HIV cure and breakthrough has long been impeded by a specific type of immune-system cell that can hide the virus. However, recent research reveals that infected T cells can now be detected thanks to a particular kind of protein.
The health of the Great Barrier Reef has entered "uncharted territory" after researchers found there had been mass coral bleaching for two summers in a row for the first time.
NASA’s Cassini mission has beamed back a plethora of fascinating takeaways as it continues to study Saturn and its moons.
Scientists have discovered some very ancient fossils containing a 1.6 billion years old red algae. In a new study, scientists suggest that this fossilized evidence could be the oldest plant in the world.
BGI Genomics Co. Ltd. is trying its luck again for a listing on the ChiNext board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, issuing 40 million new shares to raise $250 million.
Flux IoT, a New York-based startup, has created a robot called “Eddy" that allows growing plants without the need of soil. Built with military-grade sensors and image processing technology, the robot measures less than a foot and is placed inside a transparent bio-dome. The users of the robot can stay updated on their plants' progress via a dedicated mobile app, which helps them know when to change the lighting or add nutrients.
Archaeologists from China uncovered the underground cities placed on top of each other. These cities were believed to come from different dynasties in Central China 2,000 years ago.
According to Harvard scientists, a combination of erupting volcanoes and rapid cooling effect may have caused "snowball Earth", the largest ever glaciation event in the history of Earth. The sulphur-rich volcanic bursts reached upper atmosphere which blocked the solar radiation and the existing ice reflected the entering sunlight, further cooling the planet and snowballing it over 717 million years ago.
According to scientists, natural variations in the Arctic climate have caused up to half of the losses of sea ice around the North Pole in recent decades, with the rest driven by man-made global warming. The aim of the study was to separate man-made and natural influences on the Arctic Ocean.
MIT researchers have created "microlenses" by using the natural magnifying ability of liquid droplets. The complex droplets, comparable in size to the width of a human hair, consist of an emulsion, one drop inside another drop, like an oil bead in a water drop. Scientists were successfully able to precisely shape the curvature of the interface between the internal bead and the surrounding droplet using a combination of chemistry and light , similar to adjusting the focus on a microscope.
