99-Million-Year-Old Beetle Reveals Use of Their Light Abilities

Medicine & Technology Jan 19, 2021

Questions about how luminescent insects use their 'light' abilities have recently been answered after scientists discovered a 99-million-year-old beetle.

Study Suggests That Seaweeds in Traditional Chinese Medicine Could Work Against COVID-19

Jan 19, 2021

Researchers from China recently discovered that a seaweed called Ecklonia kurome has the ability to block the activity of an enzyme essential for the replication of SARS-CoV-2.

Starbucks and Microsoft to Partner with Washington State to Boost COVID-19 Vaccinations

Jan 19, 2021

Washington State Governor Jay Inslee announced a series of new initiatives to help enhance COVID-19 vaccinations of the state, including partnerships with companies like Microsoft and Starbucks.

Top 3 Breakthroughs for Healthy Aging

Jan 19, 2021

Instead of dwelling on the problems and reasons for aging, why not focus on how to get older healthily? Here are 3 breakthroughs that help one age healthily.

Newly Discovered Mosquito on Guantanamo Bay: A Revelation of How Globalization Threatens Another Pandemic

Jan 19, 2021

The new novel mosquito's discovery on Guantanamo Bay reveals how globalization is threatening to release the next pandemic.

30 Deaths Among Nursing Home Residents in Norway: Here’s What Possibly Caused Such Occurrences

Jan 19, 2021

30 incidents of deaths among nursing home residents in Norway were not necessarily because of the Pfizer vaccine. Experts say it could be due to ancient age, and they're frail.

Once There was a Dinosaur that Dwarfed Even the ‘T Rex,’ Paleontologist Suggests

Jan 19, 2021

The discovery of Argentinosaurus, believed to have traveled the world from the Jurassic period around 100 million years ago, was recently revealed.

German Scientists Develop a Designer Protein That Enables Paralyzed Mice To Walk Again

Jan 18, 2021

A team of researchers developed a "designer" that signals protein and injects it into the mice's brains, activating their nerve cells to regenerate and share their recipe for making the said protein.

New Study Shows How Beetles Keep Rivals Off to Feed Their Future Offspring

Jan 18, 2021

Some beetles, like the burying beetles, in particular, are found to have been digging to hide scents of decomposing bounty to keep the rivals away and have something to feed their future offspring.

Blue Light Glasses Can Help Alleviate Adverse Effects of Pandemic Screen Time

Jan 17, 2021

The AAO said we don't need blue light glasses.

New COVID-19 Variants Emerge in the US and Experts Know Why

Jan 17, 2021

Experts say it's no longer surprising that new variants have already emerged in the US. However, they emphasize that the unchecked transmission of the virus offers abundant opportunities for it to mutate.

View of Nature Can Help Reduce Noise Pollution

Jan 16, 2021

Increased noise pollution results in several adverse effects on health that range from stress and sleep disruptions to diabetes and cardiovascular conditions.

Convalescent Plasma: No Benefit to Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19

Jan 16, 2021

Recent research finding shows convalescent plasma does not benefit people who are hospitalized with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection.

Eels Work Together as a Group to Hunt Small Fish Tetras

Jan 15, 2021

Electric eels were previously believed to be solitary creatures.

There’s No ‘Up’ or ‘Down’ Direction in Space, Research Reveals How Our Brains Should Deal With It

Jan 15, 2021

Researchers recently showed that the interpretation of an individual of gravity's direction could be changed by how their brains respond to visual information.