Why saving microbes may be the most important conservation effort ever

A newly released study describes how researchers collaborated to design the first comprehensive roadmap for protecting microbial life. The effort was led by Professor Jack Gilbert, President of Applied Microbiology International. The work appears in the article titled ‘Safeguarding Microbial Biodiversity: Microbial Conservation Specialist Group (MCSG) within the Species Survival…

Scientists grow a tiny human “blood factory” that actually works

Our body’s “blood factory” is made of highly specialized tissue containing bone cells, nerves, blood vessels and several other cell types. Researchers have now recreated this complex network in the laboratory using only human cells, marking a first in the field. This new system could help reduce the number of…

Light has been hiding a magnetic secret for nearly 200 years

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have found that the magnetic component of light plays a direct part in the Faraday Effect, overturning a 180-year belief that only light’s electric field was involved. Their work shows that light can exert magnetic influence on matter, not simply illuminate it. This…

Nearly 47 million Americans live near hidden fossil fuel sites

Fossil fuels pollute the air when they are extracted and when they are burned, but the steps between those two points involve far more than familiar scenes of drilling equipment and smoke-filled power plants. These visible operations represent only the beginning and end of a five-stage process that brings fossil…

Nasce a Roma il Mupa, il Museo del Patriarcato – News – Ansa.it

 Buste paga di colori diversi per uomini e donne, ante segnate da pugni, specchi che restituiscono frasi di uomini paternalistici mentre spiegano alle donne cosa possono o non posso fare. Sono alcune delle opere esposte al Mupa – Museo del Patriarcato, inaugurato oggi a Roma (in via Flaminia 122) in…

Maduro: ‘Fucili e missili pronti a difendere il Paese’ – Notizie – Ansa.it

“Fucili e missili sono pronti per essere schierati nel Mar dei Caraibi per difendere l’asse Caracas-La Guaira”, ha dichiarato il presidente venezuelano Nicolás Maduro durante un evento in cui ha supervisionato un dispiegamento di armamenti nello stato di La Guaira, sede del principale porto e aeroporto internazionale del Paese, situato…

MIT ultrasonic tech pulls drinking water from air in minutes

Feeling thirsty? It may be possible to draw clean water directly from the air around us. Even extremely dry regions contain small amounts of humidity, and certain materials can soak up that moisture and release it as usable drinking water. Over the past several years, researchers have created a range…

New report reveals major risks in turning oceans into carbon sinks

The world’s oceans are expected to play a key part in drawing carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to help slow dangerous climate warming. A central question is whether the technologies designed for this role are ready to be expanded. According to an expert panel reporting to the European Union,…

A compact fusion machine just hit gigapascal pressures

Zap Energy has reached a major milestone with its Fusion Z-pinch Experiment 3, known as FuZE-3. The device has generated plasmas with electron pressures up to 830 megapascals (MPa), or a total pressure of 1.6 gigapascals (GPa), a level similar to the intense conditions found deep beneath Earth’s crust. This…

Scientists reawaken exhausted T cells to supercharge cancer immunity

A new study has identified a molecular cue that cancer cells use to exhaust the T cells responsible for destroying them, and the findings show that shutting down this signal may help restore the body’s immune defenses. The work, led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and published Nov. 17…

New research shows hot tubs trigger surprising health benefits saunas don’t

Hot tubs and saunas are both known for helping tired muscles relax and providing comforting warmth. However, recent research indicates that hot tubs may deliver more noticeable health benefits. A team at the Bowerman Sports Science Center at the University of Oregon examined how the body responds to three types…

Blocking a single protein forces cancer cells to self-destruct

Researchers at NYU Langone Health have identified how a specific form of cell death linked to the buildup of highly reactive molecules can slow the growth of lung tumors. This type of cell death, known as ferroptosis, originally evolved as a way for the body to clear out cells that…