Astrophysicists have recorded a unique case that defies classical models of planetary formation: a giant planet orbiting in the opposite direction to the movement of its binary star system. The discovery was made…
A review published in the scientific journal Oncoscience analyzed 25 years of studies on the effects of plants native to Brazil in the fight against stomach cancer. The disease, considered one of the…
Astronomers from the Young Suns Exoplanet Survey (YSES) project announced the discovery of a planet candidate with a mass between 3 and 5 times that of Jupiter, located an impressive 730 astronomical units…
For the first time, scientists have captured images of the exact moment when cells in a mammalian embryo begin transforming into heart tissue. Using light-sheet microscopy on live mouse embryos, the team led…
Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute in London have successfully coaxed stem cells into forming fluid-filled amniotic sacs in the lab. The structures, similar in size and composition to those found in a…
Marianne Hem Eriksen, Associate Professor of Archaeology, University of Leicester. Pregnant women wielding swords and wearing martial helmets, foetuses set to avenge their fathers – and a harsh world where not all newborns…
A set of fossilized footprints found on the banks of the Broken River in the state of Victoria, Australia, is changing the history of the evolution of terrestrial vertebrates. According to a study…
In the UK, more than 10% of the population is estimated to have some stage of chronic kidney disease and more than 600,000 people develop some form of acute kidney injury – when…
Conjoined twins Kiraz and Aruna, aged 1 year and 6 months, were successfully separated after a highly complex surgery lasting more than 15 hours. The procedure took place this Saturday (May 11) at…
A new species of fossil cicada has been identified by scientists at the Messel paleontological site in Germany. Named Eoplatypleura messelensis, the discovery represents not only the oldest confirmed record of the Cicadinae…