Mummified individual and coffin in the Nicholson Collection of the Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. A. Mummified individual, encased in a modern sleeve…

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Mummified individual and coffin in the Nicholson Collection of the Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. A. Mummified individual, encased in a modern sleeve…
View of South Delhi, taken from the south minaret of Jama Masjid, Delhi, India. Credit: Ryan, Flickr Dengue virus is among growing number of mosquito-borne…
A little girl in a medical mask stands on the street during the COVID 19 Coronavirus pandemic. She is holding a toy teddy bear, who…
SARS-CoV-2 infected Vero cells untreated (left) and treated with neutralizing antibody (right). Credit: Mor M, et al., 2021, PLOS Pathogens, CC BY 4.0 The majority…
Study Finds No Limit to Cardiovascular Benefits of Exercise Physical activity is not only associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, but there is…
Wuhan City in China was the first place to report COVID-19 in the world and — between December 2019 and May 2020 — caused nearly…
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (pink) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (green), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the…
Countries led by women have not fared significantly better in the COVID-19 pandemic than those led by men — it may be just our Western…
COVID-19 detection dog. Credit: Dominique Grandjean Trained dogs might be able to detect people infected with COVID-19 by sniffing their sweat, according to a preliminary…
3D structure model of the receptor-binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 (in blue) interacting with the human ACE2 receptor (in gray). Amino acids important to the interaction,…
Artwork from the volunteers (inspired by their dreams during the pandemic). Credit: Natália Mota Dreams during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown reflect mental suffering (anger, sadness)…
Pachodynerus nasidens on 3D-printed De Haviland Dash-8 pitot probe. Credit: House et al (2020) PLOS ONE, CC BY Over a period of 39 months, invasive…
A young Tasmanian devil. Tasmanian devils are endangered by devil facial tumor 1 (DFT1), a transmissible cancer. Credit: Maximilian Stammnitz Genomic analysis may help efforts…
Influenza virus. Credit: CDC New insights into the local transmission of seasonal influenza may be valuable for planning interventions to combat the spread of respiratory…
Magnapinna squid. Credit: Osterhage et al. (PLOS ONE, 2020) CC BY One of the most remarkable groups of deep-sea squids is the Magnapinnidae, known for…
Recent years have witnessed a widespread and catastrophic decline in the number of forest elephants in protected areas in Côte d’Ivoire, according to a study…
Many wild animals lose their fear of predators rapidly after they start encountering humans. Most wild animals show a suite of predator avoidance behaviors such…
Rescue French bulldog and pug snoozing in basket. Credit: Katy Price Owners of bulldogs, French bulldogs and pugs are highly likely to want to own…
Most taste cells selectively respond to a specific stimulus type while broadly responsive cells respond to multiple taste qualities. Credit: Jhanna Flora and Kathryn Medler…
An immunomodulatory drug called fingolimod, which is approved for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, blocks human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and transmission in human immune…