Babies born after fertility treatment have higher risk of heart defects, results suggest

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The risk of being born with a major heart defect is 36% higher in babies who were conceived after assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro…

Archaeologists find traces of two substantial Medieval structures

Excavations by the Huttons Ambo History Group and Ethos Heritage CIC have uncovered traces of two substantial Medieval structures at Huttons Ambo in North Yorkshire, England. The village is first…

Safeguarding the environment and enhancing performance

Schematic representation of PVDF-LC and APA-LC systems. Credit: POSTECH A research team has developed a new fluorine-free binder and electrolyte designed to advance eco-friendly, high-performance battery technology. Their findings were…

Maternal cannabis use linked to genetic changes in babies

Significantly differentially methylated CpG sites in response to PCE that overlap between each ALSPAC timepoint analysed (0 y, 7 y and 15–17 y). The genes in which the CpG sites reside are listed…

Solar panels soon may power and protect apple orchards

A mesh shade cloth covers young apple trees at Cornell’s Hudson Valley Research Lab in Highland, New York. The covering simulates how solar panels may affect the trees. The lab…

Men Show Higher Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia and Related Disorders

Summary: Researchers have found that schizophrenia shares genetic risk factors with bipolar disorder and major depression, with these vulnerabilities being more significant in men than in women. This new study…

Scientists create model of holographic dark energy that is no longer unstable

The map of the relic microwave radiation is the “date” of the expansion of the universe. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. In 1998, scientists discovered that our universe expands with acceleration, and…

Strong laws should follow the new global climate commitments

Comment: International emissions-cutting targets need to be translated into national laws to guarantee their full delivery and protect the rights of future generations Pierre Cannet is global head of public…

This fish has legs — and it uses them for more than just walking

It’s a bird! It’s a crab! No, it’s a fish that can taste with its legs. Some sea robins, a group of fishes with two winglike fins and six crablike…

Security protocol leverages quantum mechanics to shield data from attackers during cloud-based computation