Signs of life shooting from Saturn's moon could be collected with spacecraft, scientists say
Possible amino acids spewing from Enceladus' subsurface ocean can survive impact with a spacecraft, lab experiments show.
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Science news this week: Space tomatoes and sacred baboons
Dec. 10, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained.
Inflammation is a 'mismatch between our evolutionary history and modern environment,' says immunologist Ruslan Medzhitov
In this interview, immunologist Ruslan Medzhitov explains how fundamental inflammation is, why it often goes wrong, and whether there's anything we can do about chronic inflammation.
'If you don't have inflammation, then you'll die': How scientists are reprogramming the body's natural superpower
Inflammation can be both a superhero and a villain, depending on the context. Rather than eliminating it completely, new treatments are trying to redirect it.
What happens in your body during a fever?
People often experience fevers when they get sick. But what is going on in your body as your temperature spikes?
Space photo of the week: 'Magical' Milky Way cuts through the Valley of the Moon in Chile's Atacama Desert
Astrophotographer Petr Horálek shot this image of the Milky Way dazzling above strange geological formations in the desert close to the ALMA radio telescope array in Chile.
How many times has Earth orbited the sun?
We worked out how many trips each of the solar system's eight planets has taken around the sun over the past 4.6 billion years.
Rare clotting effect of early COVID shots finally explained — what could that mean for future vaccines?
Scientists have offered a new explanation for why COVID-19 vaccines that contained adenoviruses carried a rare-but-serious risk of blood clotting.
Cannibal animals: 12 creatures that gobble up their own kind
Cannibalism is more common in the animal kingdom than you might think.
More than 1,000 species live in and around an ordinary suburban house, survey in Australia shows.
A house in Australia harbored more than 400 moths and butterflies, and hundreds of other species, including ones never documented before.
Clouded leopard: The cat with saber-like teeth that can walk upside down in trees
Clouded leopards can rotate their ankle joints by almost 180 degrees and they kill prey by biting the back of their necks with their huge teeth.
Newly-formed volcanic island near Japan is still growing, satellite reveals
The island forged in fire off the coast of Japan in Oct this year is still growing, as seen in a Copernicus Sentinel-2 image caught on Nov. 27.
Why do some people have perfect pitch?
Only 1 in 10,000 people can recognize musical notes on the spot. Why?
Halley's Comet begins its return journey to Earth Saturday
Halley's Comet is predicted to reach its farthest point from the sun on Dec. 9, beginning a 38-year journey toward Earth that culminates in 2061.
Painted saddle found in Mongolian tomb is oldest of its kind
A fifth century Mongolian saddle is one of the earliest examples of evidence of modern horse riding.
The world's 1st CRISPR therapy has been approved. Here's everything you need to know
Drug regulators have approved a CRISPR therapy called Casgevy to treat inherited blood disorders. But what is it and how does it work?
1st gene therapies for sickle cell cleared by FDA, including CRISPR treatment
The FDA approved two new therapies for sickle-cell disease, including the world's first-ever approved CRISPR therapy.
Widely used epilepsy drugs tied to rare, deadly side effect, FDA warns
The announcement comes after the FDA became aware of more than 40 cases of "DRESS syndrome" linked to the seizure medications levetiracetam and clobazam.
The Great Wall of China is being held together by 'biocrusts'
Ancient workers used a blend of organic materials such as mosses and lichen to build the architectural marvel and help protect it from erosion.
Teenage tyrannosaurs gorged on dino 'drumsticks,' 1st-of-their-kind fossils show
Paleontologists have found two pairs of hind legs from a small, bird-like dinosaur in the stomach of a juvenile Gorgosaurus unearthed in Canada. It is the first time that any food remains have been discovered within a tyrannosaur.
