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…
Can a parasitic worm help rebuild blue crab…
An egg-bearing blue crab was found near Oyster, VA. Scientists believe the presence of an egg-eating parasitic worm may aid in the management of the fishery by revealing the number of times a crab has…
Global ocean analysis could replace costly in-situ sound…
Comparison of the in situ profile, HYCOM profile, and Munk profile sound speed at the four sites FUKU a, KUM2 b, MYGI c, and TOS2 d. A new study reveals that global ocean analysis products can effectively replace expensive…
Make-your-own weight-loss drug using an innovative genome editing…
Illustration of Sustained Therapy Enabled by One-Time Genome Editing. IMAGE: Keiichiro Suzuki Osaka, Japan – Weight-loss drugs have surged in popularity, promising rapid results with regular injections. Now, researchers from Japan report a way for…
Europe’s first deep-space optical communication link
The Ground Laser Receiver at the Helmos Observatory. IMAGE: ESA The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully established a transmission-reception optical link with NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment onboard its Psyche mission, located 265…