Female rats like a different kind of tickling than males

For nearly a decade, Vincent Bombail has been tickling rats. It’s been a standard technique used in the study of animal happiness. But not all rats particularly enjoy the experience,…

Paul Jans van Rensburg | Can other beetles replace lost cycad pollinators? Searching for clues in plant traits – Functional Ecologists

In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, author Paul Jans van Rensburg – a postdoctoral at Stellenbosch University – discusses his article “Pollinator diversity and host specificity in threatened Encephalartos…

Jerusalem excavation reveals vast ancient tunnel with mysterious purpose

An impressive and mysterious ancient tunnel has been uncovered during an archaeological excavation in Jerusalem, near Kibbutz Ramat Rachel. The remarkable discovery was made during excavations conducted by the Israel…

Fermilab Completes Its Part in Upgrading World’s Most Powerful X-Ray Laser

BYLINE: Madeleine O’Keefe Newswise — The U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory has completed building and delivering the final component it is providing to the high-energy upgrade of…

DUNE Collaborators Advance Breakthrough Power-Over-Fiber Technology

BYLINE: Zachary Burton Newswise — Inside an unassuming building on the campus of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, a small research team is tackling…

Fermilab Marks Major Milestone for World-Leading DUNE Experiment

BYLINE: Tracy Marc Newswise — Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and the Sanford Underground Research Facility held an event today in Lead, S.D., celebrating a significant milestone for the most ambitious neutrino research…

Genetic Pathways Link Cannabis Use to Psychosis Risk

Summary: New research provides a breakthrough in understanding the biological mechanisms linking Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) and psychosis. By conducting a large-scale genetic meta-analysis, researchers identified over 500 genetic loci…

Hantavirus questions grow in the wake of a cruise ship outbreak

As public health officials around the world monitor dozens of former passengers and crewmembers of the MV Hondius for signs of hantavirus infection, scientists are hoping to learn more about…

The Whirlpool Galaxy comes alive photo of the day for May 13, 2026

The Whirlpool Galaxy sprawls across the cosmos in this striking new snapshot from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The galaxy, formally known as M51 (Messier 51), stretches out its…

Opposites Annihilate: Presenting Antimatter Research

Newswise — NEWPORT NEWS, VA – A high school field trip to a particle accelerator set Tyler Hague’s future in motion. Nearly two decades later, he is bringing his antimatter…