A heart attack occurs when an artery carrying blood and oxygen to the heart becomes obstructed.
Short, repeated bouts of restricted circulation using a...
University of Houston Researchers Exploring the Bounds of Room-Temperature Superconductivity.
In the simplest terms, superconductivity between two or more objects means zero wasted electricity. It...
Several FDA-approved drugs — including for type 2 diabetes, hepatitis C and HIV — significantly reduce the ability of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2...
Image of a Wolf Rayet star – potentially before collapsing into a black hole. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada
Astronomers are increasingly drawing back the curtains on...
The dramatic collapse of Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano in December 2018 resulted from long-term destabilizing processes, and was not triggered by any distinct changes...
Hazleton Long Barrow. Credit: Courtesy of Corinium Museum, copyright Cotswold District Council
Analysis of ancient DNA from one of the best-preserved Neolithic tombs in Britain...
Members of the Fornax galaxy cluster fill this image from the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), a Program...
Lower humidity and higher temperatures are driving extreme weather that makes wildfires more frequent and intense, say experts.
The world’s eight most extreme wildfire weather...
A fly regurgitating digestive juices. Credit: Carlos Ruiz, CC BY-ND
Imagine you’re at a picnic and just about to bite into your sandwich. Suddenly you...
Unusual clusters on neurons are calcium-signaling “hotspots” that activate gene transcription, allowing neurons to produce crucial proteins.
For 30 years, mysterious clusters of proteins found...