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In September 2021, a multidisciplinary expedition explored one of the least-known regions of the Bolivian Amazon: the Great Tectonic Lakes of Exaltación in the department of Beni.
A Northwestern team transformed a common chemotherapy drug into a powerful, targeted cancer therapy using spherical nucleic acids. The redesign dramatically boosted drug absorption and cancer-killing power while avoiding side effects. This innovation may usher in a new era of…
Virginia Tech researchers have shown that memory loss in aging may be reversible. Using CRISPR tools, they corrected molecular disruptions in the hippocampus and amygdala, restoring memory in older rats. Another experiment revived a silenced memory gene, IGF2, through targeted…
SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida’s Space Coast today (Nov. 5), adding to its huge and ever-growing satellite-internet megaconstellation.
Minnesota schools are confronting a student mental health crisis with a fragile patchwork system—and without much of the federal money that was supposed to help fix it.
Australians filed over 80,000 reports of online child sexual abuse last financial year, more than double the 36,600 reports in 2021
“Sex sells” has been a mantra in marketing for decades. As researchers who study consumer behavior, we’ve seen plenty of evidence to support it: Attractive models and spokespeople have been shown to reliably grab attention, boost clicks and make products…
Humans have known about, thought about and worried about climate change for millennia.
“If these results are confirmed, it would mark a major paradigm shift in cosmology since the discovery of dark energy 27 years ago.”
Five lucky winners will be announced Nov. 12 at 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT) on Space.com’s Facebook, Twitter, and BlueSky pages.