LZ experiment advances the search for dark matter
27 August, 2024The world's most sensitive dark matter detector has narrowed down the possibilities for one of the leading theoretical dark matter candidates: weakly interacting massive particles, or WIMPs.
Aerosols used to monitor climate change
23 August, 2024Researchers have used aerosols to detect altered atmospheric transport patterns associated with climate change, observing that the distance of transboundary air pollution moving east from China has shortened.
Blood test predicts chronic lung disease in preterm babies
14 August, 2024Changes in certain blood proteins, alongside gestational age, birth weight and sex, strongly predict bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) within 72 hours of life.
Nanotech device enables early lung cancer detection
07 August, 2024A drop of blood could be all that's needed to alert clinicians to the presence of small lung cancer nodules and allow intervention while the disease is in its early stages.
Microbes in trees remove methane from the atmosphere
01 August, 2024Soil has previously been thought of as the only terrestrial sink for methane, but trees may be just as important — perhaps more so.
Urine test detects cervical cancer virus proteins
17 July, 2024Scientists have found a way to detect HPV oncoproteins in urine, which could encourage more women to participate in regular cervical cancer screening.
Promising replacement for polyethylene glycols developed
16 July, 2024Researchers have discovered a highly promising replacement for polyethylene glycols (PEGs), which are considered almost indispensable in the pharmaceutical and medical fields.
Loss of oxygen in ocean caused mass extinction of marine life
15 July, 2024This prehistoric event, and events like it, are the best analogues we have in Earth's past for what is to come in the next decades and centuries.
Milestone as intermediate-mass black hole found in Omega Centauri
11 July, 2024Astronomers have found compelling evidence for the presence of an intermediate-mass black hole — a 'missing link' from the early stages of galaxy evolution — just 17,700 light-years away from Earth.
Blood test can track the brain's recovery after concussion
20 June, 2024A blood test can accurately detect the ongoing effects of sport-related concussion and help determine when it's safe to return to the field, according to an international study.
Nitrous oxide emissions grew 40% from 1980–2020
17 June, 2024Emissions of nitrous oxide — a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide or methane — have significantly increased over the past 40 years, primarily as a result of farming practices.
Watching the birth of the universe's earliest galaxies
30 May, 2024The James Webb Space Telescope has helped researchers to witness the birth of some of the universe's earliest galaxies, somewhere between 13.3 and 13.4 billion years ago.
Sticky pesticide to protect crops from insects
28 May, 2024Dutch scientists have engineered a sticky substance that protects plants from diseases and pests by trapping them when they land on plant leaves, incapacitating them.
Waste CO2 transformed into high-value chemicals
24 May, 2024Scientists enabled the direct conversion of CO2 from treated flue gas, a common by-product of industrial processes, into high-value multi-carbon products such as ethylene and ethanol.
Biofortified rice to combat vitamin B1 deficiency
08 May, 2024New research has focused on improving vitamin B1 content in the endosperm of rice — the nourishing tissue that makes up the bulk of the seed.
