5 major Alzheimer’s discoveries scientists made in 2024
Currently, an estimated 6.9 million Americans over the age of 65 live with Alzheimer's disease, and the road to a cure appears long and uncertain. But as the year draws to a close, experts are reflecting on some of the hopeful advances in diagnosis, treatment and risk management that will be made in 2024. The […]
Spy bosses ‘silenced’ Defense Department, FBI scientists from briefing Biden on COVID lab leak evidence
Spy chiefs have been found to have “silenced” Pentagon and FBI researchers who uncovered strong evidence that the coronavirus most likely leaked from a Chinese lab. As a result, their findings were excluded from an August 2021 report to President Biden on the origins of the global pandemic. The report concludes that the virus behind […]
Russian scientists criticise cleanup efforts after oil spill in Black Sea | Russia
Russian scientists have criticized efforts to remove oil washed ashore from two oil tankers in the Black Sea, saying they lack adequate equipment. On December 15, two Russian oil tankers, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, were caught in a storm in the Kerch Strait, causing one to sink and the other to run aground. The strait separates […]
Scientists map use of epilepsy drug in England and Wales linked to birth defects | Medical research
Scientists have created a unique map of England and Wales that reveals detailed differences in the use of single drugs. The drug, sodium valproate, is a treatment for severe epilepsy but is also known to cause health problems for pregnant women. Although the findings show that use of the drug is declining in response to […]
Scientist’s simple explanation for Loch Ness Monster mystery
Similar to Flockness Monster. A Scottish naturalist who has spent half a century researching the mystery of the Loch Ness Monster believes there is a mystery to it. poultry For more pesky plesiosaur sightings, play around. “Of course, there are long-necked creatures in Loch Ness. We call them swans,” says the Fellow of the Royal […]
New Zealand scientists suspect specimen of world’s rarest whale died from head injuries
Scientists suspect that the first complete specimen of the world's rarest whale ever recorded died from a head injury, experts announced Friday. The first necropsy of a spade-toothed whale, a type of beaked whale, was completed last week after careful examination at a research center near the New Zealand city of Dunedin, said Te Runanga […]
‘This was not normal’: US scientists grapple with a year of record heat | Extreme heat
Scientists still can't figure out the reasons behind the unexpected record-breaking heatwave that stretched from 2023 to this year, raising concerns that the climate crisis may be progressing faster than previously thought. is causing. Is it a cloud? Or is it delivery? Or maybe a massive volcanic eruption? A parade of climate researchers at the […]
Saving ‘old and wise’ animals vital for species’ survival, say scientists | Conservation
IA growing body of research shows that it's not just humans who get smarter as they age, but animals as well. Largemouth buffaloes can be 127 years old, Greenland sharks can be 392 years old, and some sponges can live for more than 10,000 years. And age is not just a number. As animals grow […]
Cutting-edge cloaking device can turn people ‘invisible:’ scientists
Harry Potter's iconic “Invisibility Cloak” may be within our sight. Chinese scientists have devised a camouflage material whose molecular composition can be adjusted to blend into the background, making it unrecognizable to the wearer. They detailed this cutting-edge cloaking technique in a study published in Science Advances last month. “Applying this technology to clothing has […]
Scientists discover lost ‘big head’ human species in Asia
Researchers say they have discovered new insights into a long-lost human species known for its particularly heavy skull. recent research. Jurenians, or “big-headed” people, are distorting scientists' long-accepted understanding of human evolution. How humans came to be is a linear process, starting with ape-like ancestors like Lucy, evolving into many variations over time, and ending […]