Study identifies a surprising new treatment target for chronic limb-threatening ischemia

Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2025). DOI: 10.1172/JCI188559 What causes poor outcomes in patients with advanced peripheral artery disease who develop a complication called chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), which has…

Rented e-bicycles present more danger than e-scooters in cities, study reveals

For those who want to rent the safest vehicle, thus far the e-bicycle has seemed to be the best choice. But a recently published study from Chalmers University of Technology,…

Evaluation of liquefaction resistance in chemically treated soils

Researchers explore the potential of stress-controlled and strain-controlled cyclic triaxial testing for liquefaction resistance evaluation of chemically treated soils. Credit: Professor Shinya Inazumi , Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259012302502938X?via%3Dihub…

Planets without plate tectonics and too little carbon dioxide could mean that technological alien life is rare

An artist’s impression of the rocky, habitable-zone exoplanet Kepler-168b. Credit: NASA Ames/NASA/JPL–Caltech/Tim Pyle (Caltech). The closest technological species to us in the Milky Way galaxy could be 33,000 light years…

Star Trek: Bridge Crew was the ultimate ‘Trek’ game, and it needs a sequel. Make it so!

Captain’s log, stardate -302123.44142127107… or November 16, 2020, 7:41 pm for those not in Starfleet just yet. Much of the world was in lockdown, shielding away from the COVID-19 pandemic,…

Where did the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS come from?

The Gemini South Observatory captured this image of the interstellar comet 3L/ATLAS on August 27th. It shows the object’s fuzzy coma and tail, made of volatiles released by the sun’s…

Models explain mysterious feature controlling magnetic properties of the sun

The sun taken from the Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite, showing the quiet corona and magnetic structures like coronal loops, which trace the intricate patterns of magnetic field lines that emerge…

Microscopes can now watch materials go quantum with liquid helium

Robert Hovden, an associate professor of materials science and engineering, describes how an upgraded cryo-electron microscope works at the Michigan Center for Materials Characterization. Credit: Eric Shaw, Office of the…

When robots are integrated into household spaces and rituals, they acquire emotional value

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Social companion robots are no longer just science fiction. In classrooms, libraries and homes, these small machines are designed to read stories, play games or offer…

Proposed cuts to NIH funding would have ripple effects on research that could hamper the US for decades

In May 2025, the White House proposed reducing the budget of the National Institutes of Health by roughly 40% – from about US$48 billion to $27 billion. Such a move…