Can hummingbirds eat more than half their body weight per hour? In this week’s blog post, author Rosalee Elting answers that question for us! Based on their recent paper: “Foraging…
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Modified FDA Drug Blocks Pediatric Brain Tumor Relapse
Summary: A precision pediatric oncology study unmasked a dual-targeting therapeutic strategy to stop the relapse of medulloblastoma, the most common malignant childhood brain tumor. While initial treatment survival rates are…
Lost trade routes of Roman Spain revealed by new Mellaria study
A large collection of pottery recovered from the Roman city of Mellaria is providing archaeologists with new clues about the settlement’s economy and daily life. The material comes from excavations…
Satellites imaged an underwater volcano erupting — but scientists have no idea what’s actually happening on the seafloor
In early May, NASA satellites imaged an underwater volcanic eruption in the Bismarck Sea off the coast of Papua New Guinea. But when volcanologists looked to study the event, they…
How states’ moves to call abortion drugs ‘controlled substances’ can make childbirth more dangerous and interfere with legal, safe and necessary healthcare
The number of abortions in the U.S. rose by 21% between 2020 and 2025 – despite the fact that 20 states have passed laws banning or severely restricting abortion care,…
Even careful scuba divers can damage coral reefs
Scuba divers may be beating up coral reefs more than they think. Video analyses of divers show that more than 80 percent of damaging physical contact with the reef is…
DARPA readies robotic deep-space repair satellite for 2026 launch
DARPA is at last ready to test fueling up satellites in faraway Earth orbits, to keep those machines working a little bit longer. DARPA’s (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) long-delayed…
The original (and best) ‘Transformers’ movie rolls back out into theaters for special 40th anniversary 4K screenings
With Stan Bush’s arena rock anthem, “The Touch,” echoing into eternity to herald its return to theaters, “Transformers: The Movie” is gearing up for a special 40th anniversary 4K salute…
Archaeologists unearth votive statue bases at lost sanctuary of Apollo
Archaeologists excavating the Sanctuary of Apollo at Frangissa, near the village of Pera Orinis in Cyprus, have uncovered more than 20 bases of votive statues preserved in their original positions,…
