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NY blood center calls for plasma donations from recovered COVID-19 patients
New York Blood Center has made a call for recovered COVID-19 patients to donate their blood plasma to help treat others seriously affected by the illness.
Using sponges to wipe out cancer
Manzamine A, a natural product derived from certain groups of sponges, can block the growth of cervical cancer cells, report researchers. Manzamine A targets a protein th
US policymakers considering physical distancing measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 face a difficult trade-off between closing schools to reduce transmission and new
Coronavirus | Why must COVID-19 clusters be identified?
Can infected individuals be tracked and quarantined quickly with the help of contact tracing?
Coronavirus | How long does SARS-CoV-2 stay potent?
What have scientists observed about the novel coronavirus? Why is it important to clean surfaces?
Coronavirus | Correlation does not mean causation, say doctors about BCG vaccine study
The protective effect is a biologically plausible hypothesis.
Assam: Timber smugglers on rampage, felling trees in Amchang and Garbhanga
Taking advantage of the 21-day lockdown, timer smugglers are engaged in felling of valuable trees in protected jungles around Guwahati. Sources informed Northeast Now on
The Physics of an Elephant-Powered Slam Dunk
What could be better than sailing 30 feet through the air for a two-hand jam? Staying home and analyzing it!
Coronavirus: TCS uses AI for drug discovery
The researchers have identified 31 candidate molecules to target the main protease which helps the virus replicate
Novel coronavirus can be transmitted even before symptoms show up
The existence of presymptomatic or asymptomatic transmission makes contact tracing more challenging
Shutdown alone is not enough to break the chain
In an unprecedented measure, India on March 25 began a country-wide shutdown for 21 days to cut the transmission chain of the novel coronavirus (SARS-
How does Disney+ Hotstar compare to Netflix, Amazon Prime and Apple TV+ in India?
As Disney Plus makes a splash in our binge-watching routines, we place tech giant-versus-tech giant in this breakdown of streaming services across the country
Experimental diabetes device works by killing gut cells with hot water
A device that carries hot water down a tube into the gut may help manage diabetes by killing overgrown gut cells that release hormones key to metabolising food
How important is speech in transmitting coronavirus?
Normal speech by individuals who are asymptomatic but infected with coronavirus may produce enough aerosolized particles to transmit the infection, according to aerosol s
Remains of 100 million-year-old flying pterosaur with 6-inch beak unearthed by scientists
A new species of pterosaur -- a flying reptile that lived 100 million years ago -- has been discovered by scientists in Africa.
Hubble captures unique cannibal galaxy in amazing image
The Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning image of galaxy that's hiding a secret.
There probably isnt as much fake news in the media as we think
An analysis of the media consumption habits of people in the US shows that fake news makes up a tiny fraction of what they watch or read every day
10 largest meat-eating dinosaurs
Theres been an ongoing dispute over what was the worlds largest carnivorous dinosaur.
Google Reveals Location Data to Help the Coronavirus Response
The search giant is disclosing trends in visits to broad categories of places, as a tool for public health officials.
The Biggest Coronavirus Myths, Busted
No, drinking water wont flush the virus out of your mouth. Heres how to inoculate yourself against bad Covid-19 information.
Coronavirus could worsen the US childhood obesity crisis
Public health experts believe one impact of the school closures mandated by the coronavirus pandemic will be an increase in childhood obesity across the United States.
Hidden footage from secret WWII code-breaking base discovered
Hidden wartime footage of a secret World War II code-breaking site in Southern England has been discovered.
Removing the novel coronavirus from the water cycle
Researchers have called for more research to determine the best ways to keep SARS-CoV-19 out of the water cycle. They also suggest that developed nations should finance w
Wearing surgical masks in public could help slow COVID-19 pandemic's advance
Surgical masks may help prevent infected people from making others sick with seasonal viruses, including coronaviruses, according to new research. In laboratory experimen
People tune out facts and trust their guts in medical emergencies
A new study shows that people are more likely to base decisions on anecdotal information instead of facts when they feel anxious and vulnerable.
