Science

Clot-busting meds may be effective up to 24 hours after initial stroke symptoms

The clot-dissolving medication, alteplase, improved stroke patients' recovery by more than 50% when given up to 24 hours after the…

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Soft tissue from a 183 million-year-old Jurassic plesiosaur analyzed

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have analysed the soft tissue from a fossilized plesiosaur for the first time. The…

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Scientists discover brain mechanism that helps us overcome fear

Researchers at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre (SWC) at UCL have unveiled the precise brain mechanisms that enable animals to overcome…

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Ice streams move due to tiny ice quakes

The great ice streams of the Antarctic and Greenland are like frozen rivers, carrying ice from the massive inland ice…

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Researchers find improved method for treating rare, aggressive, pregnancy-related cancer

A new drug delivery system shows promise for treating a rare, aggressive form of cancer affecting pregnant women and new…

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Scientists reveal gut microbes’ hidden role in anxiety: Could probiotics be the next mental health breakthrough?

Could the key to easing anxiety be hidden in our gut? Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and the National Neuroscience…

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Forest landowner motivation to control invasive species depends on land use, study shows

Many U.S. forests are privately owned, particularly in the Eastern and North Central part of the country. This makes control…

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Coal emissions cost India millions in crop damages

In many parts of India, a single noxious pollutant from coal-fired power stations drags down annual wheat and rice yields…

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Straight shot: Hubble investigates galaxy with nine rings

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a cosmic bullseye! The gargantuan galaxy LEDA 1313424 is rippling with nine star-filled rings…

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Discovery of water droplet freezing bridges atmospheric science, climate solutions

A groundbreaking University of Hawai'i at Manoa study on the freezing of water droplets suspended in air sheds light on…

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