Scientists have created a miniature ‘blood vessel-on-a-chip’ to study how snake venom can cause deadly internal bleeding – and to help develop new antivenoms to stop it. The new 3D model contains cells that line human blood vessels, known as endothelial cellsjust like the extracellular matrix, or physical framework that supports these cells. The device … Read more
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Mars We may have more than twice as many encounters with potentially dangerous asteroids as Earth does, according to a new study. This could jeopardize exploration missions to the Red Planet, but also provide insight into how the inner solar system formed. Asteroids pose the greatest threat from space to our planet – the 2013 … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! BaYaka hunter-gatherers playing musical instruments and dancing. Credit: Rodolph Schlaepfer, University of Zurich × close to BaYaka hunter-gatherers playing musical instruments and dancing. Credit: Rodolph Schlaepfer, University of Zurich Extensive social networks among various hunter-gatherer groups in the Congo Basin … Read more
They are quick to take hardworking Brits to task if their accounting is incorrect. But shocking data unearthed by the Daily Mail today suggests the taxman has been creative with his arithmetic. When it comes to working from home, His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs has long been one of the worst-performing government departments, with monthly … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — Maybe ‘birdbrained’ isn’t such an insult after all – crows, the ubiquitous urban bird, can vocally count to four, the latest research shows. Not only can the curious creatures count, but they can … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — Maybe ‘birdbrained’ isn’t such an insult after all – crows, the ubiquitous urban bird, can vocally count to four, the latest research shows. Not only can the curious creatures count, but they can … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — Very quickly: what did you eat yesterday? Were you with someone? Where were you? Can you imagine the scene? The ability to remember things that happened to you in the past, especially to … Read more
The lizard Podarcis muralis nigriventris may not grow to a freakish size and destroy everything in sight, but evolution has turned this lizard into a kind of Incredible Hulk, green skin included. P. nigriventris is something like the imposing Marvel superhero compared to other species of common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis). Although the common version … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! In addition to competing for resources, living cells actively kill and eat each other. New explorations of these ‘cell-within-cell’ phenomena show that they are not limited to cancer cells, but are a common facet of living organisms throughout the tree … Read more