(Photo: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images; He et al., Nature Medicine) Jump to: Science Week saw significant advances in medicine, including the first pig lung transplant to a brain-dead patient. The Guangzhou experiment demonstrated that lung function could be maintained…
(Image credit: Kilito Chan via Getty Images) Would you consider using a robot surrogate to support your pregnancy from conception to delivery? A Live Science survey asked readers about their willingness to use so-called “robot gestation systems,” in response to…
Today, scientists distinguish four generations of “aging chronometers” that assess age-related changes in the body using various parameters. (Image: ktsimage via Getty Images) Chronological years are easy to determine by the number of years lived, but biological age requires more…
(Image courtesy of Zhejiang University (ZJU)) Chinese researchers have developed a supercomputer whose architecture mimics the structure of the primate brain. The platform, called “Darwin’s Monkey” or “Wukong,” contains over 2 billion artificial neurons and more than 100 billion synapses,…
A new study has documented a unique behaviour in nocturnal spiders: they keep fireflies in their webs to lure victims, checking on the insects regularly for an hour. Experiments showed that the presence of bioluminescent beetles in leaf-rolling spider webs…
The sloth was spotted crossing a road in Costa Rica’s Alajuela province, where habitat fragmentation means it has to spend more time on the ground to reach the next tree. (Photo: Emmanuel Tardy/Wildlife Photographer of the Year) A poignant photograph…
Previously unseen footage has captured thousands of catfish climbing a waterfall in southern Brazil – the first detailed observation of the species’ migration. The bumblebee catfish (Rhyacoglanis paranesis) gets its name from its black spots on its orange body and…
The Perseid meteor shower will peak in mid-August, when astronomy enthusiasts will be able to see up to 100 shooting stars per hour. This meteor shower occurs each year when the Earth passes through the remains of the ancient comet…
Penicillin is a compound produced by molds of the genus Penicillium. About 80% of people who are allergic to penicillin lose their allergy after about 10 years. (Image courtesy of Clouds Hill Imaging Ltd. via Getty Images) Picture this: You’re…
Microscopic image of a 9-day-old human embryo. Scale bar is 100 µm. (Image courtesy of the Institute of Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)) For the first time, scientists were able to record in real time the process of implantation of a…