Satellite image shows critical Saudi pipeline damaged in drone attack
Saudi Arabia has shut its East-West oil pipeline after a drone attack. Riyadh says the attack originated in Iraq.
New dendritic constrictions reveal hidden complexity in neuronal signaling
Neurons receive thousands of signals via tree-like extensions called dendrites. Until now, these dendrites were thought to be relatively smooth cables that conduct electrical signals
Video game offers new insights into autistic perception
People with autism often come at life from a different angle-seeing details others miss, focusing on patterns rather than faces, experiencing heightened or dimmed physical
Targeted nanoparticles strengthen anti-cancer immune responses in tumors
Adelaide University researchers have developed a new way of using mRNA technology to reprogram tumor-supporting immune cells and strengthen the body’s anti-cancer immune response.
Obesity suppresses natural protection against breast cancer growth
A research team at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) has found that obesity prevents a biological process that kills cancerous
Lupus-linked genetic variants may boost antiviral immunity
Why do genetic variants that increase the risk of autoimmune disease remain so common in the population?
Traveler might have exposed many to measles in Massachusetts
A visitor from Texas who was afflicted with measles might have exposed many to the airborne virus while in Massachusetts, health officials announced.
Some satellite companies still have an appetite for boutique launch services
If you ask most satellite companies aside from SpaceX, they will tell you the world doesn’t have enough capacity for launching payloads into orbit. This
CDC links raw oysters to 64 salmonella cases in 22 states
The CDC said it’s investigating the possibility that the consumption of raw oysters may have infected 64 people across 22 states with salmonella.
Random rewards enrich classic game-theory insights
Games may be life with all the hard bits removed, but they provide a way to study why people make the choices they make. Traditional
Death toll from Philippines ferry fire climbs to 35, with dozens still missing
Access to the burnt-out boat has been slowed by toxic fumes and lingering heat, the country’s coast guard says.
Arrest made over the death of black woman found hanged from tree in Mississippi
Tasia Fortune’s body was found in the lot of an abandoned home in Mississippi in August.
The student behind ‘cockroach’ protests that forced an Indian minister to quit
It has been a rollercoaster ride for ‘cockroach’ party founder Abhijeet Dipke who gained celebrity status overnight.
Civilians told to flee Ukraine’s fortress cities as Russia bids to control Donbas
Kramatorsk and Slovyansk are now the main focus of Russian ground assaults, and residents are being told to leave.