The fossil find is the first known evidence of bees nesting inside animal bones.
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ETH Zurich scientists create light-controlled switch to kill dormant cancer cells
The molecular switch targets receptors that let stressed cancer cells evade treatment.
NASA’s Hubble captures crimson stellar nursery for America’s 250th anniversary
The telescope’s new image shows one of the Milky Way’s oldest star clusters in red, white and blue.
NASA’s Hubble reveals star-spangled cluster of 500,000 stars
The portrait of globular cluster Messier 3 was released to mark the United States’ anniversary.
Study finds aging changes joint function, but inactivity isn’t the fix
Researchers say avoiding activity as joints age may worsen rather than help mobility outcomes.
5,000-year-old domesticated wolves found on remote Baltic island
The find suggests an unexpectedly close human-wolf relationship thousands of years ago.
Scientists uncover hidden seafloor weakness behind 2011 Japan tsunami’s severity
Deeper drilling revealed structural factors that made the earthquake and tsunami especially devastating.
Researchers find shared ‘Achilles’ heel’ enzyme in E. coli and Shigella
Targeting the enzyme bacteria use to breach the gut’s mucus layer could lead to new treatments for diarrheal disease.
Baylor College of Medicine Researchers Find New Way to Combat Alzheimers and Parkinsons
Scientists identified tubulin as a key protein that could interrupt the formation of harmful droplets of Tau and alpha-synuclein inside brain cells.
Baylor College of Medicine Finds New Approach to Combating Tau and Alpha-Synuclein in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Researchers may have found a way to prevent toxic protein clumps from forming by targeting mechanisms upstream of both diseases in a single therapeutic strategy.