The brain may flush out its waste products after a mental workout
A fluid-filled network that clears waste products from the brain may be important in neurological conditions, but we know little…
Florida floods: How much rain has fallen and could it happen again?
Heavy rain has deluged parts of Florida, triggering the total shutdown of Fort Lauderdale airport. Here's what we know about…
Migraines linked to rare genetic variants that could boost treatments
We know that migraines, which are recurrent and sometimes debilitating headaches, have some genetic basis, but the link with our…
What are solid-state batteries and why do we need them?
Batteries containing solid electrolytes have many theoretical benefits, but a technique to manufacture them cheaply has been elusive
Ancient mass extinction shows how Earth turned into a super-greenhouse
A study of fossils from the Permian-Triassic extinction event 252 million years ago shows that forests in many parts of…
Cancer tumours in mice shrunk thanks to oxygen-sucking battery
By consuming oxygen near to tumours, the battery makes a class of experimental drugs target oxygen-free cancerous cells more effectively
Obesity may damage immune cells that prevent psoriasis
Mice with obesity have fewer immune cells in their skin that protect against psoriasis-related inflammation, potentially explaining why obesity increa
Atom-by-atom recordings track what happens after substances dissolve
Solvation is the complicated process through which a dissolved substance like salt interacts with a solvent like water – and…
Turning plants blue with gene editing could make robot weeding easier
Weeding robots can sometimes struggle to tell weeds from crops, but genetically modifying the plants we want to keep to…
Covid variant JN.1 may have become dominant due to just one mutation
The covid-19 variant JN.1 may have been able to evade antibodies and spread globally due to one critical mutation to…