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Phys.org / Not tiger, not wolf: Australian thylacine skull reveals a far different hunting style
A new study led by Flinders University has flipped the historical narrative about Australia's thylacine, finding the native apex predator known as the "Tasmanian tiger" was significantly different from the wolves and wild ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists in France pinpoint why STING pathway hasn't been harnessed for cancer therapy yet
Deep within the cellular landscape, a quiet failure was taking place, impeding a potentially successful form of cancer treatment. For years, scientists hoped an essential part of the innate immune system that detects foreign ...
Medical Xpress / The higher costs of a healthier option: New study lifts the lid on why no/lo alcohol beer drinkers feel out of pocket
Research from the University of Sheffield's Addictions Research Group reveals how marketing practices mean people get fewer savings on so-called no/lo drinks compared with their regular-strength counterparts.
Medical Xpress / Compared to driving, flying is extraordinarily safe. But why doesn't it feel that way?
A commercial airplane crash can change how people behave long after the immediate tragedy. News outlets replay the images, people affected share their harrowing stories, and an extraordinarily rare event becomes easy to imagine. ...
Phys.org / Can an AI tutor help students improve at math?
As schools contend with rapid developments in artificial intelligence, new research from the University of Toronto Mississauga suggests an AI tutor could help students with math, but only if it holds back answers and coaches ...
Phys.org / Why feeding birds can make you feel better
More than 56 million U.S. adults feed wild birds.
Tech Xplore / Human 'safety drivers' in Uber robotaxis could lose skills if all they do is observe
Imagine getting into a London taxi. Someone is sitting in the driver's seat, but the car is driving itself. If the autonomous system gets into difficulty, they must recognize what is happening, decide whether to intervene ...
Phys.org / Engineered bacteria offer a new way to accelerate rock weathering for carbon removal
Rock weathering, the breakdown and dissolving of rocks and minerals caused by their exposure to water, air and biological life, is a major regulator of Earth's atmospheric CO2 levels and climate. Throughout Earth's history, ...
Medical Xpress / Blocking a microRNA reverses deadly lung disease in multiple models
Researchers blocked a naturally occurring molecule to reverse pulmonary arterial hypertension in preclinical models, a finding that could point to a new treatment approach for people with a rare and often fatal lung disease.
Phys.org / Saturn encounter may have set distant centaur on path to becoming a comet
More than 3 billion miles (4.8 billion kilometers) from Earth, an ancient icy object is slowly awakening. As it drifts inward through the solar system, the frozen body known as Centaur 450P/LONEOS has begun releasing gas ...
Phys.org / Shellharbour families call for youth spaces, mental health support and affordable activities
New research by the University of Wollongong's (UOW) Early Start, commissioned by Barnardos Australia's Communities for Children Shellharbour program and released this week (Thursday, Sept. 3), set out to answer a simple ...
Medical Xpress / Stress proteins actively sustain joint inflammation in osteoarthritis, study finds
Why do some joints remain chronically inflamed in osteoarthritis and other rheumatic diseases? Researchers have taken an important step toward answering this question. Their findings, published in the journal Cell Death & ...
