Sandra Varga – Functional Ecologists

In this blog post, we hear from our newest Senior Editor, Sandra Varga! Sandra – an Associate Professor at the University of Lincoln, UK – is an evolutionary ecologist interested…

Case Western Reserve Researchers Using AI at Hair-Width Scale to Reveal Renaissance Master’s Hidden Hand

Newswise — CLEVELAND—Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) researchers are using artificial intelligence (AI) and physics at the width of a single hair to peer into the surface of Renaissance paintings,…

Landing astronauts on the moon ‘is absolutely doable, and it’s doable soon,’ NASA’s Artemis 2 commander says

The astronauts who flew NASA’s Artemis 2 mission around the moon splashed down less than a week ago — and they’re back at work helping the agency prepare for the…

Traces of legendary multi-shot Roman weapon found in Pompeii

Marks in the walls of Pompeii are drawing attention from researchers studying how Roman forces attacked the city in 89 BC. Some of those marks may point to the use…

Stressed Out? Diverse Gut Bacteria Might Be to Blame

Summary: Does the community of bacteria in your gut determine how you handle a high-pressure situation? A new study provides fresh evidence that the human gut microbiome is intrinsically linked…

Cannabis sales and use are high in Michigan – but federal law means research lags behind

Have you been to a licensed cannabis dispensary lately? My team and I often visit them in the Greater Lansing area to invite cannabis users to participate in our studies.…

Treetop toilets may act as communication hubs across mammal species

When a human has a sudden need to take a number two, they might seek out a public bathroom. When mammals in the cloud forests of Costa Rica need to…

Health information delivered as a video game can bridge the communication gap between patients and providers

Imagine you and your partner are sitting in the waiting room of your doctor’s office, waiting for your appointment to get birth control – and instead of calculating how many…

DESI completa el mapa 3D más grande del Universo

Newswise — Anoche, los 5.000 “ojos” de fibra óptica del Instrumento Espectroscópico para el Estudio de la Energía Oscura (DESI, por sus siglas en inglés) apuntaron hacia una región del…

Neolithic tombs reveal kinship across generations

Stone tombs built by early farming groups in northern Scotland were used to bury closely related individuals, with new evidence pointing to family ties passed down through the male line.…