
The Independent - 1 day 15 hours ago
Extinct crocodile species had peculiar, large hump in the middle of its snout...

IEEE Spectrum - 1 day 15 hours ago
Living cells and tissues grown in the lab are vital tools for helping scientists learn about basic biology and test new drugs. Growing miniature organs on a chip from a person's stem cells could even one day help doctors test personalized treatments . Now, researchers have developed a lab-on-chip that adds a new feature to these systems: low-power grippers that can hold cells or tiny organ models called organoids in place. The CMOS-compatible lab-on-a-chip features shape-memory grippers and...

Newser - 1 day 16 hours ago
Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather, or just about to be. Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii, per the AP . The Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over...

Mother Jones - 1 day 16 hours ago
"Tell me that is a gorgeous country." Dave Rogers, an Oregon farmer, points across an expanse of green ryegrass fields. "My goodness, look at that." We’re walking along a stretch of land that is under contract for solar development by Hanwha Qcells, a Seoul-based firm known for opening the United States' largest solar manufacturing facility […]...

Wired - 1 day 17 hours ago
Who needs a supercomputer when you can calculate pi with a box of sewing needles?...

Retraction Watch - 1 day 18 hours ago
If your week flew by we know ours did catch up here with what you might have missed. The week at Retraction Watch featured: Plus: In case you missed the news, the Hijacked Journal Checker now has more than 400 entries. The Retraction Watch Database has over 63,000 retractions. Our list of COVID-19 … Continue reading Weekend reads: Don't hate the replicator, hate the game'; Crossref finds 150K incorrect citation links in database; Announcing our Ctrl-Z award...

Wired - 1 day 19 hours ago
Researchers in Japan pioneered reprogrammed cells 20 years ago. Now the country has given the first-ever authorizations to manufacture and sell medical products based on the technology.

Newser - 1 day 21 hours ago
Bumblebee queens have a survival trick that sounds impossible: They can apparently ride out a week underwater. A lab mishap at Ontario's University of Guelph led to the discovery, detailed in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B journal , after condensation flooded soil tubes holding common eastern bumblebee queens in...

New Scientist - 2 days 4 hours ago
In a randomised trial, men who experience premature ejaculation benefitted from using an app to learn techniques for extending intercourse...

Nature - 2 days 4 hours ago
The new five-year plan calls for more original scientific research to facilitate the country's bid for self-reliance.