Sifter27 Oct 2022By Jocelyn Kaiser Tailored genetic drug causes fatal brain swelling This side effect has also been seen in other patients receiving RNA treatments
Sifter25 Oct 2022By Zack Savitsky Swarming bees stir up their own electric fields Insect swarms can generate more volts per meter than thunderstorms
Sifter19 Oct 2022By Zack Savitsky Scientists resurrect earliest star map from medieval Christian text Advanced imaging technique finds Greek astronomer’s long-lost coordinates
Sifter13 Oct 2022By Zack Savitsky Human neurons merge with rat brain to control senses Transplanted brain cells could pave the way for new neuropsychiatric studies
Sifter4 Oct 2022By Rodrigo Pérez Ortega We evolved to grow in the womb rapidly—even before we were human Finding opens up a new way to study ancient human pregnancy
Sifter20 Sep 2022By Zack Savitsky Closest black hole to Earth emerges from the dark Orbit of Sun-like star offers clues about dormant black holes
Sifter31 Aug 2022By Zack Savitsky Mammals got big quickly after dinosaurs died Fossilized teeth document the rapid development of the Pantolambda that sped its evolution
Sifter25 Aug 2022By Mitch Leslie New synthetic mouse embryos grown in lab Study bolsters value of mock embryos for modeling development
Sifter25 Aug 2022By Jacklin Kwan Texas drought uncovers dinosaur footprints from 113 million years ago If conditions continue, more tracks may surface
Sifter24 Aug 2022By Jocelyn Kaiser Those doppelgängers don’t just look like you—they may share your DNA Study finds that “faux twins” share more than just their looks
Sifter22 Aug 2022By David Grimm Do dogs cry ‘happy tears’ when reunited with owners? Find is further evidence of strong emotional bond with humans, study suggests
Sifter18 Aug 2022By Zack Savitsky Dinosaur-killing asteroid may have had siblings Submarine impression hints at another small impactor
Sifter3 Aug 2022By Jacklin Kwan Pig organs revived 1 hour after animals’ death Work will likely raise both ethical and scientific debates around the definition of death
Sifter20 Jul 2022By Daniel Clery Webb spots new contender for earliest galaxy Candidate object existed just 300 million years after the big bang
Sifter30 Jun 2022By Viviana Flores Pandas may have had ‘thumbs’ as early as 7 million years ago They clutched bamboo with their ancient sixth digit, new study claims
Sifter29 Jun 2022By Rodrigo Pérez Ortega Unconscious bias against Black and women physicians could undermine treatment White patients saw less benefit from placebo even when attitudes toward physicians of color were positive
Sifter28 Jun 2022By Katherine Irving Some infectious viruses ‘hitchhike’ on tiny plastics found in water Pathogens live on in freshwater systems by latching onto microplastics
Sifter24 Jun 2022By Katherine Irving Breast cancer cells are more aggressive during sleep Most metastasizing cells generated when subjects were resting
Sifter17 Jun 2022By Viviana Flores Molecule produced after exercise could stave off hunger Lac-Phe decreased appetite in obese mice
Sifter1 Jun 2022By Rodrigo Pérez Ortega ‘Racially biased’ devices caused delayed treatment for Black COVID-19 patients Pulse oximeters overestimated blood oxygen levels in minorities