Curbing fatty acid production in bacteria lowers antibiotic resistance
Bacteria are more susceptible to antibiotics when they can't produce fatty acids, suggesting that drugs inhibiting this process could help…
First RSV treatment for infants and children approved in US
A treatment to prevent RSV in children up to two years old has been approved by the US Food and…
‘Superbubbles’ of gas around quasars may form thanks to powerful winds
Colossal bubbles of hot gas observed around three distant, supermassive black holes are probably the result of powerful winds, which…
Lightning during volcanic eruptions may have sparked life on Earth
Lightning strikes during volcanic eruptions could have provided nitrogen in a form that was needed by early life forms
Why the UK was so ill prepared for the covid-19 pandemic
The UK had no plans for preventing or limiting the spread of a covid-19-like infection because it assumed the next…
Zapping spinal cord injuries helps restore hand strength and movement
Applying electrical stimulation via pads at the site of the spinal cord injury caused lasting improvements in people’s ability to…
Punk and Emo fossils rock our ideas of how ancient molluscs looked
Two species of marine molluscs dating back about 430 million years have been named Punk and Emo for their outlandish…
Vital ocean current is unlikely to completely shut down this century
Climate models predict that even under extreme warming, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation will weaken but not collapse entirely –…
Dancing turtles help us understand how they navigate around the world
Some turtles "dance" when they anticipate food, which gives us clues as to how they navigate from A to B
Landslide rescuers to get help from rapid analysis of seismic data
Being able to quickly pinpoint the location of events such as landslides and pyroclastic flows will help rescue efforts, say…