PARIS – UNESCO and the Fondation L’Oréal on Tuesday named five women researchers as laureates of the 2026 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards, recognizing their pioneering work in life and environmental sciences. The…
NASA prepares to launch Parker Solar Probe, a…
Early on an August morning, the sky near Cape Canaveral, Florida, will light up with the launch of Parker Solar Probe. No earlier than Aug. 6, 2018, a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy…
Mobile phone radiation may affect memory performance in…
[caption id="attachment_15638" align="alignnone" width="900"] Credit: Mirko / Fotolia[/caption] Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields may have adverse effects on the development of memory performance of specific brain regions exposed during mobile phone use. These are the findings of…
Researchers are one step closer to developing eye…
Scientists at the University of Birmingham are one step closer to developing an eye drop that could revolutionise treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD is the leading cause of blindness in the developed world.…
First fossilized snake embryo ever discovered rewrites history…
[caption id="attachment_15605" align="alignnone" width="1280"] A fossilized baby snake discovered in a 105-million-year-old amber fragment shows the ancient species lived in a forest environment in what is now Myanmar. Credit: Cheung Chung Tat[/caption] The first-ever discovery…