Fish living up to 1,500 meters below the surface have developed surprisingly diverse vision that could help them determine predator from prey in the dimly-lit depths of their fish-eats-fish world. An international research team involving University of Queensland (UQ) scientists believes the …Continue reading
Chinese spacecraft begins journey to far side of the moon
A rocket carrying the Chang’e-4 lunar lander blasted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southern China over the weekend. The lander is aiming for a site no human or machine has gone before: the far side of the moon. Chinese …Continue reading
MIT engineers repurpose wasp venom into antibiotic medication
A systematic study of antimicrobial properties of a toxin found in the South American wasp has allowed researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to create variants of a peptide that can kill bacteria but doesn’t harm humans. Insect venoms are …Continue reading
Experiment on mice sheds new light on addiction
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have discovered a circuit between the hippocampus and nucleus accumbens in the brains of mice that has a crucial role in regulating goal oriented behaviors and rewarding stimuli. It was discovered that …Continue reading