Stay informed with the latest scientific research broken down by experts into 3-minute Digests.
In 10 seconds? A new review paper changes our views of the impacts of vegetation fires on climate change. Its main finding: greenhouse gases released through controlled burning can potentially be offset by revitalizing the topsoil...
In 10 seconds? Infants born during the COVID-19 pandemic scored lower on neurodevelopmental tests, raising wariness about the neurodevelopment of COVID-19 generation babies. Is this about COVID-19 affected babies or ones born dur...
In 10 seconds? Engineered immune T cells (CAR-T cells) have been a game-changer in cancer treatment. Now, scientists took this type of therapy to the next level: they equipped these immune cells with the extra ability to activate...
In 10 seconds? Scientists have identified and cultured a ‘miracle microbe’ that can ‘eat’ and convert oil into gas which could have significant industrial implications, for example for depleted oil reservoirs or cleaning up oil sp...
In 10 seconds? It’s not just pre-existing conditions that can result in more severe COVID-19. According to a new study environmental factors such as poor air quality can also lead to worse outcomes for patients. What did they dis...
In 10 seconds? A study published late last year explains that over half of small-scale farmers in a southern African conversation area experience crop damage from elephants. The study further attributes people’s food problems to d...
In 10 seconds? Famous thinkers and creatives such as Thomas Edison and Salvador Dali have historically recommended straddling the cusp of sleep and wakefulness to inspire creativity – and now, sleep research supports their techniq...
In 10 seconds? A new study shows that a different treatment schedule might prevent prostate cancer from spreading to other parts of the body (a process called metastasization). What’s the change in treatment? The big change is wh...
In 10 seconds? A surprise discovery has handed us the opportunity to protect hospital patients against hitherto drug-resistant and often lethal superbugs, like the dreaded methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Wow,...