A twist connecting magnetism and electronic-band topology
Materials that combine topological electronic properties and quantum magnetism are of high current interest, for the quantum many-body physics that can unfold in them and
Watch over 50 New Scientist Live talks for free on YouTube
Add some science to your lockdown living routine, as we make more than 50 incredible talks from our flagship science festival New Scientist Live available for free on You
Treating COVID-19 in a patient with multiple myeloma
A case study of a patient in Wuhan, China, suggests that the immunosuppressant tocilizumab may be an effective COVID-19 treatment for very ill patients who also have mult
COVID-19 pandemic may exacerbate childhood obesity
Public health scientists predict that school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic will exacerbate the epidemic of childhood obesity in the United States. Researchers exp
Wild animals have taken over the streets in major cities because of the coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has left most of the world's major cities,including London, New York and others, empty.As humans hunker down, with shelter-in-place measures arou
Birdsong and clear views: coronavirus lockdown clears Paris pollution
Parisians confined to their flats by a lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus can at least now open their windows and breathe in fresh air, listen to the bird
New measurements reveal evidence of elusive particles in a newly-discovered superconductor
Researchers have used high-resolution microscopy tools to peer at the inner-workings of an unusual type of superconductor, uranium ditelluride (UTe2). Their measurements
An antibiotic masquerading as a natural compound in the Giant Madeiran Squill
A previous study has shown that a type of squill growing in Madeira produces a chemical compound that may be useful as a medicinal drug. But a new study has shown that th
Changes to drylands with future climate change
While drylands around the world will expand at an accelerated rate because of future climate change, their average productivity will likely be reduced, according to a new
Coronavirus: Virological findings from patients treated in a Munich hospital
New research has detailed the clinical course and treatment of Germany's first group of COVID-19 patients. Criteria may now be developed to determine the earliest point a
A combined optical transmitter and receiver
Researchers have developed a tiny unit that is both an optical transmitter and a receiver.
Plant root hairs key to reducing soil erosion
The tiny hairs found on plant roots play a pivotal role in helping reduce soil erosion, a new study has found. The research provides compelling evidence that when root ha
Northern peatlands will lose some of their CO2 sink capacity under a warmer climate
A study sheds new light on the role of northern peatlands in regulating the regional climate. According to the researchers, peatlands will remain carbon sinks until the e
Tissue dynamics provide clues to human disease
Scientists have studied oscillating patterns of gene expression, coordinated across time and space within a tissue grown in vitro, to explore the molecular causes of a ra
Coronavirus will play out very differently in world's poorest nations
Cases of covid-19 have been slow to appear in developing economies, but now they are ramping up. Slums and refugee camps could be particularly vulnerable
Covid-19 Is Killing More Men Than WomenHere Are Some Theories
Scientists cant say for certain why the current pandemic is discriminating by sex, but it likely comes down to biology, lifestyle, and behavior.
Capturing 3D microstructures in real time
Researchers have invented a machine-learning based algorithm for quantitatively characterizing material microstructure in three dimensions and in real time. This algorith
Clues to COVID-19 coronavirus's vulnerability emerge from an antibody against SARS
An antibody recovered from a survivor of the SARS epidemic in the early 2000s has revealed a potential vulnerability of the new coronavirus at the root of COVID-19.
Do urban fish exhibit impaired sleep?
Melatonin controls the body clock -- high melatonin levels make us feel tired in the evening. However, the hormone also plays an important role in animals' biological rhy
To divide or not to divide? The mother cell may decide
Researchers have found that it's actually the mother cell that determines if its daughter cells will divide. The finding sheds new light on the cell cycle using modern im
A new study led by paleoanthropologists reveals that Lucy's species Australopithecus afarensis had an ape-like brain. However, the protracted brain growth suggests that -
Scientists discover a new class of taste receptors
Evolution is a tinkerer, not an engineer. 'Evolution does not produce novelties from scratch. It works with what already exists,' wrote Nobel laureate Franois Jacob in 19