Scientists

Don’t toss cannabis leaves. Scientists just found rare compounds inside

Analytical chemists from Stellenbosch University (SU) have provided the first evidence of a rare class of phenolics, called flavoalkaloids, in…

9 months ago

Scientists just cracked a 60-million-year-old volcanic mystery

What do the rumblings of Iceland's volcanoes have in common with the now peaceful volcanic islands off Scotland's western coast…

10 months ago

MIT scientists uncover shocking origin of the moon’s magnetic scars

Where did the moon's magnetism go? Scientists have puzzled over this question for decades, ever since orbiting spacecraft picked up…

10 months ago

Scientists watch Parkinson’s protein drill holes in brain cells

A toxic protein forms dynamic pores in the membranes of brain cells - and that may be the key to…

10 months ago

Scientists fear the Atlantic’s great ocean conveyor could shut down

Under high-emission scenarios, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a key system of ocean currents that also includes the Gulf…

10 months ago

Scientists reveal breakthrough blood pressure treatment that works when others fail

A new treatment has been shown to significantly lower blood pressure in people whose levels stay dangerously high, despite taking…

10 months ago

Scientists discover armored “goblin monster” in prehistoric Utah

A newly discovered, raccoon-sized armored monstersaurian from the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Southern Utah, United States, reveals a surprising…

10 months ago

Scientists recreate life’s first step: Linking amino acids to RNA

Chemists at UCL have shown how two of biology's most fundamental ingredients, RNA (ribonucleic acid) and amino acids, could have…

10 months ago

Scientists finally pinpoint Jupiter’s birth using “molten rock raindrops”

Four and a half billion years ago Jupiter rapidly grew to its massive size. Its powerful gravitational pull disrupted the…

10 months ago

Scientists found a new way to turn sunlight into fuel

A research team from the University of Basel, Switzerland, has developed a new molecule modeled on plant photosynthesis: under the…

10 months ago