to overcome – but a new study outlines…