Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Rare vaccine-related blood clots tied to gene; concentrated antibodies may help the immunosuppressed The following is a summary of some recent… [+1279 chars]
From seals to whales, many marine animals have a thick layer of fat directly under their skin, known as blubber. Now, a new study has shown for the first time that ichthyosaurs ancient marine reptil… [+4741 chars]
Chemists integrated computer functions into rolling DNA-based motors, opening a new realm of possibilities for miniature, molecular robots. Nature Nanotechnology published the development, the first … [+7288 chars]
Is that really it? Spotted! NASAs Mars Perseverance rover has made a fascinating discovery, 412 Earth days since landing on the Red Planet. A keen-eyed netizen spotted the discarded remains of the… [+1895 chars]
Researchers from Monash University have discovered a new design motif derived from the rigid external covering of invertebrates that may help create more damage tolerant materials for future building… [+3308 chars]
Just as asking a single person about their health will provide tailored, personalized information impossible to glean from a large poll, an individual cell's genome or transcriptome can provide much … [+3608 chars]
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Diagram of the biological classification system, showing phylum is a broad grouping.VectorMine/iStock via Getty Imag… [+4928 chars]
Five years ago, the United Nations' panel on climate change was charged with drafting a series of reports detailing its science, the effects on the planet and how humanity might save itself. The las… [+203 chars]
An international team, co-led by researchers at The University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute (NGI) in the UK and the Penn State College of Engineering in the US, has developed a tunable… [+7922 chars]
Coalescing supermassive black holes in the centers of merging galaxies fill the universe with low-frequency gravitational waves. Astronomers have been searching for these waves by using large radio t… [+6339 chars]
Just as asking a single person about their health will provide tailored, personalized information impossible to glean from a large poll, an individual cell's genome or transcriptome can provide much … [+3608 chars]
The human brain consists of almost 80 billion neurons that differ in function, form, and connectivity with other neurons. Due to this complexity, the brain can perform multiple complex tasks. Scient… [+3456 chars]
