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Category: 7. Science
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Promoting prostaglandin signalling for joint repair in osteoarthritis
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This Iconic London Tube Station Is Turning 100 Years Old In 2026
Credit: Wikimedia Commons
With a whopping 272 of them scattered across the city, London certainly isn’t lacking in the Tube station…
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Scientists identify the bats most likely to cause the next epidemic
Not all bats pose the same risk for spreading dangerous viruses to humans. A new global study finds that only a small fraction of bat lineages consistently host viruses with the highest epidemic potential.
By analyzing data from nearly 900 mammal…
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Vigilance state dissociation induced by 5-MeO-DMT in mice
Jouvet, M., Michel, F. & Courjon, J. On a stage of rapid cerebral electrical activity in the course of physiological sleep. C. R. Seances Soc. Biol. Fil. 153, 1024–1028 (1959).
Piéron, H. Le…
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Carina Nebula shines with white-blue stars photo of the day for Jan. 5, 2026
Recently, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) took a stunning image of the star cluster known as Westerlund 2, located in a stellar nursery called Gum 29 found within the Carina Nebula. The cluster is 6-to-13 light-years across and has some…
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The visual system of the longest-living vertebrate, the Greenland shark
Bloch, M.E. and J.G. Schneider. M.E. Blochii, Systema ichthyologiae iconibus CX illustratum. Vol. [Atlas]. Berolini: Sumtibus auctoris impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano commissum. (Bavarian State Library, 1801).
Nielsen, J. et al. Eye lens…
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Scientific publisher agreements expand open-access research
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State University Libraries will enter into new open-access publishing agreements with two major scientific publishers starting in 2026. These contracts ensure that Penn State peer-reviewed research published through…
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Why do some brains adapt to change faster than others? New study offers clues
Why are some people better at switching tasks than others?
A new study by researchers at Rutgers University showed that the brain’s wiring and timing together help explain why some people switch between mental tasks more efficiently, and why…
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The Ambitious Plan to Spot Habitable Moons Around Giant Planets
So far, humanity has yet to find its first “exomoon” – a Moon orbiting a planet outside of the solar system. But that hasn’t been for lack of trying. According to a new paper by Thomas Winterhalder of the European Southern…
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January full moon wows skywatchers with a striking ‘Wolf Supermoon’ (photos)
The January full moon soared through the winter sky on Jan. 3, putting on an awe-inspiring display as it flooded the night with reflected sunlight to kick off a new year of spectacular lunar milestones. Read on to see jaw-dropping images of the…
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