Stay informed with the latest scientific research broken down by experts into 3-minute Digests.
In 10 seconds? Did you know that semen contains enzymes that can prevent sperm from moving quickly? A new finding shows that tinkering with these enzymes could contribute to infertility, and that could be used to create a new cont...
In 10 seconds? Researchers found that people with higher social status have better self-esteem and lower levels of shame, depression, and anxiety. What do you mean by social status? Social status refers to an informal social hier...
In 10 seconds? Scientists have developed a relatively simple technique that has the potential to make cell-based cancer treatments more effective against solid tumors. What do you mean by “cell-based” cancer treatments? Great que...
In 10 seconds? Current trends suggest that we will overshoot the global warming 2°C target set out in the Paris Climate Agreement in the coming century. Recently, scientists have shown that if this happens, even only temporarily,...
In 10 seconds? FLASH radiotherapy is a promising area of research to make cancer radiotherapy safer and more effective. Cancer researchers are working hard to make this vision a reality. Can you remind me what radiotherapy is? Ab...
In 10 seconds? Recent findings suggest that maternal consumption of artificially-sweetened drinks during pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of offspring being overweight. So, replacing sugar-sweetened drinks with diet soda...
In 10 seconds? Researchers looked at several prior studies on the positive and negative effects of meditation to see how different traits affected the ability to benefit from meditation and confirmed some surprising results. Wait...
In 10 seconds? Cancer researchers have achieved astounding life-saving breakthroughs in the last couple of decades. However, multiple barriers prevent many cancer patients worldwide from benefiting from these scientific advances....
In 10 seconds? Heavy downpours are becoming more frequent and intense following more extensive and severe wildfires, due to anthropogenic climate change, and increasing the risk of significant landslides and flash floods. Come ag...
