Science & Technology

A new study has revealed the potential for sensory deterrents to reduce marine megafauna bycatch in fisheries.

Researchers found that the fungus Metarhizium robertsii removes mercury from the soil around plant roots, and from fresh and saltwater. The researchers also genetically engineered the fungus to amplify its mercury detoxifying effects. This new work sug…

Researchers have shown that patients with acute COVID-19 infection have increased levels of the cytokine IL-26 in their blood. Moreover, high IL-26 levels correlate with an exaggerated inflammatory response that signifies severe cases of the disease. T…

Cancer that splits and develops in new organs around the body becomes significantly more difficult to fight. Now, researchers have shown that these metastatic cancers, that spread from the original, adapt their metabolism to the tissue in which they gr…

Ancient seawater pockets offer a new source of clues to climate change in vanished oceans and our own.

Electrostatic actuators are simple and lightweight devices that emulate human muscles. However, their usage has primarily been restricted to moving small devices since they need high voltages to generate significant forces. Now, however, it may be poss…

Researchers have discovered that the three main kinds of soil fungi that cause lung infections have all expanded their ranges in recent decades. Reliance on outdated maps could be causing delayed or missed diagnoses.

New research finds that the number of U.S. adult handgun owners carrying a loaded handgun on their person doubled from 2015 to 2019, and that a larger proportion of handgun owners carried handguns in states with less restrictive carrying regulations.